The Practical Decorator and Ornamentist for the Use of Architects, Practical Painters, Decorators, and Designers.
Glasgow: Blackie & Son, Ltd, 1892. Hardcover. Folio of blue boards with four flaps and gilt cover lettering. i-ix + 10-36 pp. Followed by 102 chromolithographs (some enhanced with gilt), accompanied by 100 descriptive notices. Protected by additional blue cloth library slipcase. Oversize. Most plates and text pages VG to NF. Inner folio Good- (separating at hinge; ex-library, with bookplate and with writing on spine of wrapper; perforation stamps on title page, pg 36, and all plate images [at very bottom corners] but not always very obvious. The library slipcase also has some wear at corners. A few minor finger smudges to first few text pages.). Item #133160
Published for subscribers, this beautiful volume is a great practical manual on Victorian design, with plates large enough to directly reproduce as stencils. Audsley's selection of Greek, Renaissance, mediaeval, oriental and Gothic patterns and motifs definitely reflects the influence of Ruskin and the Arts and Crafts movement. Stunning plates in beautiful colors.
Price: $375.00