Voluminous, diversified collection of ornamental two-, three-, and four-letter combinations ー all in a rich variety of styles. Arranged alphabetically in columns, each series is grouped under an ap……続きを見る
Rich and immensely practical source of design inspiration for royalty-free use by artists and craftworkers. Includes 132 characteristic motifs: crosses, churches, fleur-de-lis, stylized plant forms,……続きを見る
This book presents more than 2,000 illustrations of shoes, hats, and fashion accessories reproduced directly from now rare periodicals and catalogs from the 1850s to 1940. It comprises an invaluable……続きを見る
In the mid-19th century, typefounders plied their trade with an extraordinary exuberance, creating a new and dazzling range of typefaces and ornamentation that in sheer versatility, ornate beauty, a……続きを見る
Inspirational, practical source of 125 superb, royalty-free illustrations for use by graphic artists and designers. Masterfully adapted from textiles, wallpaper, and other authentic sources, the mot……続きを見る
A profound sense of the aesthetic beauty in all things pervades the whole of Japanese culture, finding perhaps its clearest expression in the decorative, applied, and pictorial arts. Characterized b……続きを見る
Pictorial archive of precisely detailed engravings of architectural elements ー doors, windows, moldings, statuary, decorative stonework, columns, pedestals, rosettes and more ー mostly from German ……続きを見る
著者:Maggie Kate
出版社: Dover Publications
発売日: 2013年02月21日
An indispensable resource for anyone in need of avian art, this magnificent compendium comprises more than 600 royalty-free images. Featuring the work of many different artists, it abounds in accura……続きを見る
This beautiful book illustrates the splendid ornamental lettering and decorative art in illuminated Russian manuscripts dating from the 10th through the 16th centuries. It contains over 1,000 motifs……続きを見る
250 lovely designs from a rare early-20th-century tile catalog include beautiful floral and foliate motifs on wall tiles for bathrooms, multicolored stenciled friezes, decorative panels of all sizes……続きを見る
Swirling with gargoyles, devils, dragons, griffins, and other images that haunt both dreams and nightmares, this otherworldly assortment features more than 100 decorations from a rare nineteenth-cen……続きを見る
Stunning sourcebook of 60 full-page, royalty-free designs ー 30 in full color and 30 in black-and-white ー depict a marvelous selection of allover, subtly colored patterns for textiles, wallpaper, r……続きを見る
Finely detailed illustrations, selected from rare turn-of-the-century sources, provide striking examples of decorative ironwork designed to embellish balconies, gates, window grilles, staircases, do……続きを見る
When Prince Bishop von Gemmingen founded Germany's famous garden at Eichstätt in the early seventeenth century, its lush beauty was recorded in magnificent copperplate engravings. Later published as……続きを見る
A major design movement of the 1920s and 1930s, Art Deco drew its strength from architecture, modern art, primitivism, and industry. It gave us the Chrysler Building and Soviet post art ー and also ……続きを見る
This unusual collection of stencil designs showcases the sinuous elegance of Art Nouveau, with 44 plates dating from the 1920s. Inspired by interior and exterior architectural ornaments of buildings……続きを見る
Rich collection of attractive, highly usable folk motifs spans broad range of historical periods and cultures ー from ancient Egypt to early 20th-century Japan. Over 700 designs, brimming with nativ……続きを見る
Rich compendium of capital letters selected from venerable British humor magazine. Astonishing wit, invention, draughtsmanship in letters drawn by Tenniel, Leech, Sambourne, Doyle, other Victorian m……続きを見る
Ernst Heinrich Haeckel (1834–1919) was renowned as one of the foremost early exponents of Darwinism. His work was credited with having caused the acceptance of Darwinism in Europe, and his popular s……続きを見る
著者:J. M. Bergling
出版社: Dover Publications
発売日: 2013年01月07日
Graphic artists, illustrators, and crafters looking for imaginative designs featuring medieval flair and aristocratic ambience will find this collection invaluable. Over 1,400 heraldic motifs, in a ……続きを見る
Exquisitely detailed, exceptionally handsome designs for an enormous variety of attractive city dwellings, spacious suburban and country homes, charming "cottages" and other structures ー all accomp……続きを見る
The turn-of-the-century Arts and Crafts movement revitalized many art-craft domains, including of course typography. One sidelight to the typographic art, but one in which many printers specialized,……続きを見る
Of all the ships human beings have constructed to navigate the waters of the world ー from a hollowed-out log sharpened at both ends to modern ocean liners weighing thousands of tons ー those powere……続きを見る
Detailed illustrations and photographs of over 300 exquisite lace samples and designs created over past 500 years. Delicate masterpieces depict human and mythical figures, filigree designs of hearts……続きを見る
Drawn from the ancient art and artifacts of an international array of museum collections, this spectacular volume offers a unique selection of unusual animal motifs from Prussia, Egypt, Persia, Chin……続きを見る
Compiled by a Chinese authority on the subject, this superb archive contains more than 1,100 illustrations of animals, grouped chronologically according to dynastic era--from dragon designs of the S……続きを見る
Remarkably detailed illustrations depict Adam and Eve Driven Out of the Garden of Eden, The Flood, David Slaying Goliath, Christ in the Manger, The Raising of Lazarus, The Crucifixion, and many othe……続きを見る
Over 1,700 compact, graceful designs ー a traditional part of many Japanese family histories ー are featured in this handsome, versatile collection. Depicting plant, leaf, animal, and fan designs in……続きを見る