V&A Patterns: Owen Jones

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This attractive series reveals the V&A's spectacular and extensive pattern collections. Each title in the series includes a free CD of high resolution images. Owen Jones features the breadth of the Victorian designer's work, from his passion for Islamic decoration to his influential work, The Grammar of Ornament, first published in 1856. The compact disc at the back of the book invites you to appreciate the ingenuity of the designs, and the endless possibilities for their application.

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Abraham Thomas is Curator of Designs at the Victoria & Albert Museum, with responsibilities as lead curator for architecture. He recently curated A Higher Ambition: Owen Jones (1809-1874) which took place at the V&A and is currently curating the V&A international touring exhibition Owen Jones: Islamic Design, Discovery & Vision.