Historic Ornament and Design in Full Color: From Antiquity to the Renaissance

Egyptian, Roman, Byzantine, Greek, Chinese, Japanese, Persian, Arabic, Gothic, and more — this colorful compendium of 512 religious, architectural, and ornamental images encompasses the abundant variety of the ancient world. Painstakingly reproduced from a rare early-20th-century source, it offers designers and graphic artists an inexpensive but valuable selection of descriptions.