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Over 300 superbly engraved images of nature's lovely offerings: dainty sprays of roses, poppies, daisies, forget-me-nots, and other blooms; as well as branches heavily laden with apples, peaches, plums, grapes, pears and more fruit. An affordable collection of royalty-free illustrations for immediate use in art and craft projects.
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Charming collection of 12 full-page and 24 half-page frames features colorful collages of flowers, cherubs, butterflies, heart-felt messages, and more. Compiled from rare Victorian-era materials, the lovely royalty-free borders will add a special old-time touch to assorted graphics projects, but will also be ideal for accenting photos and other collectibles.
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Over 750 detailed, high-quality illustrations from rare 19th-century sources: suits of armor, chain mail, swords, helmets, knives, crossbows and other implements, along with scenes of battle, soldiers, horses, artillery and more. Especially suitable for projects requiring a medieval or old-fashioned flavor, these illustrations will fill a myriad of needs for battle-related graphic art.
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Among the glories of extant medieval manuscripts are the splendid illuminated initials in which geometric, curvilinear, animal, religious and other motifs intertwine to form extraordinarily beautiful and decorative letters. For this striking volume, Carol Belanger Grafton has selected 548 illuminated letters-alphabetically arranged-from 19th-century reprints of medieval manuscripts. Here are magnificently ornamented initials-some the length of an...
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Over 1,700 charming silhouettes from a number of rare sources provide craftworkers, designers and commercial artists with a broad range of subjects: animals displayed in a variety of poses, children playing and reading, couples embracing, men and women working, the human profile and figure, and much more.
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Ornament is the essence of Art Nouveau. Throughout their two decades of dominance, Art Nouveau artists concentrated on the ornamental and decorative potential of the flowing line in painting, printing, wallpaper, and all other fine and applied arts. Hundreds of thousands of carefully wrought designs embellished books, bookplates, furniture, and appliances. A fashionable home was a garden of graphic florals, petals, leaves, and stems. Today, Art Nouveau...
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This excellent volume presents a dazzling assortment of copyright-free, full-color allover patterns. Carefully selected for their eye-catching appeal and suitability for practical use, the 361 patterns in this volume offer artists, designers, and craftspeople an extensive and convenient archive of colorful patterns for use in a virtually unlimited number of projects. Ranging from 15th- through 20th-century sources, the collection encompasses a rich...
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Selected from rare l9th- and early-20th-century manufacturers' catalogs, the 97 full-color tile designs in this splendid collection display a host of patterns, many revealing striking Moorish influence. Predominantly blue, green, red, and brown with white backgrounds, the tiles incorporate stylized flowers, leaves, and other plant forms, abstract and geometric figures, stars, and suns.
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A virtually inexhaustible supply of royalty-free graphics of timeless appeal, reproduced from a turn-of-the-century French type foundry catalog, ideal for a wide range of art and craft projects. Subjects range from food and drink to vehicles and machines to sports and music. The style ranges from realism to Art Nouveau.
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Wondrous panorama of the animal kingdom, with detailed reproductions of over 600 rare engravings: mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, crustaceans, insects, some plants - all identified. Royalty-free illustrations for designers and craftspeople. Excellent sourcebook for students of natural history.
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Spectacular plates reprinted from rare 19th- and early-20th-century English, French, and Spanish manufacturers' catalogs. 400 royalty-free examples inspired by more than 2,000 years of tile designs produced by the civilizations of Islam, Greece, Rome, and Byzantium, among others. Largest collection of color tile designs in a single volume.
19) Floral Ornament
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Over 350 handsome designs - selected from such rare Victorian-era magazines as The Art Journal, and The British Printer - depict lovely floral and foliated motifs as decorative embellishments on a saucer and teacup, on picture frames and wall sconces, as flowing patterns that lend themselves well for use as frames and borders.
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