Table of Contents

Introduction

1. Plants
Flowers: Roses * Tulips * Lilies * Pansies * Chrysanthemums * Honeysuckle * Other Garden Flowers * Poppies * Thistles * Other Wild Flowers * Blossom
Fruit & vegetables: Berries * Apples & Pears * Pineapples * Vines * Other Fruit * Vegetables
Trees & leaves
Stylized plant forms: Fleur-de-lis * Corinthian Capitals * Arabesque Patterns

2. Animals
Mammals: Horses * Dogs * Cats * Rabbits & Hares * Deer * Farm Animals & Farmyards * Lions, Leopards & Tigers * Exotic Animals
Sea creatures: Fish * Shells
Birds: Eagles * Flamingos * Peacocks * Parrots * Cranes, Storks & Herons Cockerels * Other Birds * Feathers
Insects: Bees & Wasps * Butterflies & Moths * Spiders * Ladybirds
Reptiles & Amphibians: Dinosaurs * Snakes * Turtles & Tortoises * Frogs & Toads * Salamanders * Other Reptiles & Amphibians
Mythical Creatures

3. Earth & the Universe
The Cosmos: Seasons, Skies & Weather * Stars & Planets * Moon * Sun * Science
Landscape & Buildings: The Home * Landscapes & Cityscapes * Buildings
Mankind: The Human Form * Human Activities * Symbolism, Religion & Astrology * Love & Romance * Language & Typography

4. Abstract Patterns
Geometric Patterns: Square * Circle * Triangle * Line * Other Geometric Shapes
Freeform Abstraction: Camouflage * Cartouches * Other Freeform Abstract Patterns

Promotional Information

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

About the Author

Amelia Calver is Licensing Research and Development Manager at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. She has worked at the V&A for more than twenty years and has an impressive familiarity with the museum's extensive collections, particularly of the fabric and wallpaper designs from around the world that have been acquired during the V&A's 170-year history.

Reviews

'This selection will appeal to designers, artists, illustrators and creatives from all disciplines' - Let’s Talk

'This richly illustrated book is one you will return to over and over again as an outstanding source of inspiration and compilation of the most fascinating information about the history of pattern making' - Beautiful Heirloom Home

'If you’re fascinated by surface patterns and global design, this book will be straight on your must-read list' - Simply Sewing