HISTORIES OF ORNAMENT FROM GLOBAL TO LOCAL

This lavishly illustrated volume is the first major global history of ornament from the Middle Ages to today. Crossing historical an d geographical boundaries in unprecedented ways and considering the role of ornament in both art and architecture, Histories of Orna ment offers a nuanced examination that integrates medieval, Renaissance, baroque, and modern Euroamerican traditions with their Isla mic, Indian, Chinese, and Mesoamerican counterparts.