Les beaux-arts décoratifs
Les beaux-arts décoratifs is a 1879 French art survey published in Paris by the Gazette des Beaux-Arts, prepared by Louis Gonse for the 1878 Paris Universal Exposition and aimed at art collectors and decorative-arts readers. Its plates reproduce decorative objects in fine line engraving: a profile medallion of François I by Benvenuto Cellini, a bronze incense-style vessel with lion-head handles, a glazed carp fountain ornament, and a Byzantine book cover with enamel and gem-set panels, giving designers examples of ornamental metalwork and framing.
