Principles of Decorative Design
by Christopher Dresser
Publisher: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co. 1875
ISBN/ASIN: 0856700622
Number of pages: 182
Description:
My object in writing this work has been that of aiding in the art-education of those who seek a knowledge of ornament as applied to our industrial manufactures. I have not attempted the production of a pretty book, but have aimed at giving what knowledge I possess upon the subjects treated of, in a simple and intelligible manner. I have attempted simply to instruct.
Download or read it online for free here:
Download link
(multiple formats)
Download mirrors:
Mirror 1
Similar books
Practical Forging and Art Smithing
by Thomas F. Googerty - The Bruce publishing company
This book is written by a man who is now recognized as a master craftsman in wrought metal. Hes work in wrought iron is comparable in design and finish to the best work that has been produced in that material. The author has moreover been a teacher.
(8337 views)
by Thomas F. Googerty - The Bruce publishing company
This book is written by a man who is now recognized as a master craftsman in wrought metal. Hes work in wrought iron is comparable in design and finish to the best work that has been produced in that material. The author has moreover been a teacher.
(8337 views)
The China Painter Instruction Book
- Thayer & Chandler
In this work we devote special chapters to the various features of china painting such as lining, mixing of colors, etc., and with this lesson the beginner has a fair start; she will soon learn what the different combinations of colors will produce.
(8915 views)
- Thayer & Chandler
In this work we devote special chapters to the various features of china painting such as lining, mixing of colors, etc., and with this lesson the beginner has a fair start; she will soon learn what the different combinations of colors will produce.
(8915 views)
Engraving: Its Origin, Processes, and History
by Henri Delaborde - Cassel & Co.
Engraving, in the strict sense of the word, is no invention due to modern civilization. But centuries elapsed before man acquired the art of multiplying printed copies from a single original, to which art the name of engraving has been extended.
(8978 views)
by Henri Delaborde - Cassel & Co.
Engraving, in the strict sense of the word, is no invention due to modern civilization. But centuries elapsed before man acquired the art of multiplying printed copies from a single original, to which art the name of engraving has been extended.
(8978 views)
Contemporary Ceramics: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art
by Jane Adlin - Metropolitan Museum of Art
The collection shows the extraordinary breadth of styles postwar artists have been able to create. The experimentation of the early pottery-making 'rule breakers' of the era gave rise to one of the most creative periods in the history of ceramics.
(8628 views)
by Jane Adlin - Metropolitan Museum of Art
The collection shows the extraordinary breadth of styles postwar artists have been able to create. The experimentation of the early pottery-making 'rule breakers' of the era gave rise to one of the most creative periods in the history of ceramics.
(8628 views)