Items taken from The History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (1915) (results page 1)

[Ancient] Greek Marble Mosaics 1: OlympiaThe History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (1915)

One corner of a gold-on-black border for a mural, with urns and pineapples. Marble floor from Olympia, (Poppe Sammlung von Ornamentun u. Fragmenten antiker Architektur, Skulptur, Mosaik and Toreutik). [...]

Keywords: borders, ancient greek remains, design, ornaments, colour, mosaics

Places shown: none

Added: 2008-02-26

+ S K L

[Ancient] Greek Marble Mosaics 1: Olympia - full-page border/decorative frame version.The History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (1915)

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.

Keywords: borders, frames, ornaments, ancient greek remains, colour, mosaics

Places shown: none

Added: 2008-02-26

+ S K L

[Ancient] Greek Marble Mosaics 2: EleusiusThe History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (1915)

One corner of a mosaic floor, with a border of interlocking circles. It might make an interesting design element in a Web page or scrap book, perhaps faded out to one corner, or completed to make a f [...]

Keywords: borders, mosaics, ancient greek remains, colour, patterns, ornaments

Places shown: none

Added: 2008-02-27

+ S K L

[Ancient] Greek Marble Mosaics 3: Temple FloorThe History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (1915)

A part of an Ancient greek mosaic floor in Sicily, uprooted and taken to the museum of the Court of Biscari. Note that the different elements in this border repeat at different rates, making it hard t [...]

Keywords: borders, mosaics, ancient greek remains, colour, patterns, ornaments

Places shown: none

Added: 2009-02-02

+ S K L

[Ancient] Greek Marble Mosaics 5: Temple Floor patternThe History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (1915)

A part of an Ancient greek mosaic floor in Sicily, uprooted and taken to the museum of the Court of Biscari.

Keywords: borders, mosaics, ancient greek remains, colour, patterns, ornaments

Places shown: none

Added: 2009-04-20

+ S K L

[Ancient] Greek Marble Mosaics 9: HexagonsThe History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (1915)

Keywords: borders, patterns, ornaments, colour, mosaics

Places shown: none

Added: 2008-02-26

+ S K L

38. Byzantine marble floor-mosaics.The History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (1915)

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 (Salzenb [...]

Keywords: borders, patterns, mosaics, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2009-11-30

+ S K L

104. Dutch Ceramic TilesThe History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (1915)

A collage made of Dutch “Delftware” ceramic tiles, probably from the eighteenth century. I have also made separate low-resolution 500-pixel images of the individual tiles. Dutch faience shows a distin [...]

Keywords: ceramic art, faience, art, colour, delft

Places shown: none

Added: 2010-08-19

+ S K L

Dutch Delft ceramic tile 1The History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (1915)

This small tile picture shows a building with a steep foor and a round tower next to a tree; there seems to be a sailing boat in the background. The picture is enclosed in a circle set into an eight- [...]

Keywords: buildings, towers, faience, ceramic art, tiles, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2010-08-19

+ S K L

Dutch Delft ceramic tile 2The History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (1915)

This small tile picture features a floral design. It is taken from plate 104, Dutch ceramic tiles.

Keywords: leaves, faience, ceramic art, tiles, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2010-08-19

+ S K L

Dutch Delft ceramic tile 3The History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (1915)

This small tile picture features a leaf curled round a border. It is taken from plate 104, Dutch ceramic tiles.

Keywords: borders, faience, ceramic art, tiles, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2010-08-19

+ S K L

Dutch Delft ceramic tile 4The History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (1915)

This small tile picture depicts a daisy or other flower, with two birds perched on its branches. It is taken from plate 104, Dutch ceramic tiles.

Keywords: flowers, faience, ceramic art, tiles, birds, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2010-08-19

+ S K L

Dutch Delft ceramic tile 5The History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (1915)

This small tile picture shows a town with two tall circular towers and several other tall buildings, set into an abstract dotted border. It is taken from plate 104, Dutch ceramic tiles.

Keywords: views, towns, towers, faience, ceramic art, tiles, borders, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2010-08-19

+ S K L

Dutch Delft ceramic tile 6The History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (1915)

This small tile picture has a seed pod. It is taken from plate 104, Dutch ceramic tiles.

Keywords: faience, ceramic art, tiles, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2010-08-19

+ S K L

Dutch Delft ceramic tile 7The History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (1915)

This small tile picture contains part of a decorative border with daisies or other flowers and leaves. It is taken from plate 104, Dutch ceramic tiles.

Keywords: faience, ceramic art, tiles, borders, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2010-08-19

+ S K L

Dutch Delft ceramic tile 8The History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (1915)

This small tile picture contains an abstract geometric design including an eight-pointed star and shapes that might be remeniscent of clover leaves and flowers. It is taken from plate 104, Dutch ceram [...]

Keywords: abstract, geometric designs, flowers, faience, ceramic art, tiles, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2010-08-19

+ S K L

Dutch Delft ceramic tile 9The History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (1915)

This small tile picture has a colourful floral design. It is taken from plate 104, Dutch ceramic tiles.

Keywords: faience, ceramic art, tiles, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2010-08-19

+ S K L

Dutch Delft ceramic tile 10The History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (1915)

This small tile picture has a floral ornament surrounded by a swirly swash pattern. It is taken from plate 104, Dutch ceramic tiles.

Keywords: faience, ceramic art, tiles, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2010-08-19

+ S K L

Dutch Delft ceramic tile 11The History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (1915)

This small tile picture has white leaves and balls on a dark red background. It is taken from plate 104, Dutch ceramic tiles.

Keywords: faience, ceramic art, tiles, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2010-08-19

+ S K L

Dutch Delft ceramic tile 12The History of Ornament: Design in the Decorative Arts (1915)

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 [...]

Keywords: alchemy, faience, ceramic art, tiles, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2010-08-19

+ S K L