The grammar of ornament

Author Owen Jones British
Illustrator Francis Bedford British
Publisher Day & Son, Ltd., London British
1856
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  • Title: The grammar of ornament
  • Author: Owen Jones (British, London 1809–1874 London)
  • Illustrator: Francis Bedford (British, London 1816–1894 London)
  • Publisher: Day & Son, Ltd., London
  • Date: 1856
  • Geography: London, England
  • Dimensions: 2 preliminary leaves, 6, [106] pages : 100 plates (some color including frontispiece) ; Height: 22 7/16 in. (57 cm) x Width: 15 3/8 in. (39 cm)
  • Credit Line: Thomas J. Watson Library, Gift of Friends of the Thomas J. Watson Library
  • Object Number: NK1510 .J7 1856 Folio

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