8000 Years Of Ornament: an illustrated handbook of motifs - Softcover

Wilson, Eva

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0714127450 ISBN 13: 9780714127453

Verlag: British museum press, 2001

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Reseña del editor:

This handbook illustrates and records the origins and development of nine major motifs or groups of motifs in decorative art: spiral scrolls and key patterns; animals and mythological creatures; the lotus, papyrus and lily; the palmette; leaf borders; the Indian lotus; the Celtic scroll; the rosette; twists, plaits and interlace. Eva Wilson demonsrates that a limited number of decorative ideas have recurred in many cultures and periods across the world, form prehistory to the present day, repeatedly reinvented in different forms. With the accumulated experience and accuracy of the archaeological illustrator, she approaches the question why some patterns and motifs become universally popular, and attempts some answers. Her drawings make this book a valuable source of reference and inspiration for designers, artists and historians.

Biografía del autor:

Eva Wilson FSA studied sculpture and pottery in Stockholm and worked as a potter in Denmark after the Second World War. She later trained as an archaeological illustrator and, after moving to England, worked extensively illustrating both popular and academic publications. Married to Sir David Wilson (Director of The British Museum 1976-91), she is the author of five books in The British Museum Pattern Book series.

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• Verlag: British museum press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0714127450
• ISBN 13: 9780714127453
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 208