The Language of Ornament (World of Art)
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0500203431
ISBN 13
9780500203439
Category
Interjero dizainas
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Publication Year
2001
Publisher
Pages
224
Description
An introduction to the art of decorative patterning, of equal value to craftworkers, collectors and students of art history. Trilling analyzes the historical importance of ornament across the world, whether in the monumental architecture of Mycenean Greece or the inlaid vessels of Zhou Dynasty China, in the bronze mirrors of early Celtic Britain, or the carved and woven ornament of Native Americans. An impressive variety of ornament from the paleolithic age to the present day enables the reader to appreciate both its inherent form and beauty. Individual styles and patterns are traced through their evolution and interaction between cultures through trade, conquest and religious influences. - from Amzon
Number of Copies
1
