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The grammar of ornament
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- Description
- First edition of The grammar of ornament, a global and historical design sourcebook published by the English-born Welsh architect Owen Jones, one of the most influential design theorists of the 19th century.
- Publication date
- MDCCCLVI [1856]
- Call number
- 610692
- Additional description
- According to Wikipedia, the Grammar of ornament presents Jones's 37 key principles of decorative arts governing the arrangement of form and color in architecture and the decorative arts. The first 19 chapters of the Grammar illustrate historically and geographically diverse examples of decoration, with chapters on Arabian, Turkish, Moorish, and Persian ornament. The last chapter, "Leaves and Flowers from Nature," affirms the basic principle of ornamental design throughout the world, that is, the form found in nature. "The Grammar was hugely influential in design schools in the latter half of the nineteenth century, and is still in print today, maintaining its relevance as a source of inspiration for contemporary designers."
