[Ornamentation. S.l., circa 1900. In-folio manuscript, gray cloth of the period. 32-page anonymous manuscript, perfectly calligraphed and probably for school use. It concerns ornamentation and studies its various forms, dealing successively with geometry, nature, the trophy, ornamental flora, repetition, alternation, symmetry, radiance, combinations of vertical and horizontal lines, the network, curves of feeling, the decorative background, etc. It also includes a chapter on "La flore dans l'art à diverses époques" (Flora in art at various periods). This is followed by a chapter on "Flora in art at different periods". The text is enhanced by several original pencil and watercolor drawings. The document ends with 9 unillustrated pages, including a later text entitled "Ouvrages de dames". It covers, in turn, the decoration of cheap books, foot mats, the making of a casket, fans, screens, screens, shells and fabrics.
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Lot no. 227

[Ornamentation. S.l., circa 1900. In-folio manuscript, gray cloth of the period. 32-page anonymous manuscript, perfectly calligraphed and probably for school use. It concerns ornamentation and studies its various forms, dealing successively with geometry, nature, the trophy, ornamental flora, repetition, alternation, symmetry, radiance, combinations of vertical and horizontal lines, the network, curves of feeling, the decorative background, etc. It also includes a chapter on "La flore dans l'art à diverses époques" (Flora in art at various periods). This is followed by a chapter on "Flora in art at different periods". The text is enhanced by several original pencil and watercolor drawings. The document ends with 9 unillustrated pages, including a later text entitled "Ouvrages de dames". It covers, in turn, the decoration of cheap books, foot mats, the making of a casket, fans, screens, screens, shells and fabrics.

Estimate
€60 - €80
Result
€156
Buyer's premium
30%
[Ornamentation. S.l., circa 1900. In-folio manuscript, gray cloth of the period. 32-page anonymous manuscript, perfectly calligraphed and probably for school use. It concerns ornamentation and studies its various forms, dealing successively with geometry, nature, the trophy, ornamental flora, repetition, alternation, symmetry, radiance, combinations of vertical and horizontal lines, the network, curves of feeling, the decorative background, etc. It also includes a chapter on "La flore dans l'art à diverses époques" (Flora in art at various periods). This is followed by a chapter on "Flora in art at different periods". The text is enhanced by several original pencil and watercolor drawings. The document ends with 9 unillustrated pages, including a later text entitled "Ouvrages de dames". It covers, in turn, the decoration of cheap books, foot mats, the making of a casket, fans, screens, screens, shells and fabrics.
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