The Grammar of Ornament
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-17206-4 (ISBN)
A complete and unabridged full-color edition of the classic sourcebook on ornamental design
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 detailed observations of decorative arts on his travels in Europe, the Middle East, and in his native London, where he studied objects on display at the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations in 1851 and at local museums. His aim was to improve the quality of Western design by changing the habits of Victorian designers, who indiscriminately mixed elements from a wide variety of sources.
Jones's resulting study is a comprehensive analysis of styles of ornamental design, presenting key examples ranging from Maori tattoos, Egyptian columns, and Greek borders to Byzantine mosaic, Indian embroidery, and Elizabethan carvings. At once splendidly Victorian and insistently modern, The Grammar of Ornament celebrates objects of beauty from across time periods and continents, and remains an indispensable sourcebook today.
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.
Introduction 12 Preface to Owen Jones's Original Folio Edition 18 General Principles 22 1 Ornament of Savage Tribes 30 2 Egyptian Ornament 46 3 Assyrian and Persian Ornament 74 4 Greek Ornament 88 5 Pompeian Ornament 114 6 Roman Ornament 124 7 Byzantine Ornament 136 8 Arabian Ornament 154 9 Turkish Ornament 174 10 Moresque Ornament from the Alhambra 184 11 Persian Ornament 222 12 Indian Ornament 238 13 Hindoo Ornament 260 14 Chinese Ornament 272 15 Celtic Ornament 286 16 Medieval Ornament 310 17 Renaissance Ornament 340 18 Elizabethan Ornament 400 19 Italian Ornament 418 20 Leaves and Flowers from Nature 468 Index to the Commentaries and Introduction 488 Index to Owen Jones's Text 491 Owen Jones: A Chronology 496
| Erscheinungsdatum | 06.08.2016 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 2,370 color illus. |
| Verlagsort | New Jersey |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 197 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 1814 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Design / Innenarchitektur / Mode |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile | |
| Technik ► Architektur | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-691-17206-4 / 0691172064 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-691-17206-4 / 9780691172064 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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