The Grammar of Ornament

A Visual Reference of Form and Colour in Architecture and the Decorative Arts - The complete and unabridged full-color edition

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Owen Jones

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Hardback

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The complete and unabridged full-color edition First published in 1856, The Grammar of Ornament remains a design classic. Its inspiration came from pioneering British architect and designer Owen Jones (1809-1874), who produced a comprehensive design treatise for the machine age, lavishly illustrated in vivid chromolithographic color. Jones made de

Author Biography:

Owen Jones (1809–74) was an English-born Welsh architect and one of the most important design theorists of the nineteenth century. He taught applied arts at the South Kensington School of Design in the 1850s and served as Superintendent of Works at the Great Exhibition of 1851. He was a key figure in the founding of the South Kensington Museum, which later became the Victoria and Albert Museum.

Release date NZ

July 26th, 2016

Author

Owen Jones

Audiences

Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Illustrations

2,370 color illus.

Pages

496

Dimensions

197x235x41

ISBN-13

9780691172064

Product ID

24620818

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