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Racinet's Costume History is a landmark in the study of clothing and style. From Eskimo attire to high French couture, this unrivalled encyclopedia is an invaluable reference for students, designers, artists, illustrators, and historians, and anyone interested in style.
DIVThe 19th-century French illustrator's classic reference to the decorative ornament of history's major cultures; over 2,000 royalty-free motifs in 100 beautiful full-color plates. /div
Egyptian Artwork featured in Albert Racinet's L'Ornement PolychromeAlbert Charles Auguste Racinet, an accomplished artist in his own right, is best remembered for two works on the history of design. One of those works is the L'Ornement Polychrome which features artwork from ancient civilizations through the eighteenth century.This journal includes blank lines for writing. 100 pages (50 double-sided sheets) of cream colored paper. Sized 6" x 9" inches which fits in a medium sized purse or tote bag for on the go.Makes a great gift for art students, art lovers and history lovers.About the Design: Front cover features Egyptian pattern from L'Ornement Polychrome. Text reads L'Ornement Polychrome.Item best used with quick-drying ink pen or pencil.
Organized into four principal sections with a scope ranging from the ancient world to the nineteenth century, this illustrated volume offers a detailed accounting of men's and women's clothing, both fashions and formal wear as well as everyday garb.
Adapted from jewelry, textiles, hardware, ceramic, inlays, carvings, and more, 852 full-color designs, collected by famed French artist Racinet, offer decorative ornamentation from every major culture of the world. Highlighting the achievements of artisans from ancient Egypt to 18th-century France, this treasury of historic motifs is an unparalleled source of beauty and inspiration.
Teeming with tapestries, manuscript illuminations, carpets, and tiles, this far-reaching compendium brings together the two greatest 19th-century catalogues of ornament into one indispensable reference book. Encompassing designs from medieval times through to the 19th century, in styles as diverse as Egyptian, Etruscan, or Middle Eastern, this...
This amazing compilation of decorative motifs from around the world is unparalleled in its range of coverage with examples from early Greek, Roman and Egyptian designs through those of the 19th century. Geographically diverse, the book covers ornamentation from Asia and Africa as well as Europe and the Americas. Originally published in the 19th century in two volumes, this work by Auguste Racinet was an invaluable resource to artists, designers and architects when it was first published and continues to be so today. The period when Racinet's volumes were being published for the first time (1869 through 1887) saw a renewed interest in classicism and the decorative arts and Racinet's work was ...
Superb royalty-free plates from rare original edition of famed sourcebook depicts military, civil, and religious garb from France, Spain, Italy, Holland, Germany, Scotland, Russia, and Poland.
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An absolutely invaluable reference for students, designers, artists, illustrators, and historians, this edition is also an immensely fascinating and inspirational book for anyone with an interest in clothing and style.