For design professionals as well as art lovers, this magnificent treasury charts the evolution of color throughout the ages in the decorative arts. 100 color plates.
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For design professionals as well as art lovers, this magnificent treasury charts the evolution of color throughout the ages in the decorative arts. 100 color plates.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book Folio, hardcover, fine in near fine brown pictorial dj. Clean and unmarked. Fabulous color photography. 284 pp. full page color plates throughot. More than 2000 examples of ancient, oriental, medieval and later ornaments are faithfully reproduced in this beautiful book. With one hundred full-color plates it presents a uniquely valuable collection of ornamental designs, from the spiritualistic and essentially symbolic art of the ancient Egyptians to the sensual, extravagant, and highly mannered compositions of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
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Folio. 284, [2] pp. 100s of text illusts., 100 colour plates. Burgundy boards, gilt lettrng, w/ d.j. (very slght edgewear), F/Nf. First Portland House edition, 2nd printing, of this stunning encyclopedia of design and decorative art.
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Near fine in near fine jacket. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white. 284pp, folio, cloth, dust wrapper. New York; Portland House, (1988). Near fine.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. New York: Portland House, 1988. Large book: NO international orders. Bookplate on front flyleaf. Full red cloth binding. 284pp. Color plates. Dust jacket is lightly rubbed, chipped at spine heel. New mylar cover. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio-over 12"-15" tall.
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VG. Maroon cloth over boards; Gilt titling at spine; Color illus. dj.; 284 pp.; numerous bw figures; 100 color plates. Part of The Library of Design; A new edition of the 1873 book Polychromatic Ornament; Contains wonderful examples of ornamentation used for decorative arts from all over the world; Includes ornamentation from Ancient Greek, Greco-Roman, Chinese, Japanese, Celtic, Persian, Indian, and other cultures; 100 full-page plates with extensive annotations; Oversized.
