The Grammar of Ornament, Owen Jones, Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., NF HC, 2nd Ed, 1972

Jones, Owen. New York. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company. 1972.

Language, Second Edition, NF, HC, size and measurements, 157 pp. 

ISBN: 9780442241759

Near Fine quarto, red cloth over board, gilt-stamped illustration to cover, gilt lettering to spine. Minor soiling to fore edge of text block, bubbles in pastedown endpapers otherwise binding tight, sharp tips, and unmarked throughout. Very good, price clipped red dust jacket, gold lettering to cover and spine, minor shelf wear to top edge, minor soiling to back cover. Protected in a paper-backed Mylar sleeve. Text in English. 157 pp. replete with illustrations in 112 full-color plates. Owen Jones was an architect and designer who taught at the South Kensington School of Design, London, during the 1850s and served as joint architect of the Great Exhibition of 1851. The following year he was appointed Director of Decorations for the new Crystal Palace exhibition in Sydenham, south London. The Grammar of Ornament, his legacy to designers, quickly became a classic. First published in 1856, this re-issue includes the original book's complete text and fine artwork. All styles of ornamental decoration are covered: Egyptian, Persian, Greek, Roman, Indian, and Chinese. It also contains the Manifesto of Design that inspired design greats like William Morris.