{"product_id":"the-nature-of-ornament-kent-bloomer-9780393730364","title":"The Nature of Ornament: Rhythm and Metamorphosis in Architecture","description":"The purpose of ornament-to articulate a realm of the imagination-is as important as it is misunderstood. Kent Bloomer, an outstanding sculptor and ornamenter whose work adorns the Harold Washington Library, Chicago, Reagan National Airport, Washington, DC, and other buildings, maintains that ornament is neither pure \"art\" in the contemporary sense of the word nor mere decoration, but rather a category unto itself, with its own unique language. He describes the key elements of ornament, rhythm and metamorphosis, and shows their application in such figures as the foliated scroll. Illustrated with the author's evocative line drawings and photographs of ornament from ancient Greece to the modern cityscape, the book is a hymn to the riches of architectural ornament.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kent Bloomer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0393730360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393730364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/17\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.27h x 8.25w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2001 pg. 14","brand":"Kent Bloomer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46738976276735,"sku":"9780393730364","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8678c56b-35ff-4afc-8cd7-0f07055e98dd.jpg?v=1743276836","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-nature-of-ornament-kent-bloomer-9780393730364","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}