This lavish archive of exquisite engravings and designs--originally created in the mid-nineteenth century for the professional artist and architect--contains so

The decorative arts of the Middle Ages — richly ornate, filled with religious and mythic symbolism — were especially remarkable for the complexities of thei

Selected from 19th-century reprints of medieval manuscripts, 355 full-color illustrations depict a wide range of subjects — from birds, florals, animals, and

Meticulously reproduced motifs from rare 1882 edition, with informative introduction and notes on original plates. Diaper patterns, medallions for ornamental de

This is a complete reprinting of one of Beunat's later and more complete catalogs, showing and again making available over 900 individual ornaments and designs.