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Historic Ornament, Vol. 2 (of 2) Treatise on decorative art and architectural ornament

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Historic Ornament, Vol. 2 (of 2) Treatise on decorative art and architectural ornament

by James Ward

EN·~8 hours·14 chapters

Chapters

14 total

Transcriber’s Note:

1:31

HISTORIC ORNAMENT

0:22

PREFACE.

0:49

CONTENTS.

0:59

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

13:26

CHAPTER I. POTTERY.

1:46:56

CHAPTER II. ENAMELS.

41:37

CHAPTER III. IVORY CARVINGS.

23:43

CHAPTER IV. Metal Work.

1:14:06

CHAPTER V. Furniture.

56:40

Description

Volume 2 treats of "pottery; enamels; ivories; metal work; furniture; textile fabrics; mosaics; glass; and book decoration."

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Historic Ornament, Vol. 2 (of 2) Treatise on decorative art and architectural ornament Treatise on decorative art and architectural ornament

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~8 hours (481K characters)

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Project Gutenberg

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Produced by KD Weeks, Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

2019-07-23

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59971

Subjects

Decoration and ornament -- History Architecture -- History Decorative arts -- History NK

About the author

James Ward

1851–1924

A Belfast-born artist, teacher, and writer, he helped shape Irish art education while creating some of Dublin’s most memorable public murals. His books on design and painting show the same practical, generous spirit that marked his teaching.

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