Jules Bourgoin — Les Elements de L&Apos;Art Arabe: Le Trait Des Entrelacs

Paris, Librairie de Firmin-Didot et Cie, 1879. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this monumental visual study of Islamic ornament by Jules Bourgoin, illustrated with 200 plates, one of the most influential references on Islamic decorative art. In a quarter cloth loose leaf portfolio with marbled paper boards. First edition. Illustrated with one hundred and ninety black and red-toned plates, and ten colour plates, after designs by Bourgoin, including complex geometric constructions and repeat patterns, alongside explanatory French text on proportion, structure, and ornamental theory. Collated, complete. A detailed study of Islamic and Moorish ornament, presenting a systematic analysis of geometric interlace, arabesque motifs, and decorative principles across architectural and applied arts traditions. Bourgoin"s influential work remains a key early reference on Islamic design. In a quarter cloth loose leaf portfolio with marbled paper boards. Externally, smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities, resulting in slight loss to paper. Slight fraying to cloth ties. slight age toning to paste downs. Internally, loose leaves and plates bright and clean. Very slightly age toned with one or two spots to fore edge. Very Good . Ill.: Jules Bourgoin. Very Good .