Decorative Patterns of The Ancient World

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Reprint of 1930 edition. Archaeologist Sir Flinders Petrie examines decorative arts from past civilizations concentrating geographically on Europe and Western Asia and historically on the period up to 1000 AD. He has selected over three thousand examples of decorative patterns arranged into groups such as animals spirals and crosses etc. for easy identification. Includes over 3 000 black and white illustrations. 16 lxxxviii pages. cloth dust jacket.. 4to..