1868.Grammar Of Ornament.Owen Jones.112 Chromolithographs Plates Very Clean

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i000000 1868.Grammar Of Ornament.Owen Jones.112 Chromolithographs Plates Very Clean Description : THE GRAMMAR OF ORNAMENT BY OWEN JONES. ILLUSTRATED BY EXAMPLES FROM VARIOUS STYLES OF ORNAMENT. ONE HUNDRED AND TWELVE PLATES. LONDON: BERNARD QUARITCH, 15 PICCADILLY. 1868. London: Printed by John Strangways, Castle St., Leicester Sq. DESCRIPTION: Hard Cover. Good/ No Dust Cover, 1856/ 1868 Edition. Ex-Libris. 9 3/8 X 13 1/2". 157 text pages with 112 plates. Cover of green library cloth with title and library number on spine in white. Cover is very clean with the slightest rubbing to edges. Binding and hinges are very good or better. Library bookplate on fixed end paper. All page edges gilt. Blind library stamp on decorated title page and title page with library numbers on verso of title page. Blind stamp on first page of preface. Text and plate pages have been trimmed slightly at the gutter edge. This volume is amazingly clean and bright. The 112 chromolithographed plates are all wonderful. Plate xcix, [99], is loose and laid in with some edge chipping. All other plates are very good or better. Brilliant colors, nearly all plates have tissue guards. About the Author and this title: (from wikipedia) Owen Jones (15 February 1809 – 19 April 1874) was a London -born architect and designer of Welsh descent. A versatile architect and designer, he was also one of the most influential design theorists of the nineteenth century. [1 ] He helped pioneer modern color theory ,[ 2] and his theories on flat patterning and ornament still resonate with contemporary designers today.He rose to prominence with his studies of Islamic decoration at the Alhambra , and the associated publication of his drawings, which pioneered new standards in chromolithography. Jones was a pivotal figure in the formation of the South Kensington Museum (later to become the V&A ) through his close association with Henry Cole , the museum’s first director, and another key figure in 19th century design reform. Jones was also responsible for the interior decoration and layout of exhibits for the Great Exhibition building of 1851, and for its later incarnation at Sydenham . Jones advised on the foundation collections for the South Kensington museum, and formulated decorative arts principles which became teaching frameworks for the Government School of Design , then at Marlborough House . These design propositions also formed the basis for his seminal publication, The Grammar of Ornament , the global and historical design sourcebook for which Jones is perhaps best known today. [3 ]Jones passionately believed in the search for a modern style unique to the nineteenth century – one which was radically different to the prevailing aesthetics of Neo-Classicism and the Gothic Revival. [4 ] He looked towards the Islamic world for much of this inspiration, using his carefully observed studies of Islamic decoration at the Alhambra to develop bold new theories on flat patterning, geometry and abstraction in ornament. The V&A’s Word & Image Department holds the world’s most comprehensive collection of Owen Jones material - including travel sketches, illuminated books, wallpapers and original design drawings for tiles, textiles, furniture, metalwork, interior decoration and architecture. Other departments within the museum hold examples of his furniture and textiles.Through his work at the Great Exhibition, Jones developed a close working relationship with the civil servant Henry Cole (1808–1882) who went on to become the first director of the South Kensington Museum (later to become the V&A.) Through his contact with Cole, Jones was able to present his theories on decoration, ornament and polychromy via a series of lectures at the Society of Arts and at the Government School of Design, whose headmaster was the artist Richard Burchett , and which was administered by the newly formed Department of Practical Art at Marlborough House. Jones also advised on the formation of the teaching collections at Marlborough House (much of it acquired from ... read more

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