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Greco-Roman Pattern from L’ornement Polychrome by Albert Racinet (1888)

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Albert Racinet's "Polychrome Ornament," 1869

PLATE IV ASSYRIAN ART EXAMPLES OF POLYCHROMATIC DECORATION

TWO distinct periods may be noted in Assyrian art: the first, that of the foundation of Babylon by the Nabateans, on an alluvial soil destitute of stone quarries-a period characterized by the exclusive use of brick, an.cl in which architecture was confined within very narrow limits; and a second period, that of the foundation of Nineveh by the Scythians, the conquerors of primitj.ve Babylon, in a region where basalt ancl numerous stone quarries rendered possible a monumental architecture quite unknown to the Babylonians. It is to this Ninevite period, which might also be called the Scytho-Assyrian, that the majority of the remains collected in the museums of London and Paris belong; as also do the various specimens given in our plate.

NINEVEH - PALACE OF KHORSABAD. No. 1.-Painted sculptures, after Layard. Nos. 2, 3, 4.-Painted sculptures, after Victor Place. No. 5.-Bricks inlaid in colours, after Layard. Nos. 6 to 10.-Enamelled bricks, after Victor Place. Nos. 11 to 18.-Various specimens, after La yard. Nos. 19, 20.-Paintings, after Victor Place. Nos. 21 to 23.-Restorations, after Botta

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European court dress from the 16th century, Albert Racinet’s Historical Encyclopedia of Costumes (updated edition). The last image depicts Elizabeth of Valois, Anne Boleyn, Mary Tudor, and Jane Seymour.

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Illustrations taken from ‘L'ornement Polychrome’ (1888) by Albert Racinet (1825-1893).

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Albert Racinet's L'Ornement Polychrome

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from Albert Racinet’s L’Ornement Polychrome (1869–73)

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Japanese Decorative Art in Das Polychrome Ornament

Today we are featuring Japanese decorative styles from Das Polychrome Ornament, the German language edition of the second series of L’Ornement Polychrome by French illustrator Albert-Charles-Auguste Racinet (1825-1893), who was an engraver and artistic director at the Parisian publisher Firmin Didot et Cie. The first series of L’Ornement Polychrome was published in ten installments between 1869 and 1873, totaling 100 plates of decorative arts from all over the world, from antiquity through the eighteen century. The second series of 120 plates was published from 1885 to 1887, and it included designs from the nineteenth century. The decorative plates from both series were inspired by various mediums, including textiles, painting, pottery, woodwork, metalwork, and architecture from many different cultures. Das Polychrome Ornament was published in Stuttgart in 1885, and it includes explanatory text in German by Carl Vogel, a professor and architect.

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–Sarah, Special Collections Graduate Intern 

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Indo-Persian pattern from L'ornement Polychrome (c. 1888) by Albert Racinet