Offering an exceptionally comprehensive survey of the evolution of historic ornament in architecture and the applied arts, this volume includes a treasure trove of designs from cultures worldwide - from primitive ornamentation on Peruvian textiles to a handsome sixteenth-century Prussian stoneware mug. Designed to acquaint students with the beauty and vitality of the industrial arts of the past, to familiarize them with the capabilities and limitations of material, and with the appropriateness and application of ornament, Professor Glazier`s compact, easy-to-use reference is illustrated with approximately 700 of his own line drawings as well as 16 plates of photographs. The illustrations have been expressly chosen for the quality of the design and as typical examples of each period of style. Included are renderings of painted pilasters from Pompei, early Gothic stone carvings, Indian rugs of geometrical design, a detail from a stained glass window in Canterbury Cathedral, and much more.