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Ornament
a social history since 1450
By Snodin, Michael & Howard, Maurice
- ISBN
- 978-0-30006-455-1
- Publisher
- New Haven : Yale University Press, c1996.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 1996
Ornament is often unfairly dismissed as being superfluous embellishment. Yet if we examine the message conveyed by the choice and use of ornament, we can derive a great deal of information about the character of the owner of the house or object. Writing from England, where the meaning and use of ornament have been vigorously studied and debated, art historian...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
