16th-Century Italian Ornament Prints in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
London, V & A Publications, 1999. In-8¡, pp. 278, figg. in nero n. t., tela e sovrac.
Writer:
MILLER, Elizabeth
Language of publication:
EN
Year of publication:
1999
Availability:
Out of stock
An illustrated catalogue of the V&A's Italian ornament print collection. Included are detailed descriptions of the prints and all the reissues and direct copies published in later centuries. The illustrations are divided into pure ornament categories such as alphabets, cartouches, friezes, grotesques and trophies and there are also sections on applied ornament on vases, architecture, metalwork and textiles.