Wednesday, March 12, 2008

The Grammar of Ornament



Eric Gjerde has collected the pages of Owen Jones's book The Grammar of Ornament which was originally published in 1853. Its a beautiful collection of decorative motifs used in design and architecture. The images are posted under Creative Commons license Some Rights Reserved so you can legally print out the pages for your inspiration or use in non-commercial uses with a credit.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

These prints are gorgeous. Thanks so much for posting a link to the set on Flickr.