The Language of Ornament

by James Trilling

James Trilling presents an immense variety of ornament from the Paleolithic Age to the present day, enabling the reader to appreciate inherent form and beauty, as well as historical importance across cultures - whether in the monumental architecture of Mycenean Greece or the inlaid vessels of Zhou Dynasty China, in the bronze mirrors of early Celtic Britain or the carved or worn ornament of Native Americans. He balances the characteristics of individual...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0500203431
• ISBN13: 9780500203439
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.3"