Chapter I: Preface

This work is a continuation of the former volume on the subject of Historic Ornament, and treats of the historical development of ornament and decoration as illustrated in furniture, pottery, enamels, ivories, metal work, including goldsmiths’, silversmiths’, and jewellers’ work, textile fabrics, mosaic, glass, and book decoration.

Though each volume may be considered complete in itself as far as it has been possible to consider the subjects therein treated in the dimensions of this work, at the same time the student is respectfully advised to read both volumes, as a few subjects which are necessarily only slightly noticed in the former treatise, particularly those belonging to the Minor Arts, are more fully treated in the present work.

J. WARD.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.
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POTTERY—MAIOLICA—DELLA ROBBIA WARE—ITALIAN MAIOLICA—PERSIAN, 1
DAMASCUS, AND RHODIAN WARES—FRENCH POTTERY—OIRON WARE—PALISSY
WARE—NEVERS, ROUEN, AND MOUSTIERS WARES—FRENCH
PORCELAIN—GERMAN POTTERY—GERMAN PORCELAIN—ENGLISH
POTTERY—ENGLISH PORCELAIN—CHINESE PORCELAIN—INDIAN POTTERY

CHAPTER II.

ENAMELS—ENAMELS OF THE COUNTRIES OF THE EAST 108

CHAPTER III.

IVORY CARVINGS 139

CHAPTER IV.

METAL WORK—GOLD, SILVER, BRONZE, PEWTER, AND IRON—SPANISH METAL 161
WORK—METAL WORK IN ITALY, GERMANY, FRANCE, AND
ENGLAND—NIELLO-WORK AND DAMASCENING—INDIAN JEWELLERY—IRON WORK
IN FRANCE, GERMANY, BELGIUM, ITALY, AND ENGLAND

CHAPTER V.

FURNITURE—ANTIQUE: EGYPT, ASSYRIA, GREECE, AND ROME—BYZANTINE, 241
ROMANESQUE, SARACENIC, AND THE FURNITURE OF THE MIDDLE
AGES—ITALIAN AND OTHER FURNITURE OF THE RENAISSANCE

CHAPTER VI.

TEXTILE FABRICS—TEXTILES OF INDIA—EMBROIDERY—TAPESTRY—LACE 295

CHAPTER VII.

MOSAICS 344

CHAPTER VIII.

GLASS 365