Full-Color Picture Sourcebook of Historic Ornament: All 120 Plates from "L'Ornement Polychrome," Series II

By Auguste Racinet

The present Dover edition contains all 120 plates from Racinet's Series II, with brief new English captions that summarize the French text. The copious material, ranging from Ireland to China and from... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486260968
• ISBN13: 9780486260969
• Release Date: October 1989
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 9.2" x 12.2"

Customer Reviews

The Expression of Artists in Ancient Times

In reflecting on the many, many images of this wonderful book, I found that it stimulated my mind and spirit with a new appreciation of the works of men and women now nothing but dust. Their architecture outlived their bodies, but remained in the minds of others even until this day. I was very impressed with this tome in its great color and graphic presentation and would recommend it to others as an example of detail imagery and reflection.