The introduction to this book uses the example of tā moko facial tattoos on a Maori woman to argue that the will to decorate is a universal human trait. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this influential 1853 pattern book by English architect Owen Jones, that used 100 full-color lithographs to highlight the patterns from diverse sources across time and cultures, such as Egyptian capitals and Indian textiles.
ANSWER: The Grammar of Ornament: A Visual Reference of Form and Colour in Architecture and the Decorative Arts
[10e] Jones’s sketches of the elaborate wall decorations of this palace influenced the architecture of Anglo-American smoking rooms. This building in Grenada is a masterpiece of Islamic interior design.
ANSWER: Alhambra [or al-ḥamrāʼ]
[10m] Chapter 5 of The Grammar of Ornament presents the vegetal and geometric patterns of this city. Cinnabar was used in the background of many of this city’s wall frescos, such as one showing an elaborate initiation ceremony.
ANSWER: Pompeii (The fresco described is in the House of the Mysteries.)
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