Ornamenti diversi
Ornamenti diversi is a set of decorative design plates by Giocondo Albertolli, published in Milan in 1782 and sold by the author himself, for architects, craftsmen and ornamentalists working in Italy. The four pictures are engraved sheets of architectural mouldings, friezes, ceiling coffers and carved acanthus scrolls, drawn in clean line and light grey tone. A designer could take from them the classical repertoire of egg-and-dart borders, scrolled brackets and rosettes, shown as flat elevations that translate easily into panels, borders and trim.
