Drawing on a diverse body of archaeological

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ISBN 978-1-60606-992-9

33 color and 33 b/w 
illustrations

The V&A Sourcebook of Pattern & Ornament getty pubs Drawing on a diverse bodyThis richly illustrated, easy to navigate sourcebook presents more than one thousand historic and contemporary examples of pattern and ornamentation from around the world, each one succinctly identified and explained. Arranged thematically, it is unique among pattern books, as it includes examples not only of surface pattern but also of three dimensional ornamentation and embellishment. Two dimensional pattern is ubiquitous, no matter what the age of