The V&A Sourcebook of Pattern and OrnamentAuthor: Limited, V & A Enterprises Decorative arts Published on 27 February 2025 by Thames & Hudson Ltd in the United Kingdom. Paperback 400 pages, 1146 Illustrations, colour 204 x 239 x 36 1378g A richly illustrated sourcebook of two dimensional pattern and three dimensional ornamentation, presenting more than 1,000 historic and contemporary examples from around the world. The wealth of surface pattern and three dimensional ornamentation in the many

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