Hamlin, A. D. F. (Alfred Dwight Foster), 1855-1926 · New York, The Century Co. · leaf 416
theapplied ornaments of gilt bronze and the lacquers and 320 ORNAMENT IN THE NETHERLANDS veneers of the French styles were imitated with moreor less success in the Netherlands. Typographic ornament was highly developed by theDutch printers, especially in the 17th century, not onlyin the design of… … Fig. 236.—Typographic Ornaments by Elzevir, 1649. of ornament for the use of p!ainters, carvers, architectsand jewelers, for the most part reflecting the ItalianBaroque taste, like that of Vredeman de Vries forfurniture, already mentioned. The same general styleappears in the book-bindings,…
Decoration and ornament
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