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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: 38. Byzantine marble floor-mosaics.]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Speltz-HistoryOfOrnament/wm/big/038-byzantine-marble-floor-mosaic-q75-147x200.jpg "[picture: 38. Byzantine marble floor-mosaics.]")
38. Byzantine marble floor-mosaics.
Figs. 1 – 7 and 12. Marble floors in St. MArk’s in Venice (Hessemer, Arabische und altchristliche Bauverzierungen). Figs. 8 – 11 and 13 – 15. Marble floors in St. Sophia’s in Constantinople (Salzenberg, Altchristliche Baudenkmale in Konstantinopel). [more...] [$]
![[picture: Dutch Delft ceramic tile 12]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Speltz-HistoryOfOrnament/wm/big/104-Dutch-ceramic-tiles-tile-12-200x200.jpg "[picture: Dutch Delft ceramic tile 12]")
This small tile picture shows a lion with one paw on a circle; the lion stands on grass with a golf-bunker or sand-pit nearby; in the background, geese fly past on their way to find hidden meanings in the clouds. The illustration is contained within a diamond-shaped border, [...]plate 104, Dutch ceramic tiles. [more...] [$]
![[picture: Dutch Delft ceramic tile 26]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Speltz-HistoryOfOrnament/wm/big/104-Dutch-ceramic-tiles-tile-26-200x200.jpg "[picture: Dutch Delft ceramic tile 26]")
This small tile picture has a vaguely floral design on it. It is taken from plate 104, Dutch ceramic tiles. [more...] [$]
![[picture: Dutch Delft ceramic tile 18]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Speltz-HistoryOfOrnament/wm/big/104-Dutch-ceramic-tiles-tile-18-200x200.jpg "[picture: Dutch Delft ceramic tile 18]")
This small tile picture shows a small but brightly-coloured bird sitting on (or carrying) a twig with two green leaves and two orange leaves; the whole design surrounded by a [...]plate 104, Dutch ceramic tiles. [more...] [$]
![[picture: Dutch Delft ceramic tile 10]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Speltz-HistoryOfOrnament/wm/big/104-Dutch-ceramic-tiles-tile-10-200x200.jpg "[picture: Dutch Delft ceramic tile 10]")
This small tile picture has a floral ornament surrounded by a swirly swash pattern. It is taken from plate 104, Dutch ceramic tiles. [more...] [$]
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