Ornament, two thousand decorative motifs in colour, forming a survey of the applied art of all ages and all countries PDF
Preview Ornament, two thousand decorative motifs in colour, forming a survey of the applied art of all ages and all countries
?"5w:.^®! fp xy f2 ORNAMENT ORNAMENT TWO THOUSAND DECORATIVE MOTIFS IN COLOUR, FORMINGASURVEYOFTHEAPPLIEDARTOFALLAGES ANDALLCOUNTRIES Withan Introduction and Catalogue by H. TH. BOSSERT LONDON: ERNEST BENN LIMITED 8, BOUVERIE STREET. H,C. 1924 3 -5-6^ .PL.AOTMESA.WXETRaEKPHA3IENKTUED-TBH.H^f^-^^^^^^^'".^„rdeNGLER, ATTTHHEEDKLCEOSTVETLEELRREPDRAEENSSDSIGCWONA.ESSDGPBRRVAIPNLHTUIECCDIA^AK^NiOZTATBEL;. BBgEE^RRTLLEIINNN, 3 COPIESOFTHISEDITIONARENOTFORSALEINTHEUNITEDSTATESOFAMERICA ALLRIGHTSRESERVED COPYRIGHTBYERNSTWASMUTH,LTD..BERLIN,W.8 PRINTEDANDMADEINGERMANY PREFATORY NOTE TheStateMuseumsinBerlinhaverenderedeveryassistanceintheirpower econothmoeylt.phealeTldhwiethoorBeomrtlatikhniesauvnsodeluoofmtethheoernmmOuursnseaeumumemsnstt.ocfoIuntrttirshietbrhueatirirtn,pgsrcitineocnicptehl,iesawnindlolvnieanltgiloyannatdol mienenxthaaluswtoirbkleofcotlhliesctkiionndotfhcatoliosucroendsuolrtneadmbeyntmwainllyalissobporuonfidttboyciot,nfvoeryaamweindues« spreadconception otthe varietyoftheircollections andthe weahhoftheir unexploitedtreasures. Dr.H.Th.Bosserthasgonehisownwayandfollowedhisownideasin selectingthepatterns. Guidedbythespiritoftheartisticrequirementsofour times,hehaspassedoverthewellsknownornamentalmotifsofhistoricstyles which,publishedinoldervolumesonthesubject,have beendrawn onand erexqhuaiursetmeedntdsu.riTnhgerteheislanstoadrotupbetritohda.ttIhelecrheaastitonasppoefdprneehwistsooruircceasndtoarrcnhaeiwc epochs preceding the periods ofhighestart development, as well as those ofprimitivepeoplesandfolkart(closelyalliedtoancientmotifs),willsatisfy thecravingandrewardthesearchfornewartisticexpression,andbringrelated impulsestothesurface. Ifthe pure noveltyoftheillustrations,thathavebeen sosystematically selected,isthefirstadvantageofthisnewcollection,thesecond(perhapsnot soconspicuous,butequallyimportant)isthemannerinwhichitispresented. Idonotmeanthepraiseworthyfaithfulnesswithwhichthecolouredoriginals havebeenreproduced,butthepronouncedattempttodepictasfaraspossible tplhaeceodr.naWmeentkanlowmottoi«fdainy,coornantecatniyonrawteitwhetahreeombojercetaawnadremaottertihaelfaocnt,wthhiatchevietriys ornamentalideaiscloselyconnectedwiththeformandmaterialoftheobject forwhichandwith whichitwasconceived. Thesimplerandmoreprimitive the ornament,the closerand more indissoluble the connection. It becomes soullessandlosesitscharmifremovedfromitsbackgroundandtransferredto anothertechnique. Kven in times ofthe highest developmentofart,tosay nothingofthelastartperiod,examplesofornamentaremetwithwhichare renderedworthlessbytransplantation; Gothic basso-relievopatternsvividly andboldlycarvedinsoftpine=wood,forwhichtheywereoriginallyintended, are insipid and lifeless when cutin hardwood;lateantiquepatternsotsilk weaving,whenimitatedinwoollentapestry,appearbothcoarseanddistorted. Themethodofpresentationemployed inthefollowing Plates,inwhich tmwwiheelenltsbahaaalrlcolmkuogsatteritofaasui.nnsedtInotsisesagecoielfvmeeastrnheetriotcspmoefneurdlclieatvpiastoplienuocesni,aoolsffhmtoseeuurcclihhdtnciaoroqftuuitneshttiieascrnawrdceotqrmuaskiturecoerhinmaealno,tmrsina.sanumdsHeeetnhnotacftteohbratynthaiiisstt volumewillbeofmuchgreatervaluethanpreviousworksonthesubject. OttoV.Falke
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