{"product_id":"the-grammar-of-ornament-owen-jones-9781626540613","title":"The Grammar of Ornament: All 100 Color Plates from the Folio Edition of the Great Victorian Sourcebook of Historic Design (Dover Pictorial Arch","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis beautiful, highly influential book, long a classic in its field, remains today one of the most comprehensive and best-organized presentations of historic ornamental design. The original 100 color plates, meticulously reproduced here from the rare original folio edition, present a dazzling spectrum of copyright-free design motifs from both ancient and modern cultures. \u003ci\u003eThe Grammar of Ornament\u003c\/i\u003e features designs from around the world: the West to the Far East and many cultures in between.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGraphic and fine artists will find nearly three thousand designs rendered in fine detail from a variety of sources: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreek and Roman borders and mosaics \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCeltic designs taken from manuscripts \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMotifs from medieval paintings and stained glass \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFloral patterns from Chinese porcelain, wood, and fabrics \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIlluminated script from the Koran \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrnamentation from Turkish mosques and tombs \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMoorish designs from the Alhambra\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eConnoisseurs of art and design will find the book's rich display of decorative motifs an endless source of contemplative pleasures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe work of the celebrated English designer and architect Owen Jones, \u003ci\u003eThe Grammar of Ornament\u003c\/i\u003e, initially published in 1856, was the first book to present a global and historical range of ornament in color, the first to display \"primitive\" art for its design content, and among the first to suggest nature as a basic design source.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWidely used and circulated, this prophetic work ushered in a major change in Western aesthetics and heralded the move towards nonrepresentational art. Its value as a beautifully organized and produced pictorial museum of historic ornamental design remains unsurpassed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Owen Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1626540616\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781626540613\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Girard \u0026amp; Stewart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/26\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.29d","brand":"Owen Jones","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047887761663,"sku":"9781626540613","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6fd49133-1997-4508-ba58-e5d944b800e0.jpg?v=1684992723","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-grammar-of-ornament-owen-jones-9781626540613","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}