Historic Ornament (Vol. 1&2) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Treatise on Decorative Art and Architectural Ornament (Complete Edition)By James Ward
Length15h 9m
About this audiobook
Historic Ornament (Vol. 1&2) is a systematic survey of decorative design from antiquity through later historical periods, tracing the evolution of motifs, materials, and stylistic principles across cultures. James Ward treats ornament not as mere embellishment but as a record of civilization, craftsmanship, and symbolic thought. Combining descriptive analysis with comparative visual study, the work belongs to the nineteenth-century tradition of design education, alongside pattern books and museum-based scholarship that sought to instruct artists, architects, and artisans through historical example. James Ward was an artist, educator, and authority on decorative art whose professional life was closely connected with the teaching of design. His interest in historical ornament reflects the Victorian belief that modern craftsmanship could be improved through disciplined study of the past. Drawing on archaeological discoveries, museum collections, and architectural precedent, Ward organized a vast body of material into a form useful to students and practitioners. This two-volume work is recommended for readers interested in art history, architecture, decorative arts, and design theory. It remains valuable as both a reference and a window into how ornament was studied, classified, and understood in an age deeply invested in the relationship between beauty, history, and applied art.
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Length15 hrs 9 mins
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Publish dateMay 17, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Historic Ornament (Vol. 1&2) (Annotated)
2PREFACE.
3INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER.
4CHAPTER II. PREHISTORIC ORNAMENT—PALÆOLITHIC[2] PERIOD OR EARLY STONE AGE—RIVER DRIFT AND CAVE-MEN.
5CHAPTER III. NEOLITHIC STONE PERIOD.
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6CHAPTER IV. THE BRONZE AGE.
7CHAPTER V. THE IRON AGE.
8CHAPTER VI. THE LAKE DWELLINGS OF SWITZERLAND AND OTHER PARTS OF EUROPE.
9CHAPTER VII. EGYPTIAN ART.
10CHAPTER VIII. CHALDEAN AND ASSYRIAN ART.
11CHAPTER IX. PHŒNICIAN ART.
12CHAPTER X. ART IN ANCIENT PERSIA.
13CHAPTER XI. GRECIAN PEOPLE AND MYTHOLOGY.
14CHAPTER XII. ART IN PRIMITIVE GREECE.
15CHAPTER XIII. THE GREEK AND ROMAN ORDERS OF ARCHITECTURE.
16CHAPTER XIV. GREEK AND ROMAN ORNAMENT.
17CHAPTER XV. INDIAN ART AND ARCHITECTURE.
18CHAPTER XVI. CHINESE AND JAPANESE ARCHITECTURE.
19CHAPTER XVII. EARLY CHRISTIAN AND BYZANTINE ARCHITECTURE.
20CHAPTER XVIII. SARACENIC ARCHITECTURE AND ORNAMENT.
21CHAPTER XIX. ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE AND ORNAMENT.
22CHAPTER XX. GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE AND ORNAMENT.
23CHAPTER XXI. RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE AND ORNAMENT.
24CHAPTER I. POTTERY.
25CHAPTER II. ENAMELS.
26CHAPTER III. IVORY CARVINGS.
27CHAPTER IV. Metal Work.
28CHAPTER V. Furniture.
29CHAPTER VI. TEXTILE FABRICS.
30CHAPTER VII. MOSAICS.
31CHAPTER VIII. GLASS.
32CHAPTER IX. THE DECORATION OF BOOKS.
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