Owen Jones — Pompeian | Grammar of Ornament Design Print

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Owen Jones — Pompeian | Grammar of Ornament Design PrintOwen Jones (18091874) was a Welsh architect and designer whose Grammar of Ornament (1856) 112 chromolithographic plates documenting decorative traditions from ancient Egypt to the Renaissance became the single most influential design reference book of the 19th century. Superintendent of Works for the Great Exhibition of 1851 and principal decorator of the Crystal Palace, he shaped the visual culture of the Victorian age. His systematic documentation

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