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THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ORNAMENTILLUSTRATED BY A SEEIE8 OF FIFTY-THEEE PLATES OF IRONWORK, LACEWORK, AXD NEEDLEWORK, TAPESTRY, STAINED GLASS, BOOKBINDINGS, TILES,PANELS, SCREENS, ETC.

BY

HENRY SHAW,

F.S.A.

jEMnburgb

JOHN GRANT31

GEORGE

IV.

BRIDGE

1904

PREFACEEFOPtEthe appearance of the present work, the object of

which is to give a selection of the purest and best specimens of ornament of all kinds and of all ages, many books on the subject of ornament had been given to the public but, in general, they were either speciall}'' restricted to one class or one style, or;

imperfect as giving faulty or inaccurate examples, or difficult of access to

most of those who require them for practical ^^"^il^oses, on account of the expensive form in which they were pul^lished. The Author has endeavoured, as far as possible in a work of moderate expense, to It has been his study to give faithful remove these difficulties.representations of authentic models belonging to each particular classof designs, of affording a direct reference toof the several styles

some

of the best

examples

and therefore furnishing hints for a selection of parts which when combined may produce a new arrangement thus constituting a mass of materials from which the of equal elegance artist or manufacturer may derive a succession of entirely novel designs. Each style has its peculiar character, and this must pervade all fresh combinations to make them pleasing and satisfactory. The ornament of diflferent nations has its distinctive features, and these so var}^ as to A knowledge of these necessary points can illustrate particular epochs. only be obtained by an opportunity of studying from tlie original themperiods,;

and

selves,

or from copies

characteristics.

drawn with strict adherence to their peculiar On this point the Author trusts that the present Collecart. left

tion will be highly conducive to the enlargement of correct taste in all

branches of decorative

Greece and

Rome have

us specimens of foliage in which natural

vi

PEEFACE.Ages

objects have been cojDied with classical elegance; but in the Middleaiid Oriental

examples we find a profusion of ornamental detail, rich in invention, of a grotesque and fanciful nature. At the period of the Renaissance, the elegant taste of the ancients was blended with medifeval richness and Eastern fancy. We look for the best specimens of painted glass in windows from the twelfth century to the fifteenth for florid ornamental architecture in buildings of the same period for carvings and engraved ornaments, bindings of books, jewellery, embroidery, ornamental plate, and furniture, in the sixteenth century. We have elegant and rich designs of drapery during the Middle Ages. Foliage and scroll;

;

work are peculiarly bold and effective in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries and throughout the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth cen;

turies,

arabesques are abundant.

The present Volume contains Examples of most of these Classes, taken from the period at which each was in its greatest perfection, and the specimens are arranged in chi'onological order. Architectural Ornaments are given from works of various dates stained glass from York, Durham,;

Canterbury, Salisbury, Cologne, Chartres, &c.Worcestershireof the church

;

painted

tiles of

the thir-

teenth and fifteenth centuries, from Westminster, and Great Malvern in;

carvings in

wood andat

j^^inels of

the fifteenth and six-

teenth centuries; rich ironwork of the thirteenth century, from the doorsof Notre

Dame

Paris

;

ornamental drapery, velvet

from designs of the fifteenth century; lace and needlework bindings of books of the sixteenth century of the seventeenth andhangings,etc.,;;

designs for jewellery, plate, and other ornamental

articles,

by Hans

Holbein and contemporary artists. To the practical designer, therefore, this work is oftered as a useful collection of pure studies of ancient works of art while the amateur will;

find in it a correct series of illustration of the progress of

ornamental

design during a long period of history.

.

LIST

OF PLATES

The

Title,

taken from a binding in the possession of George Lucy, Esq., of Charlecote, War-

wickshire

Ante-pendiums, or Altar Cloths, of the date of about 1500, taken from Churches in

...........Italy.

1

These draperies, generally made of rich velvet or brocades, were usedof the altars in the churches of the Middle

Arabesque on the lining of a doorPattern of Grolier Binding;

Museum

Two

Patterns of Grolier Binding in the British

Cover of a Book, taken from Erasmus on thePickering

Bosses from Southwell Church, Nottinghamshire, and from theCloisters of

Capital of Pilasters in theCapital from the

Lady Chapel of Lincoln CathedralCathedral, and from the. . .

..... ........... ...... ........... ........ ...... ......Ages. . ..

for the decoration.

.

2

in the Palace of

Heidelberg

3

and another formerly belonging

to

Thomas Wotton,

in the British

45

Museum

New

Testament, in the possession of

Mr

6

Passage leading from the

Westminster Abbey

7

Temple of Eleusis

at

Athens

8 9

Capital from

Lincoln

Library and Chapter.. .

Room. .

of Southwell.

Church, NottinghamshireCapitals

A A

and Entablature from the Facade of the Certosa di Pavia Centre Ornament, from an Engraving of Israel van Mecheln.

.

.

.

.

.

.10 .11 .12.1.3

Circular

Ornament

in the possession of

Thomas Willement,

F.S.A., date 1570.

This

is

executed in a soft metal, similar to that used for printing type, andthe original design for the interior of a tazza, so frequentlydisplayed on the sideboards of the gentry in the 16th century

may have been found among the utensils..

.

Drapery from a Picture of the Virgin and Child, by Cima da Conegliano, Ewer, from the Collection of Mr Frisson, Languedoc. .

in the.

Louvre at Paris.

.

A A

Finial,

from Lincoln Cathedral

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

Frame, from a Drawing in the British Museumseries of

.

.

.

.

.

.15 .16 .1718-19

14

Designs by Hans Holbein for Goldsmiths' and Jewellers' Work, taken from a very interesting

Drawings by Holbein

aiford

many

excellent hints for

numerous purposesVelvet Hangings.

These hangings are composed of crimson velvet and gold threadof the western doors of the church of

.........modernjewellery,.

in the British

Museum. Additional MS. 5308. These and might readily be adapted to2021

.

Velvet Hangings at Hardwicke Hall, Lancashire, a seat of theIron

Work from oneexhibit,it is

Duke of Devonshire Notre Dame, Paris. These.

.

doors

supposed, the finest examples of wrought iron of the 13th century.is

hinge selected

one out of ten, each displaying considerable variety in design, com-

bined with the most admirable execution

.......

The22

VIU

LIST OF PLAi^Normandy24-1:

Key-stone, and Ornaments round a Capital, in the church of Pont de I'Arche,Patterns of ancient Lace-work, from engravings of the date of 1601

Needlework from theCol. F. G.

tester of a

Howardsoffit

Wall Ornament on the

Tomb

.......bedat

Levens Hall, Westmoreland, the seat of the

Hon26 27 28

of Ibrahim Aga, at Cairo

.

Ornament from theOrnamentsin stone,

of an arch in the Galilee of

Durham CathedralNormandy

from Southwell Church and Furness Abbeyin

29 30

Ornamental Tracery, from the Abbey of JumiegesPark

Ornaments on the Box containing the Seal of the Royal Hospital of St Catherine, Regent';31

......in St

Ornaments on an ancient chair Ornaments carvedin

wood

at

Hildesheim and Salzwedel

Ornamental Carvings in Wood

....relief in alabaster,

Mary's Hall, Coventry

32

3334

Ornaments from the Palace of HeidelbergColoured Ornaments from the monuments of Sophia and Maria, daughters of JamesI.,

35

and

from that of the Countess of Oxford and family in Westminster Abbey.

ments are carved

in

low

flat

spaces between filled in black Ornaments of the beginning of the 17th century, containing a panel with a shield and coronet,

and two

inlaid

ornaments

....

........the raised parts being gilt,

These orna-

and the36

37

Heraldic Panels, in the possession of Thos. Willement, F.S.A.Panels in Marble, from the Fa9ade of the Certosa di Pavia

38 39

From From

a Picture

by an early German painter of the date of 1472Church, Norfolk.

a painted Screen in Worstead

interesting examples of painted architecture in

England

Pendants from St Stephen's Chapel, Westminster

.... .....This screenis

4041

one of the most4243

Three Sides of a Pilaster in the

cloister of St

Designs for Plate, from a very valuable collection of drawings by Van Swol, in the Print

room of the

British

Museum

Border of Stained Glass in the Royal Abbey of St Denis, near ParisStained Glass in the possession of Thomas Willement, F.S.A.Stained Glass from Canterbury Cathedral Stained Glass from Salisbury Cathedral.

........

Sauveur at Aix in Provence

44 45 4647-48

49

Stained Glass from the Chapter House of York Cathedral

5051

Stained Glass from Southwell Church, Nottinghamshire

Stained Glass from the church of Altenberg, near Cologne Stained Glass from the sacristy of the cathedral at Chartres

52 53

Stained Glass from the entrance to the sacristy of the Cathedral at Chartres

54

From

Stained Glass, and from Needlework.

recently erected in St George's Church,at

Mechlin

A A

Staircase,

from a drawing in the possession of

...........Hanover Square, and formerlyC. J. Richardson, Esq.,

The

stained glass from the beautiful

window55

in the Cathedral

F.S.A

.

5657

Design for Tapestry, from a drawing in the possession of C. J. Richardson, Esq., F-S.A. Painted Tiles from the Chapter House, Westminster. From drawings by L. N. Cottingham,Esq., F.S.A., at

whose suggestionis

this beautiful floor

was uncovered, Jan..

1st,

1831.

One

quarter only of each figure

given to allow room for four varieties.

58.

Painted Tiles

from Great Malvern Church, Worcestershire

.

.

.

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