The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones, 1868

Illustrated with 100 folio plates drawn on stone by F. Bedford and printed in colours by Day and Son. With additional wood-engraved illustrations in text. Jones (1809 - 1874) brought to his career as an artist his experiences as an architect, which influenced the subject of his DETAILS AND ORNAMENTS FROM THE ALHAMBRA, and the present notable work, The Grammar of Ornament, the culminating work of his career. As Gordon N. Ray has noted, The Grammar of Ornament “enjoyed successive editions, the monumental production expenses being justified by the book having been adopted as a required text for use in the British schools of design. In addition to the illustrative element, Jones included in the text his rationale for ornamental art, and thirty-seven propositions concerning the arrangement of colour in architecture and decorative arts.” – See Ray, THE ILLUSTRATOR AND THE BOOK IN ENGLAND FROM 1790 TO 1914, pp.228.

Title: The Grammar of Ornament
Author: Owen Jones
Publisher: Published by Bernard Quaritch, London, 1868
Publication date: 1868
Format: Hardcover. Bound in 3/4 red leather and red marble boards; gilt lettering on spine
Pages: 157
Images: 100 Folio plates
Condition: Fair (heavy wear to boards)
Provenance: The library of art historian Alastair Grieve

Stock Number: RB02072