The art of ornament through the ages: 120 plates, 2000 specimens of all styles
Admire the masterpieces of the decorative arts through the ages, with these fantastic reproductions of the second series of “L'Ornement polychrome” (1885-1887) by illustrator Albert Racinet.
These 120 plates include more than 2000 specimens of design from cultures all over the world, through Antiquity, Middle Ages, Renaissance, 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th century, and from various mediums such as painting, textile, metalwork, woodwork, architecture, jewellery, ceramic, mosaic...
This imagery remains a perpetual source of delight and an inspiration for visual artists of our time.