16th-century Italian ornament prints in the Victoria and Albert Museum (1999)

The first illustrated catalogue of the Victoria & Albert Museum's print collection features a concise design that is detailed, yet accessible. The complete inventory of prints is presented and reveals their relationship with reissues, direct copies and reverse copies.An essential reference clarifying the impact and influence of the original prints is provided. This volume is also an indispensable identification tool for prints. A valuable reference for anyone interested in the decorative arts, as well as students, collectors and scholars of prints and design.

Link to museum's website:

http://www.vam.ac.uk/page/p/prints/

http://collections.vam.ac.uk/search/?listing_type=&offset=0&limit=15&narrow=&extrasearch=&q=ornamental+prints&commit=Search&quality=0&objectnamesearch=&placesearch=&after=&after-adbc=AD&before=&before-adbc=AD&namesearch=&materialsearch=&mnsearch=&locationsearch=

Here you can find a lot of informations and articles about prints and ornamental prints as well:



http://www.artinprint.org/



http://www.printquarterly.co.uk/

http://www.ifpda.org/content/

The International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) is a non-profit organization of leading art dealers, galleries, and publishers with expertise in the field of fine prints. Members are committed to the highest standards of quality, ethics, and connoisseurship, and to promoting a greater appreciation of fine prints among collectors and the general public.

FAQS: http://www.ifpda.org/content/collecting_prints/faq

Vermittelt wird eine Geschichte der Ornamente seit der Renaissance (ca. 1450) bis heute. Erläutert werden konstitutive Grundformen eines jeden Ornaments, seine Begriffsherkunft, sein zumeist antiker oder außereuropäischer Ursprung, seine neuzeitliche Anwendungsgeschichte und seine jeweils angemessene Verwendung (decorum).


Verlag: Deubner Verlag Für Kunst 2005
Seitenzahl: 190
ISBN-13: 9783937111100
ISBN-10: 3937111107