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What is egg-and-dart? Why are acanthus leaves so special? Where would you find gadrooning and strigillation? What are friezes, dentils, meanders, volutes, palmettes, and rosettes, and where will you likely find them? In this beautiful book, Classical Ornament, Philippa Lewis unpacks the rich vocabulary of classical...
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What is egg-and-dart? Why are acanthus leaves so special? Where would you find gadrooning and strigillation?
What are friezes, dentils, meanders, volutes, palmettes, and rosettes, and where will you likely find them? In this beautiful book, Classical Ornament, Philippa Lewis unpacks the rich vocabulary of classical ornament, from the Five Orders, with their columns, capitals and entablatures, to the fabulous patterns and motifs which adorn them.
An indispensable guide to the visual language which still surrounds us today.
Series: Wooden Books UK Series
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Pre-orderClassical Ornament
What is egg-and-dart? Why are acanthus leaves so special? Where would you find gadrooning and strigillation? What are friezes, dentils, meanders, volutes, palmettes, and rosettes, and where will you likely find them? In this beautiful book, Classical Ornament, Philippa Lewis unpacks the rich vocabulary of classical ornament, from the Five Orders, with their columns, capitals and entablatures, to the fabulous...Paperback$1599Unit price /UnavailableOut 1 Oct 2026Pre-order
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ISBN: 9781907155802
Publisher: Wooden Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 October 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Wooden Books
Illustration: Black and White
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 8.0mm
Width: 125.0mm
Height: 155.0mm
Weight: 100g
Pages: 64
About the Author
Philippa Lewis is a writer, photographer and picture editor. She is the author of A Dictionary of Ornament; Details, A Guide to House Design in Britain; Everything you can do in the Garden without Actually Gardening; Everyman's Castle; Portals (in this series) and other books. She divides her time between Paris and the Orkneys.
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