uwmspeccoll: The Renaissance from Das Polychrome OrnamentThis week we are featuring Renaissance manu
uwmspeccoll: The Renaissance from Das Polychrome OrnamentThis week we are featuring Renaissance manuscript and jewelry designs from Das Polychrome Ornament, the German language edition of the second series of L’Ornement Polychrome by French illustrator Albert-Charles-Auguste Racinet (1825-1893), who was an engraver and artistic director at the Parisian publisher Firmin Didot et Cie. The first series of L’Ornement Polychrome was published in ten installments between 1869 and 1873, totaling 100 plates of decorative arts from all over the world, from antiquity through the eighteen century. The second series of 120 plates was published from 1885 to 1887, and it included designs from the nineteenth century. The decorative plates from both series were inspired by various mediums, including textiles, painting, pottery, woodwork, metalwork, and architecture from a many different cultures. The plates were designed by many skilled commercial artists, their names are identified at the lower left hand corner of each plate. Das Polychrome Ornament was published in Stuttgart in 1885, and it includes explanatory text in German by Carl Vogel, a professor and architect. –Sarah, Special Collections Graduate Intern -- source link