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Author: Carol Belanger Grafton
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2011-01-01
Total Pages: 131
ISBN-13: 0486990982
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDrawn from classic volumes, this design treasury abounds in gargoyles and other mythic beasts, floral designs, stained glass patterns, and other elaborate decorative elements from the medieval churches of Europe. 537 images.
Author: Dover
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2009-11-19
Total Pages: 130
ISBN-13: 0486990699
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSimian painters, bon-vivant crocodiles, debutante birds, amorous butterflies, philosophical owls, and more: this whimsical CD-ROM set abounds with over 300 intricate black-and-white images of animals whose expressions, poses, and clothing brilliantly satirize human behavior. A rare gallery of illustrations from one of the most influential artists of the 19th century.
Author: Carol Belanger Grafton
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2011-01-01
Total Pages: 130
ISBN-13: 0486990958
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBased on popular motifs of ancient Greece and Rome, Neo-Classical design dominated European architecture and decorative styles from the late 1700s onward. This collection of elegant clip art features scenes from mythological, historical, and biblical sources as well as vines and leaves, floral elements, real and legendary beasts, and geometric patterns. 823 images.
Author: Dover Publications, Inc.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2009-11-19
Total Pages: 130
ISBN-13: 0486990702
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThese distinctive engravings are drawn from a rare 1818 volume, Tableau Encyclopédique et Méthodique des Trois Règnes de la Nature, a modified version of the illustrated encyclopedia by Diderot and d'Alembert. The CD includes every image from the book, which features 494 black-and-white illustrations — crabs, lobsters, bees, beetles, spiders, and other creatures.
Author: Dover Publications Inc
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2003-01-01
Total Pages: 52
ISBN-13: 0486995429
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBorders, panels, scrolls, wall friezes, and other design elements--selected from a rare early-twentieth-century stylebook--contain a vast assortment of motifs, among them tangled ivy vines and voluptuous sprays of tulips and lilies; sea life, parrots, and peacocks; and lovely women with flowing tresses, all sensually rendered in subtle hues. A handy, affordable collection for graphic artists, illustrators, and craftspeople. A browser's delight for lovers of the Art Nouveau style. 317 full-color illustrations.
Author: Rudolf Berliner
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2008-04-21
Total Pages: 82
ISBN-13: 0486460177
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDancing beasts of myth and legend, thick foliage that appears to live and breathe, reclining figures engulfed by symbols of fate — this spectacular compendium of 15th- and 18th-century decorative elements offers up a dizzying array of designs steeped in fantasy. A marvel of history and art! 127 black-and-white illustrations.
Author: Marty Noble
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
Published: 2003-01-17
Total Pages: 35
ISBN-13: 0486423107
DOWNLOAD EBOOK125 black-and-white images based on motifs in a wide array of sources: fairy tale collections, medieval French and Celtic manuscripts, Japanese and Chinese artwork, and more. Smoke-and-fire-breathing dragons, scaly creatures of the sea, powerful beasts endangering the lives of mariners, Celtic dragons with interwoven body parts, and much more.
Author: Carol Belanger Grafton
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 1992-01-01
Total Pages: 68
ISBN-13: 0486270939
DOWNLOAD EBOOK347 detailed — often humorous — cuts from rare turn-of-the-century sources depict men, women, children reading at desks, the beach, in libraries, under trees; writing with varied implements. Also spots of ornate fountain pens, inkwells, leather-bound books, more; plus gallery of 20 distinguished literary figures.
Author: Dover Publications Inc
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780486999425
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLavish treasury of over 800 copyright-free letters of the alphabet presented in styles ranging from medieval, Victorian and Renaissance to Art Nouveau, Art Deco and modern. Inexpensive archive of ready-to-use material for artists, designers, typographers and craftspeople. Disk contains all items in book.
Author: Augustus C. Pugin
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2012-11-01
Total Pages: 108
ISBN-13: 0486155420
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis classic sourcebook of decorative motifs contains 100 plates of royalty-free Gothic designs, meticulously reproduced from rare 19th-century engravings. Many are floral and foliate designs rendered from panels, capitals, borders, brackets, friezes, grotesques, and other decorative elements from such architectural landmarks as New College Chapel at Oxford and Rouen Cathedral.
