About this sheet
A decorative set of three original antique chromolithographs from Albert Charles Auguste Racinet’s celebrated publication L’Ornement polychrome. Cent planches en couleurs, or et argent, published by Firmin Didot in Paris in 1873.
This selected group brings together two richly colored Medieval ornament plates and one Renaissance plate, offering a beautiful survey of historic European decorative design. The plates feature illuminated manuscript-style borders, floral and foliate ornament, arabesques, architectural panels, jewel-like color fields, scrolling vines, grotesque-inspired details, and finely composed decorative motifs.
Racinet’s L’Ornement polychrome was one of the great nineteenth-century reference works on historic ornament and became an important sourcebook for architects, decorators, designers, craftsmen, and collectors. Its plates were admired for their exceptional chromolithographic printing, vivid coloration, and careful documentation of ornamental styles from antiquity through the Renaissance and later periods.
The three prints work especially well as a decorative ensemble. Their strong colors, historic subject matter, and balanced compositions make them suitable for both traditional and contemporary interiors.
These are original nineteenth-century chromolithographs from the 1873 Paris folio publication and are not modern reproductions.
The prints are sold as a set of three and are offered unframed. Any compilation or framed images are shown for presentation inspiration only.
Author / Director:
Albert Charles Auguste Racinet, 1825–1893
Medium:
Original chromolithographs on paper.
Subject:
Medieval and Renaissance ornament, historic decorative arts, illuminated borders, architectural and floral ornament.
Style:
Renaissance Revival, Medieval Revival, Historicist, Victorian decorative arts.
Condition:
Very good antique condition with light age toning, minor handling wear, and small imperfections consistent with age. The sheets retain generous margins and present beautifully. Please review the photographs carefully.
Sold As:
Set of three original antique prints, unframed.
