{"product_id":"the-grammar-of-ornament-all-100-color-plates-from-the-folio-edition-of-the-great-victorian-sourcebook-of-historic-design-rare-books","title":"The Grammar of Ornament: All 100 Color Plates from the Folio Edition of the Great Victorian Sourcebook of Historic Design by Owen Jones [rare books]","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"42\" data-end=\"140\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"42\" data-end=\"61\"\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"61\" data-end=\"64\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"25\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eThe Grammar of Ornament\u003c\/em\u003e (1856; Penguin Classics reprint with all 100 folio plates) is a groundbreaking design compendium by Owen Jones. It showcases 100 chromolithographic plates illustrating ornamental patterns from cultures across the globe—ranging from Egyptian columns, Greek borders, Celtic manuscripts, Islamic geometry, to Indian embroidery and East Asian motifs. Organized into 19 cultural styles plus a chapter on natural forms, the book combines visual splendor with 37 \"General Principles\" on harmony, proportion, abstraction, and color—urging designers to extract underlying rules rather than mimic features blindly. Its lavish plates and theory helped shape the Victorian aesthetic and inspired movements like Arts \u0026amp; Crafts and Art Nouveau\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"147\" data-end=\"249\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"147\" data-end=\"170\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"170\" data-end=\"173\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eOwen Jones (1809–1874) was a British architect, designer, and trailblazing theorist. Educated at the Royal Academy and after traveling across Europe and the Near East, he pioneered chromolithography through his documentation of the Alhambra. As Superintendent of Works for the Great Exhibition of 1851 and a founding influence on the Victoria \u0026amp; Albert Museum, he merged scholarship with pedagogy. In \u003cem data-start=\"400\" data-end=\"425\"\u003eThe Grammar of Ornament\u003c\/em\u003e, Jones distilled his exploration of global design—drawing on the Alhambra, Egyptian art, Indian textiles, Celtic decoration, and natural forms—into a structured, visually rich manual of design principles that later shaped design education and aesthetic movements\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clapping Pages","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":45255610040506,"sku":"3540VMHHD-Used","price":79.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/5576\/0826\/files\/1400.jpg?v=1761066589","url":"https:\/\/clappingpages.com\/products\/the-grammar-of-ornament-all-100-color-plates-from-the-folio-edition-of-the-great-victorian-sourcebook-of-historic-design-rare-books","provider":"Clapping Pages","version":"1.0","type":"link"}