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the grammar of ornament

March 10th, 2010 · 7 Comments

EricGjerde has a flickr set of plates from Owen Jones’ 1853 book, “The Grammar of Ornament.” You can see the original book on the Digital Library for the Decorative Arts and Material Culture (what a resource that is!).

Categories: books, fabric & textiles

Responses to “the grammar of ornament”

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   kate

   March 10, 2010 at 10:06 am

   lovely, so so lovely

2. 

   handmadecharlotte

   March 10, 2010 at 10:21 am

   nice…..i am already inspired….

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   Dear Evie

   March 10, 2010 at 10:40 am

   These are really pretty! Thanks for sharing.

4. 

   tanvi @ now craving

   March 10, 2010 at 11:16 am

   Oh my, this is an AMAZING resource! Thank you much for sharing :)

5. 

   Patricia Torres

   March 10, 2010 at 1:20 pm

   lovely… lovely… just sooooooooo lovely!!

6. 

   Jane Flanagan

   March 12, 2010 at 7:40 pm

   Wow! Thank you for sharing this!

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