Fantastic ornaments, 118 designs and motifs /
Mineola, New York : Dover Publications,
2013.
"Engraved in the 19th century, these flamboyant ornamental designs are based on a wide variety of historical examples, dating back as far as the 1500s and including images by Watteau and Dürer. Created as embellishments for walls, arms and armor, and everyday objects, these designs remain eminently useful for graphic and decorative purposes"--
"Engraved in the 19th century, these flamboyant ornamental designs are based on a wide variety of historical examples, dating back as far as the 1500s and including images by Watteau and Dürer. Created as embellishments for walls, arms and armor, and everyday objects, these designs remain eminently useful for graphic and decorative purposes"--
"This Dover edition, first published in 2013, is a new selection of material from the following book: Portefeuille Historique de L'Ornement/Ornaments of the Classical Masters: Ornamental Borders, Decorations, Shields, Vases, Alphabet of Letters, Grotesque Designs, Patterns for Gold and Silver-Smiths by Watteau, Vriese, Durer, Lepotre, Berain, Morisson, De Brie, etc., originally published in 1841 by A. Hauser, Paris."
Decoration and ornament