Download or read book Handbook of Ornament written by Franz Sales Meyer and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-07-12 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This excellent collection of historic decorative ornament contains 3,000 examples ranging from the cultures of the Greeks and Romans through the Victorians: chairs, thrones, crowns, heraldic emblems, altars, armor, architecture, and more.