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Album de l'ornemaniste – recueil d'ornements
Chenavard, Aimé
Alcune decorazioni di nobili sale ed altri ornamenti
Albertolli, Giocondo
The American House Carpenter. A treatise on the Art Of Building.
Hatfield, R. G.
American Rococo, 1750-1775 – Elegance in Ornament
Heckscher, Morrison H.
Analysis of ornament, characteristics of styles; an introduction to the study of the history of ornamental art
Wornum, RN
Ancient and modern ornaments – 120 plates from the best masters
Helburn, W.
Architectural and ornament drawings – Juvarra, Vanvitelli, the Bibiena family, & other Italian draughtsmen
Myers,Mary L.
The architectural antiquities of Rome
Taylor, G.L and Cresy, E
Architecture and decorative sculputre of the high and late Renaissance in Italy
Ricci, Corrado
Architettvra con diversi ornamenti cavati dall'antico
Montano Milanese, G
The art of drawing and working the ornamental parts of architecture
Langley, Batty
The Art of Wood Carving – Practical Hints to Amateurs and a Short History of the Art
George A. Rogers
Les arts du bois (sculpture sur bois, meubles)
Lostalot, Alfred de
Artus Quellien, de Oude, kunstryck belthouwer
Gabriels, J
Baroque architecture
Briggs, M
Bois sculptés – Musée des Arts Décoratifs
Guerinet, A.
Book of Ornamental Alfabets
Delamotte, F.
The cabinet-maker and upholsterer's drawing-book
Sheraton, Thomas
Catalogue of ornamental casts in the possession of the Department, Third Division – the Renaissance styles
Wornum, RN
Catalogue of plaster cast reproductions from antique, mediaeval and modern sculpture
Caproni, P.P.
Catalogue of plaster reproductions from antique, medieval and modern sculpture
P.P. Caproni & Brother
CesareRipa'sIconologiaofUytbeeldinghen desVerstants
DirckPietersz.Pers
The classical orders of architecture
Chitham, Robert
Corso elementare di ornamenti architettonici
Albertolli, Giocondo
Cours D'Architecture
d' Aviler, Augustin-Charles
Cours d'architecture (1750) V1
Blondel, François
Cours d'architecture (1750) V2
Blondel, François
Cours d'architecture (1750) V3
Blondel, François
Cours d'architecture (1750) V4
Blondel, François
Cours d'architecture (1750) V5
Blondel, François
Cours d'architecture (1750) V6
Blondel, François
De la distribution des maisons de plaisance, et de la décoration des édifices en géneral
Blondel, Francois
Decoration and Furniture in the Library of the Peabody Institute
Books on Architecture
The decorative arts in England, 1660-1780
Mulliner, Herbert Hall
Designs for Gothic ornaments & furniture, after the ancient manner
Gibbs, John
Devises et emblemes anciennes & modernes, tirees de plus celebres auteurs
La Feuille, Daniel
Devises et emblemes anciennes & modernes, tirees de plus celebres auteurs
La Feuille, Daniel
Die Konstruktionen und die Kunstformen der architektur Vol II
Uhde, Constantin
Die Konstruktionen und die Kunstformen der architektur Vol II
Uhde, Constantin
Die Konstruktionen und die Kunstformen der architektur Vol III
Uhde, Constantin
Die Ursprungsformen des griechischen Akanthusornamentes und ihre naturlichen Vorbilder
Meurer, Moritz
Divers Ornements D’Architecture
Stella, Jacques
époque Louis XV – nouveau livre de plafonds
L'uvre de De Cuvilliès
The evolution of architectural ornament
Middleton, G. A. T
Examples of English medieval foliage
Colling, JK
Examples of ornamental sculpture in architecture
Vulliamy, Lewis
Five bookes of architecture
Serlio, Sebastiano
Fragmens et ornemens d'architecture: dessinés à Rome d'après l'antique
Desgodets, Antoine Babuty (Moreau, Jean Charles Alexandre)
Fragments d'architecture, sculpture et peinture, dans le style antique
Beauvallet, Cécile
French furniture in the middle ages and under Louis XIII
Félice, Roger de
French furniture under Louis XIV
Félice, Roger de
French furniture under Louis XV
Félice, Roger de
French furniture under Louis XVI and the empire
Félice, Roger de
French interiors, furniture, decoration, woodwork, & allied arts
Strange, T.A.
The general catalogue of Jacobson & co
Jacobson & Company
The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director
Chippendale, Thomas
Giocondo Albertolli, der Ornamentiker des italienischen Klassizismus
Author not listed
Gothic architecture selected from various ancient edifices in England – Vol 1
Pugin, A.
Gothic architecture selected from various ancient edifices in England – Vol 1
Pugin, A.
Gothic Ornaments in the Cathedral Church of York
Halfpenny, Joseph
Gothic ornaments Vol II
Colling, JK
The grecian orders of architecture
Riou, Stephen
Grinling Gibbons and the Woodwork of his Age
Tipping, H. Avray
Guide for drawing the acanthus, and every description of ornamental foliage
Page, J.
Heraldry and floral forms as used in decoration
Cole, H.
Historic design in printing
Johnson, Henry Lewis
Historic ornament – treatise on decorative art and architectural ornament (Volume 1)
Ward, James
Historic ornament – treatise on decorative art and architectural ornament (Volume 2)
Ward, James
History of architecture and ornament
International Textbook Company
A history of ornament Vol.1 – Ancient and Mediaeval
Hamlin, ADF
A history of ornament Vol.2 – Renaissance and Modern
Hamlin, ADF
Holzsculpturen und Möbel in Rococo
Hoffmann, Adolph
I cinque ordini d'architettura di Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola
Vignola da, G.B
I principii del disegno e gli stili dell'ornamento
Boito, Camillo
The illustrated architectural, engineering, & mechanical drawing-book
Burn, Robert Scott
Illustrated catalogue of period ornaments by The Decorators Supply Co.
Author not listed
The illustrated London drawing book
Burn, Robert Scott
An introduction to English church architecture from the eleventh to the sixteenth century. Volume 1
Bond, F
An introduction to English church architecture from the eleventh to the sixteenth century. Volume 2
Bond, F
An introduction to the Period styles of England and France
Cole, H.
Italian wall decorations of the 15th and 16th centuries
Victoria and Albert Museum
Katalog der ornamentstich-sammlung des Kunstgewerbe-museums
Jessen, Peter
Kunst en samenleving. Naar Walter Crane's Claims of decorative art, in het nederlandsch bewerkt door Jan Veth
Author not listed
L'Ameublement Français Sous Louis XV
Clouzot, H.
L'art decoratif dans le vieux Paris
Champeaux, Alfred de
Livre d'architecture contenant plusieurs portiques de différentes inventions sur les cinq ordres de colomnes
Francine, Alexandre
Livre d’architecture d’autels, et de cheminees
Barbet, Jean
Livre de fragments d'architectures, recüeilis et dessinés à Rome
Oppenort, GM
Livre des principes de l'ornement ou Feuillage grotesque
Robertay, G.
Livre no. 0340. (1776-1794 ca.) DHG
Author not listed
Los pasos de Cristo y misterio de la Semana Santa de Sevilla elaborados en madera
Jesús Manuel Vega Santos
Louis XIV and regency furniture and decoration
Ricci, Seymour de
Maitre ao Dé Augustin – Panneaux d'ornements
Nicoletto de Modéne
Maniere de bien bastir pour toutes sortes de personnes
Le Muet, Pierre
A manual of gothic moldings – with directions for copying them and for determining their dates
Paley, FA
A manual of wood carving
Leland, CG.
Manuale di varj ornamenti tratti dalle fabbriche, e frammenti antichi
Antonioni, Carlo
Manuale di varj ornamenti tratti dalle fabbriche, e frammenti antichi
Antonioni, Carlo
Master of ornaments, selections from four centuries (Band 1)
Jessen, Peter
Master of ornaments, selections from four centuries (Band 2)
Jessen, Peter
Master of ornaments, selections from four centuries (Band 4)
Jessen, Peter
Meubles, Sièges, Bronzes, Dessins – Musée des Arts Décoratifs
Guerinet, A.
Miscellanea per i giovani studiosi del disegno
Albertolli, Giocondo
Mobilier, bois sculptés, intérieurs meublés
Guerinet, A.
Modèles de plafonds, corniches, profils, fragments et détails d'ornements
Moisy, Alexandre
Motifs historiques d'architecture et de sculpture d'ornament Vol 1
Daly, César Dénis
Motifs historiques d'architecture et de sculpture d'ornament Vol 2
Daly, César Dénis
Myers, Mary L. French Architectural and Ornament Drawings of the Eighteenth Century
Author not listed
Natural wood ornaments
Gleason Wood Ornament Company
Neues Zieratenbuch, den Schreinern, Tischlern oder Küstlern und Bildhauer[n] sehr dienstlich
Unteutsch, Friedrich
Nouveaux livre d'ornaments, pour l'utillitée des sculpteurs et ofeures, inventé et gravéz á La Haye
Marot, Daniel
Nouvelle collection d'arabesques, propres à la décoration des appartemens Paris, Straßburg,
Lenoir, Alexandre; Lavallée-Poussin, Etienne de [Ill.]
Nouvelle méthode pour apprendre à dessiner sans mâitre
Jombert, Charles-Antoine
Oeuvres completes de Jacques Barozzi de Vignole
Le Bas, Hippolyte
Ornament & its application; a book for students, treating in a practical way of the relation of design to material, tools and methods of work
Day, LF
Ornamental Design, embracing The Anatomy of pattern: The planning of ornament; The application of ornament
Day, LF
Ornamental details of the Italian renaissance
Blakeslee, Arthur
Ornamental drawing, and architectural design
Burn, Robert Scott
Ornamental interiors ancient & modern
Smith, JM
Ornemens peints dans les appartemens des Tuilleries dessinez et gravez par Berain; Paris, N. Langlois (vers 1690)
Berain, Jean
Ornements, cintres et panneaux
Charmeton, Georges
Ornnamental Borders, Scrolls And Cartouches In Historic Decorative Styles
Syrsacuse Ornamental Comp-any
Outlines of historic ornament, tr. from the German
Redgrave, GR
Panneaux de grotesques – ornements divers
Bos, Cornelis
Perspective – cest à dire les très-renommé art du poinct oculaire dune veue dedans ou travers regardante… (Band 1)
Vries, Hans Vredeman de
Perspective cest à dire les très-renommé art du poinct oculaire d'une veue dedans ou travers regardante… (Band 2) Leiden,
Vries, Hans Vredeman de
Pictores, Statvarii, Architecti, Latomi, Et Qvicvnqve Principvm Magnificorvmq[ue] Virorvm Memoriæ Æternæ Inservitis, adeste- [S.l.], [ca. 1620]
Vries, Hans Vredeman de
Planches pour le cours d'architecture
Blondel, François
Planches pour le cours d'architecture
Blondel, François
Plants, their natural growth and ornamental treatment
Hulmes, F.Edward
Plastering, plain and decorative. A practical treatise on the art & craft of plastering and modelling
Millar, William
The Practical Book of Interior Decoration
Eberlein, McClure and Holloway
Raccolta de' migliori ornamenti del medio evo e profili di architettura Bizantina
Heideloff, Carl Alexander von
Raccolta de' più scelti ornati sparsi per la città di Bologna
Magazzari, Giovanni
Raccolta di varie targhe di Roma fatte da professori primarj, disegnate, ed intagliate
Juvarra, Filippo
Recueil de sculptures gothiques Vol I
Adams, Georges Louis
Recueil de sculptures gothiques Vol II
Adams, Georges Louis
Regles des cinq ordres d'architecture de Vignole
Vignola, G
Renaissance Ornament Prints and Drawings
Byrne, J.
Scelta Di Ornati Antichi E Moderni
Cipriani, Giovanni Battista
Semantics and Tectonics for Contemporary Urban Architecture, Farrell, Gavin R
Ornament
A series of manuals of Gothic ornament
Parker, John Henry
A series of ornamental timber gables – from existing examples in England and France, of the sixteenth century
Pugin, A.
Spécimens de la décoration et de l'ornementation au XIXe siècle
Lienard
The student's instructor in drawing the five orders of architecture
Nicholson, Peter
Styles français – trois cent soixante-huit dessins, accompagnés de notices
Libonis, L
Survey of the decorative periods in England from 1600 to 1800
Dyer, W.A.
The Symbolism of churches and church ornaments – a translation of the first book of the Rationale divinorum officiorum written by William Durandus …
Durand, Guillaume
A textbook on ornamental design
ICS
Traité élémentaire pratique d'architecture. d'après Jacques Barozzio de Vignole
Léveil, Jean Arnoud
Unsigned sketchbook of pen, pencil, and watercolor drawings
Author not listed
Le Vignole moderne ou traité élémentaire d'architecture
de Vignole, J.B
Vol.01 – Materiaux et Documents d'architecture
Raguenet, A.
Vol.02 – Materiaux et Documents d'architecture
Raguenet, A.
Vol.03 – Materiaux et Documents d'architecture
Raguenet, A.
Vol.04 – Materiaux et Documents d'architecture
Raguenet, A.
Vol.05 – Materiaux et Documents d'architecture
Raguenet, A.
Vol.06 – Materiaux et Documents d'architecture
Raguenet, A.
Vol.07 – Materiaux et Documents d'architecture
Raguenet, A.
Vol.08 – Materiaux et Documents d'architecture
Raguenet, A.
Vol.09 – Materiaux et Documents d'architecture
Raguenet, A.
Vol.10 – Materiaux et Documents d'architecture
Raguenet, A.
The volute in architecture and architectural decoration
Newcomb, Rexford
Wood carving – being a carefully graduated educational course for schools and adult classes
Philips, J.
Wood carving – being a carefully graduated educational course for schools and adult classes
J. Philips
Wood carvings in English churches
Bond, Francis
The wood-carver of Salem; Samuel McIntire, his life and work
Cousins, Frank
Zorach explains sculpture, what it means and how it is made
Zorach, William