[Collection of ornament books]

1680 · [Paris : N. Langlois] · 38 pictures

A late seventeenth-century French collection of ornament plates published in Paris around 1680 by N. Langlois, aimed at craftsmen and architects designing interiors. The plates are measured architectural drawings of chimneypieces, door surrounds and coffered ceilings, drawn in fine black line with grey wash. A designer could take from them the Baroque habit of pairing carved scrolls, masks and rosettes with panelled walls and coffers.

Decoration and ornament, Baroque -- France -- Early works to 1800 · Decoration and ornament, Architectural -- Designs and plans -- Early works to 1800 · Chimneys -- France -- Designs and plans -- Early works to 1800 · Fireplaces -- France -- Designs and plans -- Early works to 1800 · Doorways -- France -- Designs and plans -- Early works to 1800

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