Author: SPELTZ, ALEXANDER
Title: The Styles of Ornament.
Description: New York. Dover, 1959, Paperback."The Styles of Ornament from Prehistoric Times to the Middle of the XIXth Century. A Series of 3,500 Examples arranged in historical order with descriptiove text for the use of Architects, Designers, Craftsmen & Amateurs." 647 pages, including list of reference books & index of illustrations according to subject & material. Originally published in 1904 in Germany, this English translation is a revised, expanded edition of 1910. With 400 plates of illustrations from many sources, from Antiquity, the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Modern Times. 21.25cm. x 14cm. Back cover & edges of pages when book is closed are grubby, but contents are clean & very good condition. 1959

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