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Creator:
Scott, William Bell, 1811–1890
Title(s):
The ornamentist, or Artisan's manual in the various branches of ornamental art : being a series of designs selected from the works of Dietterlin, Berain, Blondell, Meisonier, Le Pautre, Zahn, Boetticher, and the best French and German ornamentalists ; with an introductory essay on ornamental art / by W.B. Scott, of the Government School of Design, Newcastle.
Additional Title(s):

Ornamentist

Artisan's manual in the various branches of ornamental art
Published/Created:
London ; A. Fullarton and Co., 1845.
Dublin ; A. Fullarton and Co., 1845.
Edinburgh : A. Fullarton and Co., 1845.
Physical Description:
[2], 21, [1] p., [84] leaves of plates : ill. ; 37 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
NK1345 .S36 1845+ Oversize
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
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Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Contains a collection of designs. Images include scrolls, shields, designs drawn from Italianate-style architecture, Moorish decorations from the Alhambra, and Louis Quatorze furniture.
"Edinburgh: Fullarton and Co., printers, Leith Walk."--Title page verso.
With an added engraved t.p.
BAC: British Art Center copy bound in publisher's (?) dark green cloth, rebacked (?). Bookplate: The Royal Society of Arts Library. Stamp in blue ink on t.p. : R.S.A.
Subject Terms:
A. Fullarton and Co. -- Publisher.
Decoration and ornament, Baroque.
Decoration and ornament, Rococo.
Decorative arts.
Pattern books.
Royal Society of Arts Library -- Bookplate.
Form/Genre:
Lithographs -- 1845.
Lithographs -- Hand-colored -- 1845.
Contributors:
A. Fullarton & Co, lithographer.
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