Ornement : Vocabulaire Typologique Et Technique

The thirteenth in the reference collection created by André Malraux and André Chastel, this volume provides the keys to the ornaments that structure and decorate everything in our environment. An inexhaustible source of inspiration for contemporary designers, ornamentation continues to arouse the interest of researchers and amateurs alike. Interlacing, palmettes, tritons, fleurons and many other motifs have enriched architectural achievements for centuries, as well as furniture, textiles and decorative arts.

This book offers a formal and analytical approach to ornament, from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, through a presentation structured according to the sources of the motifs: universe, flora, living beings, writing, geometry, etc.