800 Classic Ornaments and Designs
800 Classic Ornaments and Designs

Author: Ernst Günther

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 0486153932

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Graphic artists, illustrators, and craftspeople will welcome this treasury of beautifully engraved ornate frames, scrollwork, and other highly decorative designs — 800 in all — reproduced from an extremely rare mid-19th-century style book. Comprising 142 plates, the volume features a lavish assortment of ornaments, bedecked with flowers, mythological creatures, and other fanciful touches, all beautifully rendered in meticulous detail. Other striking designs incorporate a rich selection of classical columns, plus heraldic designs — shields, coats-of-arms, seals, and insignias from Austria, Russia, Denmark, France, and many other countries — for a touch of medieval flair or aristocratic ambience. In addition, this collection offers a variety of charming calligraphic alphabets in styles ranging from plain to majestic. An invaluable source of inspiration and a treasury of designs for permission-free use, these distinctive images are ideal for enhancing such print projects as ads, brochures, newsletters, posters, signs, catalog copy, and much more.

Neoclassical Ornamental Designs
Neoclassical Ornamental Designs

Author: Rudolph Ackermann

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2013-04-16

Total Pages: 127

ISBN-13: 0486158705

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Over 1,000 fine-line renderings from rare 19th-century portfolio: gods and goddesses, mythical animals, floral and foliate motifs, figures from classical mythology, and much more. Royalty-free.

Classical Ornament
Classical Ornament

Author: C. Thierry

Publisher: Courier Dover Publications

Published: 2016-01-14

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 0486799654

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"'Classical Ornament,' first published by Dover Publications, Inc., in 2016, contains all the plates from 'Classiche Ornamente,' originally published by J. Veith, Carlsruhe, Germany, ca. 186-"--Title page vers

Renaissance Ornaments and Designs
Renaissance Ornaments and Designs

Author: Marty Noble

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-09-11

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 0486164446

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Freshly rendered and richly detailed, the 129 designs in this collection depict cherubs, mythological animals, human faces and figures, floral and foliated designs, and many other items, all derived authentic sources.

Designs and Patterns from Historic Ornament
Designs and Patterns from Historic Ornament

Author: William Audsley

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 1968-01-01

Total Pages: 95

ISBN-13: 0486219313

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This well-known book was prepared more than 75 years ago by two British architects, and its reputation has grown steadily since. The Audsleys' clear rendering of ornaments and designs from a wide variety of sources and national traditions, their excellent sense of space and proportion, and their straightforward execution of these ornaments in line have made the collection among the most valuable of its kind. The 60 plates contain over 250 large-scale line drawings, mostly executed by the authors. The designs and patterns shown are derived from architectural decorative motifs, textile designs, patterns from ceramics and tiles, and more from Egypt, Greece, Italy, Japan, Persia, Medieval Europe, and other places. A brief text specifies sources for many of the designs, and captions identify national origin and often the original color scheme.

Fantastic Ornament
Fantastic Ornament

Author: A. Hauser

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2013-01-01

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 0486491218

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Abounding in cherubs, nymphs, soldiers, kings, dragons, and other flamboyant motifs, this compilation of ornamental designs was originally published in Paris during the 1840s. The extravagant images are based on a wide variety of historical examples that date back as far as the 1500s and include imaginative renderings by Watteau and Durer. Created as embellishments for walls, arms and armor, and everyday objects, these designs remain eminently useful for graphic and decorative purposes. Professional and amateur artists and designers as well as cardmakers and scrapbookers will find this compilation a practical resource of versatile and royalty-free art. This volume is the successor to Dover Publications' "Fantastic Ornament, "another modern reprint of a rare nineteenth-century publication. Dover (2013) new selection of material from "Portefeuille Historique de l'Ornement/Ornaments of the Classical Masters: Comprising Ornamental Borders, Decorations, Shields, Vases, Alphabet of Letters, Grotesque Designs, Patterns for Gold and Silver-Smiths, " A. Hauser, Paris, 1841. See every Dover book in print at www.doverpublications.com

Old House Interiors
Old House Interiors

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2008-05

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13:

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National architectural magazine now in its fifteenth year, covering period-inspired design 1700–1950. Commissioned photographs show real homes, inspired by the past but livable. Historical and interpretive rooms are included; new construction, additions, and new kitchens and baths take their place along with restoration work. A feature on furniture appears in every issue. Product coverage is extensive. Experts offer advice for homeowners and designers on finishing, decorating, and furnishing period homes of every era. A garden feature, essays, archival material, events and exhibitions, and book reviews round out the editorial. Many readers claim the beautiful advertising—all of it design-related, no “lifestyle” ads—is as important to them as the articles.

Fantastic Ornament
Fantastic Ornament

Author: Michel Liénard

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-04-04

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 0486154041

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Swirling with gargoyles, devils, dragons, griffins, and other haunting figures, this otherworldly assortment features illustrations from a rare 19th-century volume: cartouches, frames, doors, trophies, cabinets, friezes, and much more.