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Some pictures from Das Farbige Ornament aller Historischen Stile by Alexander Speltz, Leipzig, 1915. This has been republished by Dover several times and by Portland House (Putnams) in 1988 as The History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts.
I cannot find born/died dates for the author: the latest listed in the Library of Cnngress catalogue is 1915. However, the images themselves are all much older and are out of cpoyright.
Title: The History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts
City: Leipzig
Date: 1915
Total items: 44
Out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free for all purposes usage credit requested, or as marked.
![[picture: [Ancient] Greek Marble Mosaics 1: Olympia - full-page border/decorative frame version.]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Speltz-HistoryOfOrnament/wm/big/016-frame-1-black-and-gold-full-q75-140x200.jpg "[picture: [Ancient] Greek Marble Mosaics 1: Olympia - full-page border/decorative frame version.]")
[Ancient] Greek Marble Mosaics 1: Olympia - full-page border/decorative frame version.
I made this decorative border, or full-page frame, gold on a black background, from one corner, for use in scrapbooking, Web design, or general publishing. [more...]
[$]![[picture: Dutch Delft ceramic tile 21]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Speltz-HistoryOfOrnament/wm/big/104-Dutch-ceramic-tiles-tile-21-200x200.jpg "[picture: Dutch Delft ceramic tile 21]")
This small tile picture has a white leavy pattern with dots on a rich red background, rather like tile11, but with an acorn in the middle. It is taken from plate 104, Dutch ceramic tiles. [more...]
[$]![[picture: Dutch Delft ceramic tile 6]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Speltz-HistoryOfOrnament/wm/big/104-Dutch-ceramic-tiles-tile-06-200x200.jpg "[picture: Dutch Delft ceramic tile 6]")
This small tile picture has a seed pod. It is taken from plate 104, Dutch ceramic tiles.
[$]![[picture: Dutch Delft ceramic tile 32]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Speltz-HistoryOfOrnament/wm/big/104-Dutch-ceramic-tiles-tile-32-200x200.jpg "[picture: Dutch Delft ceramic tile 32]")
This small tile picture has a white leafy design on a dark red background, rather like tile 11 and tile 21. It is taken from plate 104, Dutch ceramic tiles. [more...]
[$]![[picture: Dutch Delft ceramic tile 9]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Speltz-HistoryOfOrnament/wm/big/104-Dutch-ceramic-tiles-tile-09-200x200.jpg "[picture: Dutch Delft ceramic tile 9]")
This small tile picture has a colourful floral design. It is taken from plate 104, Dutch ceramic tiles. [more...]
[$]Some pictures from Das Farbige Ornament aller Historischen Stile by Alexander Speltz, Leipzig, 1915. This has been republished by Dover several times and by Portland House (Putnams) in 1988 as The History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts.
I cannot find born/died dates for the author: the latest listed in the Library of Cnngress catalogue is 1915. However, the images themselves are all much older and are out of cpoyright.
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