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What did artisans study in the days when laborious decoration was the mainstay of their livelihood? Here's one example.

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Nineteenth century model sheets
Johann Theodor de Bry's Neiw Kunstliches Alphabet (1595)

In the late 19th century, Carl Hrachowina (1845-1896) taught at the Arts and Crafts School in Vienna. Among his students were Franz von Matsch and Gustav Klimt (whose portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer fetched the highest known price for a painting in June 2006). He selected and published a series of study aids.

Bygone era
His course materials for artists and craftmen provide a foundation of baroque ornament. They reflect three centuries of an unbroken tradition in decorative arts.

Model sheets for Arts and Crafts: Johann Theodor de Bry's Neiw Kunstliches Alphabet, 1595 is a reprint of Vorlagen für das Kunstgewerbe, Herausgegeban von Carl Hrachowina. 1. Band. Künstliches Alphabet von J. Th. de Bry. Wien, Verlag von Carl Graeser, 1886.

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