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Moderner Volkskunst Zierat (Modern Folk Art Ornaments) is now available in the UH Digital Library

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Moderner Volkskunst Zierat (Modern Folk Art Ornaments) is now available online.

From the Kenneth Franzheim II Rare Books Room at the University of Houston’s William R. Jenkins Architecture and Art Library comes Moderner Volkskunst Zierat (Modern Folk Art Ornaments).

This undated German volume features 18 vivid color plates.

Designed for use as templates in the decoration of household items (furniture, ceramic ware, and the like), these bold, ornamental motifs offer a unique glimpse of the vernacular aesthetic found in early twentieth-century German home décor.