Patterns and Designs from the Twenties in Full Color

Patterns and Designs from the Twenties in Full Color

Author: Ad. & M. P. Verneuil

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2013-01-23

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 0486155595

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DIVReprinted from a rare portfolio of abstract design published in Paris in the 1920s: 87 designs that reflect the emergence of the Art Deco aesthetic, in a variety of useful shapes and sizes. Royalty-free. /div


Great Fashion Designs of the Twenties Paper Dolls

Great Fashion Designs of the Twenties Paper Dolls

Author: Tom Tierney

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 1983-01-01

Total Pages: 20

ISBN-13: 0486244822

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Zelda and Scott Fitzgerald...the "Lost Generation."..illustrations by John Held, Jr....the "It" girl...Lucky Linda...Louise Brooks...prosperity, seemingly endless, and the inevitable crash. The Twenties loom large in the American imagination as a decade unto itself, a brief span of years, but with a style all its own.


Food and Drink

Food and Drink

Author: Jim Harter

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-12-03

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 0486137651

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Over 350 illustrations of different foods, people eating, utensils, banquets, menus, wine lists. Beautifully reproduced 19th-century line drawings depict every conceivable activity concerned with the preparation, display, and consumption of food and drink.


5000 Decorative Monograms for Artists and Craftspeople

5000 Decorative Monograms for Artists and Craftspeople

Author: J. O'Kane

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-08-28

Total Pages: 145

ISBN-13: 0486155870

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Voluminous, diversified collection of ornamental two-, three-, and four-letter combinations — all in a rich variety of styles, many incorporating crowns, coronets, and ancient and modern alphabets. 130 black-and-white plates.


Elegant Country and Suburban Houses of the Twenties

Elegant Country and Suburban Houses of the Twenties

Author: Charles S. Keefe

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2005-07-26

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 0486442160

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Handsomely illustrated book showcases 51 outstanding examples of American domestic architecture. Striking array of photographs depicts interiors and exteriors of elegant homes in a variety of architectural styles, with detailed views of decorative chimney caps and fireplace mantels, cornices, gardens, and pools. An ideal reference for preservationists and home restorers. 219 black-and-white plates.


Rustic and Rough-hewn Alphabets

Rustic and Rough-hewn Alphabets

Author: Dan X. Solo

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 1991-01-01

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 9780486267166

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Eye-catching typefaces with casual or "country" air. Annie Oakley, Hedge Row, Stuntman, Ticonderoga Bold, many more. Complete uppercase alphabets, many with lowercase, numerals and punctuation.


Costume and Ornament of the Middle Ages in Full Color

Costume and Ornament of the Middle Ages in Full Color

Author: Henry Shaw

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-07-12

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 0486141861

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More than a pictorial archive of medieval dress and decoration, this beautiful collection is also valuable for its discerning scholarship. A magnificent compilation of artwork from Henry Shaw's detailed study of court life in the Middle Ages, this splendid book provides a grand display of medieval figures and fashions of the times. Reproduced directly from Shaw's original, hand-colored plates and identified by brief captions, more than 200 superb illustrations depict knights in battle, ladies in waiting, kings, queens, popes, and commoners, as well as armor and weapons, jewelry, and other decorative accessories. Skillfully adapted from rare paintings, illuminated manuscripts, tapestries, textiles, and stained glass windows, these lovely illustrations will be invaluable to fashion historians and costume designers. Craftworkers will find them equally useful.


Pantone: The Twentieth Century in Color

Pantone: The Twentieth Century in Color

Author: Leatrice Eiseman

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Published: 2011-10-19

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 0811877566

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Pantone, the worldwide color authority, invites you on a rich visual tour of 100 transformative years. From the Pale Gold (15-0927 TPX) and Almost Mauve (12-2103 TPX) of the 1900 Universal Exposition in Paris to the Rust (18-1248 TPX) and Midnight Navy (19-4110 TPX) of the countdown to the Millennium, the 20th century brimmed with color. Longtime Pantone collaborators and color gurus Leatrice Eiseman and Keith Recker identify more than 200 touchstone works of art, products, d cor, and fashion, and carefully match them with 80 different official PANTONE color palettes to reveal the trends, radical shifts, and resurgences of various hues. This vibrant volume takes the social temperature of our recent history with the panache that is uniquely Pantone.


286 Full-Color Animal Illustrations

286 Full-Color Animal Illustrations

Author: Sir William Jardine

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-12-19

Total Pages: 97

ISBN-13: 0486155730

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A spectacular range of wildlife appears in this fine collection of painstakingly accurate 19th-century drawings. Both artists and animal lovers will treasure these splendid illustrations of mammals, birds, fish, and insects.


Islamic Designs in Color

Islamic Designs in Color

Author: Nikolaĭ Simakov

Publisher: Dover

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 88

ISBN-13:

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Over 160 rich, sumptuous designs, reproduced from rare 19th-century edition. Royalty-free motifs include geometrics, florals, other designs in many shapes and sizes.