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Originality And Jones' The Grammar Of Ornament Of 1856, John Jespersen
Originality And Jones' The Grammar Of Ornament Of 1856, John Jespersen
Kresten Jespersen
Two years ago (2006) was the 150th anniversary of the publication of The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones (1809�1874). This bible of ornament remains his best-known contribution to visual culture. This article looks at how the Grammar came about and also at its design intentions. The folio itself is really more famous for what it is than what it really is about. Jones' intention for ornamental designs of carpets, ceilings, wall elevations and fabrics was to create a field which was frequently conditioned by borders, panels or dados, cornices and covings.The field's ornaments consist of secondary motifs�dots, fragments, elements, …