The Encyclopedia of Ornament

Henry Shaw

• Editore: Dover Publications
• Anno: 2016
• ISBN:
  9780486812618
• Edizione: 1
• Argomento: Art
• Categoria: Art européen

First published in 1842, this volume made an important contribution to the nineteenth-century Gothic Revival, during which English artists rediscovered decorative styles from their country's medieval past. Few published sources of the Victorian era offered information on historic designs, and The Encyclopedia of Ornament was warmly received and widely praised for the meticulous rendering of its plates. Modern-day graphic artists and designers, art historians, and students of the history of style and decoration will likewise prize this extensive treasury of authentic designs.
Arranged in chronological order, this richly illustrated compilation traces a long history of ornamentation: ironwork of the thirteenth century; painted tiles of the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries; wood carvings and panels of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries; fifteenth-century ornamental drapery; sixteenth-century book bindings; designs for jewelry, plate, and other decorative items by Hans Holbein and his contemporaries; lace and needlework of the seventeenth century; and architectural ornaments and stained glass of various periods from English and French cathedrals.

Indice dei contenuti

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Preface
• List of Plates
• Ante-pendiums, or Altar Cloths of the date of about 1500, taken from churches in Italy. These draperies, generally made of rich velvet or brocades, were used for the decoration of the altars in the churches of the middle ages.
• Arabesque on the lining of a door in the Palace of Heidelberg.
• Two Patterns of Grolier Binding in the British Museum.
• Bosses from Southwell Church, Nottinghamshire, and from the Passage leading from the Cloisters of Westminster Abbey.
• Capital of Pilasters in the Temple of Eleusis, at Athens.
• Capital from the Lady Chapel of Lincoln Cathedral.
• Capital from Lincoln Cathedral, and from the Library and Chapter Room of Southwell Church, Nottinghamshire.
• Capitals and Entablature from the Façade of the Certosa di Pavia.
• A Centre Ornament from an Engraving by Israel Van Meeken.
• A Circular Ornament in the possession of Thomas Willement, F.S.A. date 1570. This is executed in a soft metal, similar to that used for printing type, and may have been the original design for the interior of a tazza, so frequently found among the utensils displayed on the side-boards of the gentry in the 16th century.
• Drapery from a Picture of the Virgin and Child by Cima da Conegliano, in the Louvre at Paris.
• Ewer, from the Collection of Monsr. Trisson, Languedoc.
• A Finial, from Lincoln Cathedral.
• A Frame, from a Drawing in the British Museum.
• Designs by Hans Holbein for Goldsmiths' and Jewellers' Work, taken from a very interesting series of Drawings by Holbein in the British Museum. Additional MS. 5308. These afford many excellent hints for modern jewelry, and might readily be adapted to numerous purposes.
• Velvet Hangings. These hangings are composed of crimson velvet and gold thread.
• Velvet hangings at Hardwicke Hall, Derbyshire, a seat of the Duke of Devonshire.
• Iron Work from one of the western doors of the church of Notre Dame, Paris. These doors exhibit, it is supposed, the finest examples of wrought iron of the 13th century. The hinge selected is one out of ten, each displaying considerable variety in design, combined with the most admirable execution.
• Key stone, and Ornaments round a Capital, in the church of Pont de l'Arche, Normandy.
• Patterns of ancient Lace work from engravings of the date of 1601.
• Needlework from the tester of a bed at Levens Hall, Westmoreland, the seat of the Hon. Col. F. G. Howard.
• Wall Ornament on the Tomb of Ibrahim Aga, at Cairo.
• Ornament from the soffit of an arch in the Gallilee of Durham Cathedral.
• Ornaments in stone from Southwell Church and Furness Abbey.
• Ornamental Tracery from the Abbey of Jumieges in Normandy.
• Ornaments on the Box containing the Seal of the Royal Hospital of St. Catherine, Regent's Park.
• Ornaments on an ancient Chair in St. Mary's Hall, Coventry.
• Ornaments carved in wood at Hildesheim and Salzwedel.
• Ornamental Carvings in Wood.
• Ornaments from the Palace of Heidelberg.
• Coloured Ornaments from the monuments of Sophia and Maria, daughters of James I and from that of the Countess of Oxford and family in Westminster Abbey. These ornaments are carved in low flat relief in alabaster, the raised parts being gilt and the spaces between filled in black.
• Ornaments of the beginning of the 17th century, containing a panel with a shield and coronet, and two inlaid ornaments.
• Heraldic Panels, in the possession of Thos. Willement, F.S.A.
• Panels in Marble, from the Façade of the Certosa di Pavia.
• From a Picture by an early German painter of the date of 1472
• From a painted oak Screen in Worstead Church, Norfolk. This screen is one of the most interesting examples of painted architecture in England.
• Pendants from St. Stephen's Chapel, Westminster.
• Three Sides of a Pilaster in the cloister of St. Sauveur at Aix, in Provence.
• Designs for Plate, from a very valuable collection of drawings by Van Swol, in the print room of the British Museum.
• Border of Stained Glass in the Royal Abbey of St. Denys, near Parys.
• Stained Glass in the possession of Thomas Willement, F.S.A.
• Stained Glass from Canterbury Cathedral.
• Stained Glass from Salisbury Cathedral.
• Stained Glass from the Chapter House of York Cathedral.
• Stained Glass from Southwell Church, Nottinghamshire.
• Stained Glass from the church of Altenberg, near Cologne.
• Stained Glass from the Sacristy of the Cathedral at Chartres.
• Stained Glass from the entrance to the Sacristy of the Cathedral at Chartres.
• From Stained Glass, and from Needle work. The stained glass from the beautiful window recently erected in St. George's Church, Hanover Square, and formerly in the Cathedral at Mechlin.
• A Staircase, from a drawing in the possession of C. J. Richardson, Esq. F.S.A.
• A Design for Tapestry, from a drawing in the possession of C. J. Richardson, Esq. F.S.A.