Decorative Flowers

French designer Maurice Pillard Verneuil (1869-1942) was fascinated by the decorative potential of flowers. This unique source book presents Verneuil's dazzling variations on bulbs, garden flowers, wildflowers, and aquatic plants for wallpapers, textiles, ceramics, stained glass, carved wood, and metalwork. DECORATIVE FLOWERS reproduces Verneuil's careful botanical studies including excerpts from his own 1908 book. 178 color illustrations.