这本概要收录了历史上**雅的图案和装饰设计，读者们会在其中发现一个充满装饰灵感的世界。

绝版后，《世界图样》马上收集了19世纪最伟大的百科全书式的两部装饰作品集：Auguste Racinet的L Ornement polychrome 卷1和卷2（1875年和1888年）和Auguste Dupont-Auberville的L Ornement des tissus（1877）以提供一本豪华的、不可或缺的原始资料集，类别涵盖珠宝、瓷砖、彩色玻璃、精致手抄本装饰画、纺织物以及陶瓷装饰品。

这部文化和艺术选辑包含的设计有古典的、埃及的、希腊的、罗马的、伊特鲁里亚的、亚洲的和中东的，还有从中世纪到19世纪的欧洲设计，为艺术家、历史学家、设计师、服装设计师，以及任何从事装饰设计的人提供了重要的参考

The ultimate decorative resource

Discover a world of decorative ideas with this compendium of history's most elegant patterns and ornamental designs.

Once out of print, The World of Ornament brings together the two greatest encyclopedic collections of ornament of the 19th century Auguste Racinet's L'Ornement polychrome Volumes I and II (1875-1888) and Auguste Dupont-Auberville's L'Ornement des tissus (1877) to provide one lavish, indispensable source book spanning jewelry, tile, stained glass, illuminated manuscript, textile and ceramic ornament.

Encompassing classical, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Asian and middle-Eastern, as well as European designs from medieval times through the 19th century, this compilation of cultures and esthetics offers a primary reference for artists, historians, designers and patternmakers, and anyone engaged in decorative design and impact.

"The book offers to both the lay reader and designer a dazzling visual extravaganza on the grand scale."