Historical literature on applied arts and crafts
In this section you will find an overview of digitized works from the field of arts and crafts and design, which are available through the arthistoricum.net catalog. Listed are digitized works mainly of historical literature of the late 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The order is based on the type of publication - general descriptions, catalogs, ornamental patterns, and on the other hand on material of the thematized field of applied arts and crafts. Within the thematic fields, the media are usually sorted chronologically.
The collection will be successively expanded with additional relevant literature.
General literature on decorative arts
The arts and crafts movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries is accompanied by a large number of publications, exhibition catalogs and theoretical writings relevant to the field. They
Museums and schools
With the establishment of the museums of applied arts, often founded as an extension of already existing schools of applied arts, catalogs of holdings are increasingly appearing. The schools of arts
Fabrics, textiles, carpets
Overview of digital copies of historical pattern books, collections of patterns and publications dealing with the production of fabrics and the various possibilities of pattern design. Included are
Lace and lace products
The production of lace fabrics, borders and appliqués is one of the most elaborate production areas in textile manufacturing. Lace, as an accessory or outer fabric for elaborately produced dresses and
Glass, Porcelain, Ceramics
This page provides an overview of digitized historical literature dealing with the materials glass, porcelain and ceramics. You can find historical manufacturing instructions for various types of
Wood, metal, jewelry
Overview of digitized historical literature dealing with the properties and processing of the materials wood and metal and the products made from them. You can find publications on furniture and home
Japanese Pattern And Ornament Templates
At the end of the 19th century, with the opening of the Japanese Empire to the Western world, a strange and rich new wealth of forms also arrived in Europe, which was received with great interest,
Ornament templates and pattern books
On this page you will find an overview of digitized historical ornament engraving collections as well as pattern and sample books, as they were published at the end of the 19th century in various
Musterbücher von Firmen
Musterbücher mit originalen Materialproben wurden von verschiedendsten Firmen spätestens seit dem 19. Jahrhundert vermehrt zur Kundenberatung, aber auch für Fertigungsprozesse hergestellt. Diese nicht