The Encyclopedia of Ornament comprising one of the largest

comprising one of the largest collections of visual illusions in one volume

and the teaching of science

Like many of today's young ladies

features art from the 1922 Verlag Ernst Arnold edition

The Encyclopedia of Ornament comprising one of the largestFirst published in 1842, this volume made an important contribution to the nineteenth century Gothic Revival, during which English artists rediscovered decorative styles from their country's medieval past. Few published sources of the Victorian era offered information on historic designs, and The Encyclopedia of Ornament was warmly received and widely praised for the meticulous rendering of its plates. Modern day graphic artists and designers, art