Art Library / Ornament and Pattern Books
Ornament and Pattern Books
The nineteenth-century ornament canon, measured and redrawn plate by plate.
6 collections, 1,473 pieces in total. Pick a collection to see the art inside it.
Engraving
Curled cloud band
From Thomas W. Cutler, A Grammar of Japanese Ornament and Design (1880), scan page 56
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Lotus and palmette frieze border
From James Ward, Historic Ornament, Vol. 1 (1897), scan page 298
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Cell ornament band
From Lewis F. Day, Pattern Design: A Book for Students (1903), scan page 175
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Explore the original books behind this selection.
The Grammar of the Lotus
William H. Goodyear, 1891. Every piece traced from this book.
A Grammar of Japanese Ornament and Design
Thomas W. Cutler, 1880. Every piece traced from this book.
Pattern Design: A Book for Students
Lewis F. Day, 1903. Every piece traced from this book.
Historic Ornament, Vol. 1
James Ward, 1897. Every piece traced from this book.
Quarles' Emblems
Francis Quarles, 1886. Every piece traced from this book.
Galerie Mythologique, Volume 1
Aubin-Louis Millin, 1811. Every piece traced from this book.
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