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Examples of Chinese ornament selected from objects in the South Kensington museum and other collections (1867) (14596872169)

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Examples of Chinese ornament selected from objects in the South Kensington museum and other collections (1867) (14596872169)

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Title: Examples of Chinese ornament selected from objects in the South Kensington museum and other collections
Year: 1867 (1860s)
Authors: Jones, Owen
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Publisher: London : S. & T. Gilbert, 4 Copthall Buildings, E.C. Back of the Bank of England
Contributing Library: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library
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Owen Jones (1809–1874), English designer, architect, and writer, best known for his standard work treating both Eastern and Western design motifs, The Grammar of Ornament (1856), which presented a systematic pictorial collection emphasizing both the use of colour and the application of logical principles to the design of everyday objects.

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