Handbook of plant and floral ornament : selected from the herbals of the sixteenth century, and exhibiting the finest examples of plant-drawing found in these rare works, whether executed in wood-cuts or in copperplate engravings, arranged for the use of the decorator with supplementary illustrations and some remarks on the use of plant-form in design / by Richard G. Hatton.

Author/Creator:

Hatton, Richard G. (Richard George), 1864-1926.

Standardized Title:

Craftsman's plant-book. 1960

Publication:

New York : Dover Publications, 1960.

Format/Description:

Book
ix, 539 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects:

Decoration and ornament -- Plant forms.
Botany -- Pre-Linnean works.

Notes:

Includes index.
"Formerly titled: The craftsman's book; or, Figures of plants."
"List of the chief ancient herbals": p. 49-50.

ISBN:

0486206491

OCLC:

81609324

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