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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 2: Eleusius]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Speltz-HistoryOfOrnament/wm/big/016-ancient-greek-mosaic-borders-2-corner-q75-245x200.jpg "[picture: [Ancient] Greek Marble Mosaics 2: Eleusius]")
[Ancient] Greek Marble Mosaics 2: Eleusius
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 [...] [more...] [$]
![[picture: Dutch Delft ceramic tile 4]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Speltz-HistoryOfOrnament/wm/big/104-Dutch-ceramic-tiles-tile-04-200x200.jpg "[picture: Dutch Delft ceramic tile 4]")
This small tile picture depicts a daisy or other flower, with two birds perched on its branches. It is taken from plate 104, Dutch ceramic tiles. [more...] [$]
![[picture: Dutch Delft ceramic tile 2]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Speltz-HistoryOfOrnament/wm/big/104-Dutch-ceramic-tiles-tile-02-q75-200x200.jpg "[picture: Dutch Delft ceramic tile 2]")
This small tile picture features a floral design. It is taken from plate 104, Dutch ceramic tiles. [more...] [$]
![[picture: Dutch Delft ceramic tile 23]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Speltz-HistoryOfOrnament/wm/big/104-Dutch-ceramic-tiles-tile-23-200x200.jpg "[picture: Dutch Delft ceramic tile 23]")
This small tile picture shows a person, perhaps a young man, standing up, holding a cane in one hand; he wears a har and stockings, and carries a sword at his left side. There are fleur-de-lys [...]plate 104, Dutch ceramic tiles. [more...] [$]
![[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...] [$]
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