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Historic Ornament Vol. 2 of 2

Historic Ornament Vol. 2 of 2

by James Ward

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Author
Ward, James, 1851-1924
Title
Historic Ornament, Vol. 2 (of 2) Treatise on decorative art and architectural ornament
Credits
Produced by KD Weeks, Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
NK: Fine Arts: Decorative and Applied Arts, Decoration and Ornament
Subject
Decorative arts -- History
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 59971
Release Date
July 23, 2019
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.HISTORIC ORNAMENT
  2. 2.PREFACE.
  3. 3.CONTENTS.
  4. 4.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
  5. 5.CHAPTER I. POTTERY. — Maiolica. — Della Robbia Ware. — Italian Maiolica. — Persian, Damascus, and Rhodian Wares. — French Pottery. — Oiron Ware. — Palissy Ware. — Nevers, Rouen, and Moustiers Wares. — French Porcelain. — German Pottery. — German Porcelain. — English Pottery. — English Porcelain. — Chinese Porcelain. — Indian Pottery.
  6. 6.CHAPTER II. ENAMELS. — Enamels of the Countries of the East.
  7. 7.CHAPTER III. IVORY CARVINGS.
  8. 8.CHAPTER IV. Metal Work. — GOLD, SILVER, BRONZE, PEWTER, AND IRON. — Spanish Metal Work. — Niello-work and Damascening. — Iron Work in France, Germany, Belgium, Italy and England.
  9. 9.CHAPTER V. Furniture. — ANTIQUE: EGYPT, ASSYRIA, GREECE, AND ROME. — Byzantine, Romanesque, Saracenic, and the Furniture of the Middle Ages. — Italian and other Furniture of the Renaissance.
  10. 10.CHAPTER VI. TEXTILE FABRICS. — Textiles of India. — Embroidery. — Lace.
  11. 11.CHAPTER VII. MOSAICS.
  12. 12.CHAPTER VIII. GLASS.
  13. 13.CHAPTER IX. THE DECORATION OF BOOKS.

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