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STORIC ORNAMENT CHARTS in color for reference in

painting the vari-

ous

styles

ment

and

of ornafor

the

study of correct historic

color schemes

and color har-

mony.

The examples and

are accurately drawn,

their reproduction in the original

colors renders

and value

There

to

is

them of

workers

special interest

in schools.

no other publication

America covering

this

in

same ground

except at great expense for cumber-

some bound volumes.

The complete

7x9

plates,

set

inches.

consists

Each

several examples

tains

as follows

of 73

plate con-

of ornament

:

Egyptian Greek

9 plates, 9 plates,

(39 examples)

Roman

7 plates,

(20 examples)

Byzantine

4 plates,

(29 examples)

Romanesque

4 plates,

(32 examples)

Arabian Moorish Gothic Renaissance

5 plates,

(26 examples)

A

(33 examples)

5 plates,

(20 examples)

16 plates,

(142 examples)

14 plates,

(no examples)

detailed description of the vari-

ous plates

is

given in the following

pages.

Price per set

$10.95

Price per plate

(

Discount quoted upon application.)

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HARACTERISTIC

exam-

ples of the leading styles of

ornament, beautifulreproduced in color. number of examples on a single historic ly

The

sheet varies according to their size.

EGYPTIAN ORNAMENT Nine

Plate

I.

a

h

Plate

2.

Plates,

7x9 inches

Papyrus column, Luxor. Lotus column, PhiLne.

Lotus capital, Thebes. Lotus capital, Phil?e. c-d Papyrus capitals, Philse.

a

h

Plate

3.

a-h-c-d-c Lotus flowers. f Papyrus bud. g Papyrus stalk. Painted column. li

Plate

4.

a-h Fret borders. c

Zigzag border.

d

Wave scroll. Wave scroll and

c-f

The

lotus borders.

subject of Egyptian Art is treated in Perry's Book, "Egypt, the Land of the Temple Builders." Price per copy, $1.25.

W.

S.

EGYPTIAN ORNAMENT Nine

Plate

Disk and zigzag design, Lotus border.

f

Plate

7x9 inches

a-b-c-d Variations of lotus theme in borders.

5.

c

Plate

Plates,

a Surface covering

6.

from Thebes.

b

Border from

c

Elaboration of lotus theme in border, Thebes.

'Jliebes.

a-b Surface coverings

7.

from tombs

at

Thebes. Plate

a-b-c-d Surface coverings from tombs

8.

at

Plate

a

9.

Thebes.

Surface covering with scarabaeus.

b Surface

with

Examples from

covering

from

Thebes,

from

Thebes,

hieroglyphics. the Egyptian in Ijlack-and-

in The Prang Elementary Art Instruction Drawing Book, and

white are also given

Course

in

Teacher's Manual for Sixth Year.

GREEK ORNAMENT Nine

Plate

Plates, 7x9 inches

Doric capital, Doric capital c Ionic column, d Ionic column,

I.

a

P?estum.

b

Rhamnus. Bassae.

from temple of Nike

Apteros. Plate

Plate

Plate

a Corinthian

2.

3.

4.

column,

Miletus.

column from b Corinthian ment of Lysicrates.

monu-

a-b Capital and scroll from ment of Lysicrates.

monu-

c

Antefix from the Parthenon.

a

Acanthus carving, Athens. from temple of Diana. Anthemion border from Erech-

b Antefix c

theion.

The

Greek Plates contains 33 sculptured ornaments, illustrated in

entire set of

examples

:

monochrome, and painted ornaments

in color.

GREEK ORNAMENT Nine

Plate

Plates^ 7x9 inches

a Scroll

5.

from

Eleusis.

b-c Painted borders

Plate

a-b-c Painted

6.

frets.

d-e-f Painted vases.

Plate

a-d Painted ments.

7.

from Rhamnus.

ornaments

b-c-c Painted borders f

Plate

tile

b Elaboration

c

Plate

Course

are in

from

vases.

from the Parthenon. of anthemion border,

Athens. Painted ornament from the temple at Aegina.

Anthemion border. Painted ornament from Rhamnus.

c

Painted

Examples white

from pa\e-

b

a

9.

Greek

Painted egg-and-dart ornament.

a Painted

8.

from

borders

of

tile.

Greek Ornament

in

black-and-

The Prang Elementary Art Instruction Drawing Book, and given

in

Teachers' Manual, Sixth Year.

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BYZANTINE ORNAMENT Four

Plates,

7x9 inches

I^I^I^I Plate

I.

a-h Capitals from St. stantinople. from SS. c Capital

Sophia,

Con-

Sergius

and

Bacchus. d Capital from

Mark's. Sophia, Padua. of columns, St. Sophia, f Base Trebizond. a-c Sculptured ornament from St. Sophia, f Sculptured ornament, Cloister e

Plate

2.

Capital

from

St.

St.

Hormisdas. g-li

Sculptured ornament, St. Mark's. examples painted ornament (colors and gold) from Con-

Plate

3.

Ten

Plate

4.

stantinople. a-h-c Painted ornament

from Mon-

reale.

d-e Painted George's,

The

entire

set

of

ornament

from

St.

Thessalonica.

four plates

contains

29

examples in monochome and color. Ten examples in black-and-white are given in The Prang Elementary Course in Art Instruction Drawing Book, with text in Manual for Seventh Year.

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SARACENIC

ORNAMENT

Moorish, Five Plates a-b Capitals from the Alhambra. c Base of column, Alhambra. in a-d Interlaced border patterns color and gold.

Plate

I.

Plate

2.

Plate Plate

3.

a-f

4.

a-d Wall

Plate

5.

a-c

Mosaics and painted ornament, decorations in gold and color.

Mosaics

and

enamelled

terra-

cotta.

The Moorish Plates contain The Arabian, 26 examples.

20

examples

in colors

and gold.

Arabian, Five Plates Plate

I.

a Sculptured capital. b-c Sculptured columns in

from tombs

Asia Minor. examples interlacing,

Nine mosaic and painted ornament from mosques in Cairo. from illuminated a-d Ornament copies of the Koran,

Plate

2.

Plate

3.

Plate

4.

a

Plate

5.

a Interlaced

Painted decoration of a ceiling. Colored ornament from Cairo. b-c Designs from illuminated copies of the Koran. c'

border. Cairo. b Decoration from Sultan's palace. c-c Designs from illuminated copies of the Koran

ROMAN ORNAMENT Seven Plates, 7x9 inches

Plate

I.

Rome. Rome.

a-b Doric capitals, c

Ionic column,

d Corinthian column, Tivoli. Plate

Plate

2.

3.

b

Composite

column, column,

c

Sculptured

frieze,

a Corinthian

a Sculptured panel. chus. b c

Plate

4.

Rome. Rome.

Brescia.

Temple

of Bac-

Acanthus carvings, Rome. Ornamental torus.

a-c Pilasters

from Villa Medici,

b Decorated vase.

The examples published

in this series are in

monochrome. Very little genuine Roman ornament in color is available for study. The entire set of seven plates contains 20 examFor text on Roman Art, ples of ornament. see the Prang Elementary Course in Art Instruction, Manual for Seventh Year.

ROMAN ORNAMENT Seven

Plates, 7x9 inches

from Temple of Peace. and acanthus sculptures from forum of Nerva. Ornamented torus.

Plate

5.

a Scroll b Mask

Plate

6.

a-b Sculptured

c c

Plate

7.

Acanthus

rosettes.

scroll,

Rome.

Sculptured lunette, Mattel palace.

ROMANESQUE ORNAMENTS Four

Plate

I.

Plate

2.

Plate

3.

Plate

4.

Plates, 7x9 inches

a-b-c-d-e-f Sculptured capitals mediaeval churches. g-h-i Bases of stone columns.

from

examples sculptured borders from old continental buildings. Seven examples sculptured shafts and wall-surfaces. a-f Colored ornament from mediaeSix

val manuscripts. g-b Colored tiles. /-; Stained glass from

old church windows. Sculptured ornament in monochrome paintExamples ed ornament in colors and gold. Romanesque ornament are of Roman and given in The Prang Elementary Course in Art Instruction Books for Seventh Year. ;

GOTHIC ORNAMENT Set

Plate

I.

L Sixteen

Plates

English.

a Capital,

early

b Capital,

Fourteenth Century Dec-

orated. c

Perpendicular

Mouldings

ornamented

shaft,

from

old

English

French caoital. Rayonnant capital. d-i Mouldings from old

French

d-i

churches. Plate

2.

a Early b

churches. Plate

2.

a Early French capital.

d-e Decorated shafts. f-h Early English bases. i-k

Plate

4.

Sculptured bases.

a-c Sculptured capitals. d-f Sculptured shafts. g-l

Plate

4.

Bases of stone columns.

Fourteen

examples

borders,

of

rosettes,

sculptured etc.,

from

English buildings, Salisbury, York, Lincoln, Winchester, and Ely cathedrals, church at Stratford-on-Avon, etc.

The Gothic Plates, Set I., printed in monochrome, contain 88 examples from sculptured Plate 3 contains English examples. stone. Plate 4 contains French examples.

GOTHIC ORNAMENT Set

Plate

6.

L

Sixteen Plates

One example wood-carving, examples

teen panels, etc.,

sevenstone

sculptured

surface-coverings,

rosettes,

from English buildings, Henry

VII. chapel, Westminster Abbey, Plate

7.

Nine

examples from

sculptured

French

decoration

etc.

stone

buildings,

Notre Dame, Sainte Chapelle, Chartres-Cathedral, Plate

8.

etc.

One example carving

in

oak.

Five

examples from sculptured stone old French buildings.

Additional examples

in

in

black-and-white are

Drawing Book of The Prang Elementary Course in Art In-

given in the Eighth struction.

"^'ear

Full descriptive text

accompanying Manual.

is

given in the

GOTHIC ORNAMENT Set

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© IQ

11.

Eight Plates

HE

Gothic Plates, Set II., are printed in color and gold and contain 54 examples from sculptures, stained glass, illuminated MSS., etc. Additional examples in black and white are given in the

Drawing Book for Eighth Year of The Prang Elementary Course in Art Instruction. Full descriptive text will be

found

Plate

Plate

in

I.

2.

accompanying Manual.

Early English capital. Decorated capital. c Perpendicular capital. bands and d-f Mouldings Early English structures.

a b

a b

Early French

from

capital.

Rayonnant capital. c Late Rayonnant capital. from and bands d-f Mouldings buildings in Early French and

German Plate

3.

a-b c-e

Gothic.

Mouldings Mouldings Gothic

Plate

4.

;

5.

in

and mouldings examples Eight bands in Rayonnant and Flamboyant Gothic, from French and

German Plate

all

decorated Gothic. Peroendicular from English build-

in

a-d Diaper lish

cathedrals.

patterns

in

Early Eng-

styles.

e-g Diaper Gothic,

patterns

Ely Westminster.

in

Decorated and

Cathedral

GOTHIC ORNAMENT Set

Plate

6.

Eight Plates

II.

g Diaper Gothic, b-i

Plate

7.

pattern in Rayonnant St. Cunibert, Cologne.

Decorative details minated books.

from

illu-

Perpendica-c Diaper patterns in ular Gothic English examples. ;

in Early English, Perpendicular Decorated and English examples. styles

d-f Stained glass ;

Plate

8.

a-e

Flamboyant

decorations

from

old illuminated books. f

Stained

glass

in

Early

French

style.

g-i Stained

glass

in

onnant.

From

Assisi.

German Ray-

RENAISSANCE ORNAMENT Set

I.

Seven Plates

tit. jjt

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Kenaissance L^narts.

Set

I,

contain

49

:5et

examples

from sculptured stone ornament, and from decorations Examples from in Color. printing and manuscript ivory

are

given

Prang Elementary Course in Art Drawing Book for Eighth Year.

Instruction

capitals from and French buildings.

Sculptured

Plate

I.

a

Plate

2.

a-e Sculptured capitals

from French and

The

in

Italian

and columns Italian

origi-

nals.

Plate

3-

a Fountain, Sto. Spirito, Rome. b-c Rosettes by old Italian designers.

d-b Sculptured details from Venice, Florence, Rome, etc. /

Plate

4.

Painted ornament,

Padua.

Seven examples sculptured ornament by Bramante and other Italian architects.

Plate

5-

Plate

6.

a-b-c Sculptured panels and Brescia.

from Venice

d-g Panels in gold and colors.

Plate

7.

a Sculptured panel by Peruzzi. b-h Panels and borders in gold colors.

and

Seven decorative panels in the Vatican, painted by Raphael and his pupils.

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RENAISSANCE ORNAMENT Set

11.

Seven Plates

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Plate

I.

a-g Sculptured capitals from Italian

and French buildings. h-i.

Plate

2.

Sculptured borders nese palace, Rome.

from Far-

a-d Sculptured capitals from Italian

and French building. c Bracket from Orleans. from Middle Temple, / Bracket London. sixteenth and g-j Rosette, seventeenth

century.

k Moulding, Plate

3.

sixteenth

a-b Sculptured

Lorenzo, angelo). c

a

Florence

(Michel-

from

Far(Vignola).

Sculptured ornament from ian palaces

4.

ornament from San

Sculptured ornament nese palace, Rome

d-i

Plate

century.

Ital-

and other structures.

Cornice from Farnese (Michelangelo).

b-f Sculptured panels,

g French ornamental

etc.,

palace Italy.

detail.

h Decorative designs from sixteenth century book-cover.

i

RENAISSANCE ORNAMENT Set IL Seven Plates

Plate

5.

Six carved panels from French and

German Plate

6.

originals.

in colors and gold, from books, minatures and embroideries, sixteenth and seven-

Eight examples

teenth centuries.

Plate

7.

Ten examples

in

and gold in French

colors

from wall-decorations and Italian buildings. Renaissance Plates, Set amples.

Plates

I,

2,

3,

II.,

contain 61 ex-

4 and

5,

printed in

monochrome, show examples from sculptured Plates 6 and 7 are in colors and gold. stone.

From Santo

Croce, Florence.

FECIAL

attention

the help given

called to for the

study of Historic

Ornament ing

Draw-

the

in

Books and Manuals

of The Prang Elementary Course

Art

The

Instruction.

Books tions

is

present a variety

in

Drawing of illustra-

which afford an opportunity, not

only for the selection of examples of

beauty and interest, but also of the

medium

with which they

produced.

may

be re-

Full descriptive and ex-

planatory text with additional trations will be

found

in the

The Prang Manual, Water Color," contains

"A

illus-

Manuals. Course

a series

in

of ex-

ercises for the study of Historic Or-

nament

in

color,

with

full

sugges-

tions for the carrying out of correct

color schemes, and for the study of color

harmony

in

the various styles

of ornament. NOTE The various :

this circular are taken

styles of Historic initial lettering in

from the Elementary Course Manuals.

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