Ornamentstil : [zeichnerisch dargestellt, in geschichtlicher Reihenfolge mit textlichen Erläuterungen nach Stilen geordnet]

Speltz, Alexander · 1906 · [Berlin : B. Hessling] · 32 pictures

Ornamentstil is a 1906 German decorative-arts reference by Alexander Speltz, published in Berlin by B. Hessling, that arranges ornament drawings chronologically by style with explanatory text for students and craftsmen. Its plates show ornament from many periods, including Renaissance candlesticks, Baroque carved chairs and scrollwork, and Romanesque metalwork and architectural details. A designer could draw on the dense, hand-drawn scrollwork, bracket and column profiles, and vessel forms as sources for historical ornament.

Decoration and ornament

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