Grammar of Ornament: A Monumental Work of Art by Jones, Owen

Studio Editions. Used - Very Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc...

London: Studio Editions [1 85170 048 X] 1986. (hardcover) 157+. Very good, no dust jacket. Folio. Navy blue boards, with gilt title block to front and gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. Very good copy, no dust jacket. Clean, tight, bright though the lower edge is bumped and rubbed. Jones was a British architect, designer, and design theorist of the 19th century, pivotal in the formation of V & A through his connection with Henry Cole, the museum's first director. He also was responsible for the interior decorations and layout of exhibits for the Great Exhibition building (1851), which, in fact, formed the basis of this book's original publication in 1856. Very nice copy. Illustrated by examples from various styles of ornament. One hundred and twelve plates..

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Studio Editions, 1989-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x8x10. Hardcover and dust jacket. Tears to jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.

LONDON, STUDIO EDITIONS, 1986. FACSIMILE. FINE COPY IN A FINE DUSTWRAP. ILLUSTRATED BY EXAMPLES FROM VARIOUS STYLES OF ORNAMENT. 112 PLATES. PLATES, ORNAMENT 185170048X

Studio Editions, 1989-01-01. hardcover. Like New. 146x29x100. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.

Studio Editions, 1986 HARDBACK BOOK AND DUST JACKET IN NEAR FINE CONDITION. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

London : Studio Editions, 1986. Studio Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Series; The Studio library of decorative art. Physical description; 157 pages, 112 unnumbered leaves of plates : color illustrations ; 34 cm. Notes; Photographic reprint of the original ed.: London : Day, 1856. Includes bibliography. Contents; Facsim. of: ed. published London : Day and Son, 1856. Subjects; Decoration and ornament Themes, motives. Decoration and ornament History. Decoration and ornament Victorian style. Art Decoration ; Facsimiles. Color In art Designs. Ornament. Decoration and ornament Great Britain Victorian style History. Decoration and ornament ; Pictorial works. Art, Victorian. Visual arts Decorations Facsimiles. Ornament Manuals and collections of. Genres; Bibliography. Illustrated.

London: Studio Editions/Viking, 1989. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Reprint. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 157 pages. plus 10 full-page plates. Originally published in 1856.. "Universally regarded as the classic reference book on Victorian aesthetics, as well as an important visual synopsis of the major forms of decoration... Contains over 100 colour plates which beautifully illustrate a wealth of ornamental patterns from around the world, which spans a historical heritage from the Stone Age and Ancient Egypt to nineteenth-century Europe." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A beautiful copy of this extraordinary work. Gift quality..

Studio Editions, 1989-01-01. hardcover. New. In shrink wrap.