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CORNELLUNIVERSITY LIBRARY
BOUGHT WITH THE INCOME OF THE SAGE ENDOWMENT FUND GIVEN IN 1891 BY
HENRY WILLIAMS SAGE
Cornell
University Library
NK1530 .S53 1904The encvclopdiaof
ornament,
3 1924 030 688 562olin
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THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ORNAMENTILLUSTRATED BY A SEEIE8 OF FIFTY-THEEE PLATES OF IRONWORK, LACEWORK, AXD NEEDLEWORK, TAPESTRY, STAINED GLASS, BOOKBINDINGS, TILES,PANELS, SCREENS, ETC.
BY
HENRY SHAW,
F.S.A.
jEMnburgb
JOHN GRANT31
GEORGE
IV.
BRIDGE
1904
PREFACEEFOPtEthe appearance of the present work, the object of
which is to give a selection of the purest and best specimens of ornament of all kinds and of all ages, many books on the subject of ornament had been given to the public but, in general, they were either speciall}'' restricted to one class or one style, or;
imperfect as giving faulty or inaccurate examples, or difficult of access to
most of those who require them for practical ^^"^il^oses, on account of the expensive form in which they were pul^lished. The Author has endeavoured, as far as possible in a work of moderate expense, to It has been his study to give faithful remove these difficulties.representations of authentic models belonging to each particular classof designs, of affording a direct reference toof the several styles
some
of the best
examples
and therefore furnishing hints for a selection of parts which when combined may produce a new arrangement thus constituting a mass of materials from which the of equal elegance artist or manufacturer may derive a succession of entirely novel designs. Each style has its peculiar character, and this must pervade all fresh combinations to make them pleasing and satisfactory. The ornament of diflferent nations has its distinctive features, and these so var}^ as to A knowledge of these necessary points can illustrate particular epochs. only be obtained by an opportunity of studying from tlie original themperiods,;
and
selves,
or from copies
characteristics.
drawn with strict adherence to their peculiar On this point the Author trusts that the present Collecart. left
tion will be highly conducive to the enlargement of correct taste in all
branches of decorative
Greece and
Rome have
us specimens of foliage in which natural
vi
PEEFACE.Ages
objects have been cojDied with classical elegance; but in the Middleaiid Oriental
examples we find a profusion of ornamental detail, rich in invention, of a grotesque and fanciful nature. At the period of the Renaissance, the elegant taste of the ancients was blended with medifeval richness and Eastern fancy. We look for the best specimens of painted glass in windows from the twelfth century to the fifteenth for florid ornamental architecture in buildings of the same period for carvings and engraved ornaments, bindings of books, jewellery, embroidery, ornamental plate, and furniture, in the sixteenth century. We have elegant and rich designs of drapery during the Middle Ages. Foliage and scroll;
;
work are peculiarly bold and effective in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries and throughout the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth cen;
turies,
arabesques are abundant.
The present Volume contains Examples of most of these Classes, taken from the period at which each was in its greatest perfection, and the specimens are arranged in chi'onological order. Architectural Ornaments are given from works of various dates stained glass from York, Durham,;
Canterbury, Salisbury, Cologne, Chartres, &c.Worcestershireof the church
;
painted
tiles of
the thir-
teenth and fifteenth centuries, from Westminster, and Great Malvern in;
carvings in
wood andat
j^^inels of
the fifteenth and six-
teenth centuries; rich ironwork of the thirteenth century, from the doorsof Notre
Dame
Paris
;
ornamental drapery, velvet
from designs of the fifteenth century; lace and needlework bindings of books of the sixteenth century of the seventeenth andhangings,etc.,;;
designs for jewellery, plate, and other ornamental
articles,
by Hans
Holbein and contemporary artists. To the practical designer, therefore, this work is oftered as a useful collection of pure studies of ancient works of art while the amateur will;
find in it a correct series of illustration of the progress of
ornamental
design during a long period of history.
.
LIST
OF PLATES
The
Title,
taken from a binding in the possession of George Lucy, Esq., of Charlecote, War-
wickshire
Ante-pendiums, or Altar Cloths, of the date of about 1500, taken from Churches in
...........Italy.
1
These draperies, generally made of rich velvet or brocades, were usedof the altars in the churches of the Middle
Arabesque on the lining of a doorPattern of Grolier Binding;
Museum
Two
Patterns of Grolier Binding in the British
Cover of a Book, taken from Erasmus on thePickering
Bosses from Southwell Church, Nottinghamshire, and from theCloisters of
Capital of Pilasters in theCapital from the
Lady Chapel of Lincoln CathedralCathedral, and from the. . .
..... ........... ...... ........... ........ ...... ......Ages. . ..
for the decoration.
.
2
in the Palace of
Heidelberg
3
and another formerly belonging
to
Thomas Wotton,
in the British
45
Museum
New
Testament, in the possession of
Mr
6
Passage leading from the
Westminster Abbey
7
Temple of Eleusis
at
Athens
8 9
Capital from
Lincoln
Library and Chapter.. .
Room. .
of Southwell.
Church, NottinghamshireCapitals
A A
and Entablature from the Facade of the Certosa di Pavia Centre Ornament, from an Engraving of Israel van Mecheln.
.
.
.
.
.
.10 .11 .12.1.3
Circular
Ornament
in the possession of
Thomas Willement,
F.S.A., date 1570.
This
is
executed in a soft metal, similar to that used for printing type, andthe original design for the interior of a tazza, so frequentlydisplayed on the sideboards of the gentry in the 16th century
may have been found among the utensils..
.
Drapery from a Picture of the Virgin and Child, by Cima da Conegliano, Ewer, from the Collection of Mr Frisson, Languedoc. .
in the.
Louvre at Paris.
.
A A
Finial,
from Lincoln Cathedral
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Frame, from a Drawing in the British Museumseries of
.
.
.
.
.
.15 .16 .1718-19
14
Designs by Hans Holbein for Goldsmiths' and Jewellers' Work, taken from a very interesting
Drawings by Holbein
aiford
many
excellent hints for
numerous purposesVelvet Hangings.
These hangings are composed of crimson velvet and gold threadof the western doors of the church of
.........modernjewellery,.
in the British
Museum. Additional MS. 5308. These and might readily be adapted to2021
.
Velvet Hangings at Hardwicke Hall, Lancashire, a seat of theIron
Work from oneexhibit,it is
Duke of Devonshire Notre Dame, Paris. These.
.
doors
supposed, the finest examples of wrought iron of the 13th century.is
hinge selected
one out of ten, each displaying considerable variety in design, com-
bined with the most admirable execution
.......
The22
VIU
LIST OF PLAi^Normandy24-1:
Key-stone, and Ornaments round a Capital, in the church of Pont de I'Arche,Patterns of ancient Lace-work, from engravings of the date of 1601
Needlework from theCol. F. G.
tester of a
Howardsoffit
Wall Ornament on the
Tomb
.......bedat
Levens Hall, Westmoreland, the seat of the
Hon26 27 28
of Ibrahim Aga, at Cairo
.
Ornament from theOrnamentsin stone,
of an arch in the Galilee of
Durham CathedralNormandy
from Southwell Church and Furness Abbeyin
29 30
Ornamental Tracery, from the Abbey of JumiegesPark
Ornaments on the Box containing the Seal of the Royal Hospital of St Catherine, Regent';31
......in St
Ornaments on an ancient chair Ornaments carvedin
wood
at
Hildesheim and Salzwedel
Ornamental Carvings in Wood
....relief in alabaster,
Mary's Hall, Coventry
32
3334
Ornaments from the Palace of HeidelbergColoured Ornaments from the monuments of Sophia and Maria, daughters of JamesI.,
35
and
from that of the Countess of Oxford and family in Westminster Abbey.
ments are carved
in
low
flat
spaces between filled in black Ornaments of the beginning of the 17th century, containing a panel with a shield and coronet,
and two
inlaid
ornaments
....
........the raised parts being gilt,
These orna-
and the36
37
Heraldic Panels, in the possession of Thos. Willement, F.S.A.Panels in Marble, from the Fa9ade of the Certosa di Pavia
38 39
From From
a Picture
by an early German painter of the date of 1472Church, Norfolk.
a painted Screen in Worstead
interesting examples of painted architecture in
England
Pendants from St Stephen's Chapel, Westminster
.... .....This screenis
4041
one of the most4243
Three Sides of a Pilaster in the
cloister of St
Designs for Plate, from a very valuable collection of drawings by Van Swol, in the Print
room of the
British
Museum
Border of Stained Glass in the Royal Abbey of St Denis, near ParisStained Glass in the possession of Thomas Willement, F.S.A.Stained Glass from Canterbury Cathedral Stained Glass from Salisbury Cathedral.
........
Sauveur at Aix in Provence
44 45 4647-48
49
Stained Glass from the Chapter House of York Cathedral
5051
Stained Glass from Southwell Church, Nottinghamshire
Stained Glass from the church of Altenberg, near Cologne Stained Glass from the sacristy of the cathedral at Chartres
52 53
Stained Glass from the entrance to the sacristy of the Cathedral at Chartres
54
From
Stained Glass, and from Needlework.
recently erected in St George's Church,at
Mechlin
A A
Staircase,
from a drawing in the possession of
...........Hanover Square, and formerlyC. J. Richardson, Esq.,
The
stained glass from the beautiful
window55
in the Cathedral
F.S.A
.
5657
Design for Tapestry, from a drawing in the possession of C. J. Richardson, Esq., F-S.A. Painted Tiles from the Chapter House, Westminster. From drawings by L. N. Cottingham,Esq., F.S.A., at
whose suggestionis
this beautiful floor
was uncovered, Jan..
1st,
1831.
One
quarter only of each figure
given to allow room for four varieties.
58.
Painted Tiles
from Great Malvern Church, Worcestershire
.
.
.
59
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