1875 French Framed Gilt Scrollwork and Border Chromolithograph beautiful colors

1875 French Framed Gilt Scrollwork and Border Chromolithograph

Original antique chromolithographs from an 1875 British printing of Auguste Racinet's "L'Ornement Polychrome." Auguste Racinet was a French designer and painter who spent years working Ornament 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 being the first english edition 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 plate from Racinet's section on ornament of the Renaissance. They depicts examples of ornamental detailing found throughout panels, friezes, and other architectural elements produced during the 16th Century. They have vibrant col