Original 1877 Print - Arabian Ornamented

Original 1877 Print - Arabian Ornamented Inscriptions, 19th Century Chromolithograph by Racinet, L'Ornement Polychrome

Original antique chromolithograph from an 1877 British printing of the First Edition of Auguste Racinet's "L'Ornement Polychrome." Auguste Racinet was a French designer and painter who spent years working L'Ornement Polychrome, a masterful collection of ornamental designs of the time. The First Edition was published in Paris by Firmin Didot et Cie and was issued in parts between 1869 and 1873, with this edition printed in English and also published by Firmin Didot in 1877. Following the style of Owen Jones' earlier title, The Grammar of Ornament, Racinet's work was praised for its exceptional level of detail, high print quality, and the ingenuity with which he laid out the collection of designs in each plate.

This is Plate XXVIII from Racinet's section on Arabian ornament. It depicts examples of ornamented inscriptions from a richly illuminated manuscript of the Kora