Decor ideas from German professor of ornament Meyer Franz Sales’ “Handbook of ornament; a grammar of art, industrial and architectural designing in all its branches, for practical as well as theoretical use” which came out in 1900.

Art book/folio, Plates (llustrations) from books 1 Minute
“The Tassel”. Plate 118, page 189. Collections of and digitalized by Wellesley College. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/handbookoforname1900meye/page/189/mode/1up
“The Fringe and the Valance.” Plate 119, page 191. Collections of and digitalized by Wellesley College. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/handbookoforname1900meye/page/191/mode/1up
“The Foliated Shaft.” Plate 121, page 196. Collections of and digitalized by Wellesley College. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/handbookoforname1900meye/page/196/mode/1up
“The Trapezophoron.” Plate 143, page 233. Collections of and digitalized by Wellesley College. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/handbookoforname1900meye/page/233/mode/1up
Enclosed Ornament: The Circular Panel. Plate 157. Page 258 of Meyer Franz Sales’ Handbook of ornament; a grammar of art, industrial and architectural designing in all its branches, for practical as well as theoretical use which was published in 1900. Collections of and digitalized by Wellesley College. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/handbookoforname1900meye/page/258/mode/1up
Enclosed Ornament: The Lozenge Panel. Plate 168. Page 273 of Meyer Franz Sales’ Handbook of ornament; a grammar of art, industrial and architectural designing in all its branches, for practical as well as theoretical use which was published in 1900. Collections of and digitalized by Wellesley College. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/handbookoforname1900meye/page/273/mode/1up
Vases: The Römer or Rummer. Plate 206. Page 350 of Meyer Franz Sales’ Handbook of ornament; a grammar of art, industrial and architectural designing in all its branches, for practical as well as theoretical use which was published in 1900. Collections of and digitalized by Wellesley College. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/handbookoforname1900meye/page/350/mode/1up
Metal Objects: The Renascence (Renaissance) Candelabrum. Plate 212. Page 363 of Meyer Franz Sales’ Handbook of ornament; a grammar of art, industrial and architectural designing in all its branches, for practical as well as theoretical use which was published in 1900. Collections of and digitalized by Wellesley College. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/handbookoforname1900meye/page/363/mode/1up

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