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AN ILLUSTRATED DICTIONARY OF ORNAMENT by Dora & Maureen Stafford Ware

AN ILLUSTRATED DICTIONARY OF ORNAMENT

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Pub Date: April 9th, 1975
Publisher: St. Martin's

From Acanthus and Acorn to Zigzag and Zodiac -- nearly a thousand definitions and 2500 illustrations of ornamental motifs, devices and terms from many cultures (Assyrian, Greek, Japanese, Byzantine, English, Mayan, Moorish, American, etc.). A valuable sourcebook and working tool for architect, designer, illustrator, artist or printer.