Ornament
Author | : James Trilling |
Publisher | : University of Washington Press |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 2003 |
ISBN-10 | : 0295981482 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780295981482 |
Rating | : 4/5 (482 Downloads) |
Download or read book Ornament written by James Trilling and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text is a wide-ranging consideration of the cultural and symbolic significance of ornament, its rejection by modernism and its subsequent reinvention. Trilling explains how ornament works, why it has to be explained and why it matters.