To meet the demands of this first comprehensive catalogue of Anglo-Saxon stone sculpture, Professor Cramp, the series editor, has devised a new system of description capable of dealing with the complex ornament of the material. As well as classifying forms, shapes and decoration, she also discusses techniques of carving, dating methods and epigraphy. The extensive use of line drawings to illustrate each point makes this the most useful and compact work produced on the subject to date--an invaluable reference tool for anyone interested in early medieval art and design.

First edition of The grammar of ornament, a global and historical design sourcebook published by the English-born Welsh architect Owen Jones, one of the most influential design theorists of the 19th century. According to Wikipedia, the Grammar of ornament presents Jones's 37 key principles of decorative arts governing the arrangement of form and color in architecture and the decorative arts. The first 19 chapters of the Grammar illustrate historically and geographically diverse examples of decoration, with chapters on Arabian, Turkish, Moorish, and Persian ornament. The last chapter, "Leaves and Flowers from Nature," affirms the basic principle of ornamental design throughout the world, that is, the form found in nature. "The Grammar was hugely influential in design schools in the latter half of the nineteenth century, and is still in print today, maintaining its relevance as a source of inspiration for contemporary designers."