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Decorative Flower and Leaf Designs (Dover Design Library)
by Richard Hofmann
from Dover Publications
Attractive selection of illustrations, reprinted from rare late-19th-century German collection of designs for surface decoration, textiles, other uses. Includes 124 stylized representations of lush blossoms, tropical fruits and graceful foliage. Inspirational, royalty-free, low-cost sourcebook for artists and craftworkers.
Treasury of Flower Designs for Artists, Embroiderers and Craftsmen (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)
by Susan Gaber
from Dover Publications
A hundred garden favorites rendered in black-and-white line illustrations will suggest numerous design and artistic uses to artists, designers, craftsmen, needleworkers. Amaryllis, anemone, begonia, cinquefoil, peony, snapdragon flow and weave, many forming borders and frames. All drawings royalty-free.
Animals: 1,419 Copyright-Free Illustrations of Mammals, Birds, Fish, Insects, etc. (Dover Pictorial Archives)
from Dover Publications
Clear wood engravings present, in extremely lifelike poses, over 1,000 species of animals.
Arabic Geometrical Pattern and Design (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)
by J. Bourgoin
from Dover Publications
Intricate overall patterns based on hexagon, octagon, geometric figures, rosettes, much more from traditional sources. 200 plates.
Women: A Pictorial Archive from Nineteenth-Century Sources (Dover Pictorial Archives)
from Dover Publications
Lush allegorical ladies, Grecian maids and Victorian maidens, Indians, Japanese, dancers, housewives, courtesans; women dancing, smiling, working, weeping, flirting — an unusually rich sourcebook of feminine poses and activities, costumes, clothing, everyday life, etc. 488 illustrations.
Viking Designs (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)
by A. G. Smith
from Dover Publications
Over 175 dynamic, royalty-free motifs — in a wide range of styles — taken from the metalwork, woodwork, textiles, carving, and ceramics of the Viking homelands. Sinuously intertwined patterns, mythological animals, dragon-slaying heroes on horseback, and many more. Now available in this inexpensive volume, these authentic images will provide endless inspiration.
Victorian Patterns for Artists and Designers (Dover Pictorial Archive Series) (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)
from Dover Publications
Over 150 patterns selected from rare 19th-century publications. Florals, foliates, geometrics, and many other motifs ready to add period flavor to almost any project. Indispensable for textile, package and graphic designers, artists, craftspeople, many more.
Florid Victorian Ornament (Dover Pictorial Archives)
by Karl Klimsch
from Dover Publications
Over 700 borders, frames, corners, scrollworks, cartouches, florals, vases, geometrics, figures, rosettes, all in high Victorian style.
Symbols, Signs and Signets (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)
by Ernst Lehner
from Dover Publications
1,355 signs, seals, symbols: Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, Rome; Germanic, Byzantine, Renaissance, Aztec, Hindu, Islamic, Chinese, Japanese, others. Astrological, alchemical, magical, early Christian, masonic, heraldic, crests, goldsmiths' marks, watermarks, all reproduced from authentic sources. Mostly unavailable elsewhere. Reference, decorative, advertising art.
The Grammar of Ornament: All 100 Color Plates from the Folio Edition of the Great Victorian Sourcebook of Historic Design (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)
by Owen Jones
from Dover Publications
This beautiful and highly influential book, long a classic in its field, includes all 100 original color plates from a rare Victorian edition. Among the nearly 3,000 royalty-free designs are exquisite Greek and Roman borders and mosaics, Celtic designs taken from manuscripts, motifs from medieval paintings and stained glass, and floral patterns from Chinese porcelain.
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