Download or read book 8000 Years of Ornament written by Eva Wilson and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designs based on plant, animal and human forms, as well as geometric motifs, recur in all cultures and all periods. This handbook analyses and explains, with 600 line drawings, the most important decorative motifs from prehistory to the present day. Eva Wilson demonstrates that there are a finite number of decorative ideas in art across the world.