Ornaments

[Autarkis]

I found that the web only shop Aridi (http://www.aridi.com/) may have something available for you.
Otherwise the design oriented books by Pepin Press have quite a solid library of designs for nearly all eras.

[Lunatique]

Look up Alphonse Mucha. He did lots of beatiful art-deco designs. The architecture of Antonio Gaudi might also inspire you--his designs are very ornate.

[heythatreallyhurts]

You might also check out William Morris' Pimpernel Wallpaper. There were a few different designs, very similar to the type of ornamentation Mucha was famous for.

[jmBoekestein]

victorian erra had an excessive fetish taste, implausible if I'd just come out and tell you. I thnik they overdid a lot. I suggest typing victoria(n) + <arbitrary object> and keeping the patience. It's fantastic stuff actually.

I'll post a tidbit I found a while back.

I mean this just rocks, everything is overdone just enough. :D I can't help but imagine what the thing at the back is for, maybe they picked they wives up like that and shuffed into the wagon, lol. :rolleyes: k gonna stop it now...

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/4894/1900s11inchheelfetishshoe2no.jpg

or this, just gotta love it. So weird....

http://www.museumofcostume.co.uk/userImages/Victorian%20Corset.JPG

[akdsn]

Pepin Press has few good books (libraries with cd) about ornaments. http://www.pepinpress.com/

[Schwinnz]

Thanks a lot people !

[ekah]

Also take a look at:

The Grammar of Ornament: All 100 Color Plates from the Folio Edition of the Great Victorian Sourcebook of Historic Design by Owen Jones (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0486254631/qid=1125945224/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-7360646-7017731?v=glance&s=books)

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