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Medieval Woodcut Illustrations

City Views and Decorations from the Nuremberg Chronicle

Edited by Carol Belanger Grafton ...

Series series Dover Pictorial Archive
Perhaps the most elaborately illustrated book of the 15th century, The Nuremberg Chronicle ranks with the Gutenberg Bible in terms of its magnificent craftsmanship and unsurpassed excellence of design. A rich selection of plates from this 1493 history of the world, long a treasured favorite of collectors, is now available in this inexpensive edition.This volume lovingly preserves the full grandeur ... Read more

$21.59 USD

Perhaps the most elaborately illustrated book of the 15th century, The Nuremberg Chronicle ranks with the Gutenberg Bible in terms of its magnificent craftsmanship and unsurpassed excellence of design. A rich selection of plates from this 1493 history of the world, long a treasured favorite of collectors, is now available in this inexpensive edition.This volume lovingly preserves the full grandeur
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Medieval Russian Ornament in Full Color

From Illuminated Manuscripts

by Moscow Museum of Art ...

Series series Dover Pictorial Archive
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 reprinted in full color from a rare book of design first published in France in 1870.Among the designs are richly embellished letters from the Cyrillic and Greek alphabets, elaborate manuscript page ... Read more

$15.89 USD

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 reprinted in full color from a rare book of design first published in France in 1870.Among the designs are richly embellished letters from the Cyrillic and Greek alphabets, elaborate manuscript page
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Traditional Floral Designs and Motifs for Artists and Craftspeople

by Madeleine Orban-Szontagh ...

Series series Dover Pictorial Archive
Re-create a lovely spray of wild roses that once bloomed in abundance on an early nineteenth-century fabric. Duplicate a lush Persian floral print from a kerchief worn in the waning days of the acien régime. These and dozens of other superb royalty-free designs — adapted from patterns on antique textiles — are available now to artists and craftspeople in this attractive collection.A noted artist ... Read more

$11.59 USD

Re-create a lovely spray of wild roses that once bloomed in abundance on an early nineteenth-century fabric. Duplicate a lush Persian floral print from a kerchief worn in the waning days of the acien régime. These and dozens of other superb royalty-free designs — adapted from patterns on antique textiles — are available now to artists and craftspeople in this attractive collection.A noted artist
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Art Forms in Nature

by Ernst Haeckel ...

Series series Dover Pictorial Archive
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 studies ― preaching the continuity of all life, organic and inorganic, from prehistoric time to the present ― converted tens of thousands of readers all over the world. Today, although no one is greatly ... Read more

$11.59 USD

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 studies ― preaching the continuity of all life, organic and inorganic, from prehistoric time to the present ― converted tens of thousands of readers all over the world. Today, although no one is greatly
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Japanese Animal and Floral Crest Designs

Edited by Paul Negri ...

Series series Dover Pictorial Archive
Soaring birds and scuttling crabs, preening peacocks, luxuriant blossoms, and winged dragons — this invaluable treasury abounds in exotic motifs. Drawn from traditional Japanese family crests, these 1,160 black-and-white patterns, symbols, and decorative devices span a tremendous variety of styles, from utter simplicity to florid majesty.Designers, crafters, and hobbyists will find this easy-to ... Read more

$6.29 USD

Soaring birds and scuttling crabs, preening peacocks, luxuriant blossoms, and winged dragons — this invaluable treasury abounds in exotic motifs. Drawn from traditional Japanese family crests, these 1,160 black-and-white patterns, symbols, and decorative devices span a tremendous variety of styles, from utter simplicity to florid majesty.Designers, crafters, and hobbyists will find this easy-to
... Read more
Zunft- und Innungswappen der Fleischer, Metzger und Schlachter

by Gisela Pekrul ...

Die Publikation enthält 41 historische ZUNFTZEICHEN (Zunftwappen, Zunftsymbole), INNUNGSZEICHEN (Innungswappen, Innungssymbole), HANDWERKSZEICHEN (Handwerkswappen, Handwerkssymbole) und BERUFSWAPPEN (Berufszeichen, Berufssymbole) der Fleischer, Metzger, Schlachter mit Beschreibung und Quellenangaben sowie die Berufsbeschreibung. Enthalten sind Innungszeichen vom 14. bis 20. Jahrhundert. ... Read more

$7.55 USD

Die Publikation enthält 41 historische ZUNFTZEICHEN (Zunftwappen, Zunftsymbole), INNUNGSZEICHEN (Innungswappen, Innungssymbole), HANDWERKSZEICHEN (Handwerkswappen, Handwerkssymbole) und BERUFSWAPPEN (Berufszeichen, Berufssymbole) der Fleischer, Metzger, Schlachter mit Beschreibung und Quellenangaben sowie die Berufsbeschreibung. Enthalten sind Innungszeichen vom 14. bis 20. Jahrhundert.
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Japanese Design Motifs

4,260 Illustrations of Japanese Crests

by Matsuya Company ...

Series series Dover Pictorial Archive
This collection presents more than 4,000 individual designs in the 900-year-old tradition of Japanese family crests. Through constant variation and invention over the centuries, this has become one of the richest graphic art traditions in the world.Most of these motifs are circular, and they can all be fitted into a square. Within those limitations is a seemingly endless range of designs, ... Read more

$14.39 USD

This collection presents more than 4,000 individual designs in the 900-year-old tradition of Japanese family crests. Through constant variation and invention over the centuries, this has become one of the richest graphic art traditions in the world.Most of these motifs are circular, and they can all be fitted into a square. Within those limitations is a seemingly endless range of designs,
... Read more
Treasury of Decorative Floral Designs

by Dover ...

Series series Dover Pictorial Archive
The timeless beauty of elegant floral designs has made them prime favorites among artists and craftspeople. This rich harvest of blossoms, vines, and other floral decorations has an unlimited variety of applications, allowing them to serve equally well as individual motifs or as running borders.More than 300 delicately rendered motifs, all reproduced from a rare nineteenth-century catalog, feature ... Read more

$6.29 USD

The timeless beauty of elegant floral designs has made them prime favorites among artists and craftspeople. This rich harvest of blossoms, vines, and other floral decorations has an unlimited variety of applications, allowing them to serve equally well as individual motifs or as running borders.More than 300 delicately rendered motifs, all reproduced from a rare nineteenth-century catalog, feature
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Argentine Indian Art

by Alejandro Eduardo Fiadone ...

Series series Dover Pictorial Archive
This treasury of over 280 authentic designs contains creations of Argentine Indian cultures dating from 650 BC to the sixteenth century. Seldom seen outside of scholarly journals, the painstakingly adapted motifs originate from the Candelaria culture, La Aguada, Sanagasta, Belén, Santa Maria, Humahauca, Tobas, Matacos, Araucanos, and many other sources.Appearing on ceramics, bronze reliefs, ... Read more

$9.79 USD

This treasury of over 280 authentic designs contains creations of Argentine Indian cultures dating from 650 BC to the sixteenth century. Seldom seen outside of scholarly journals, the painstakingly adapted motifs originate from the Candelaria culture, La Aguada, Sanagasta, Belén, Santa Maria, Humahauca, Tobas, Matacos, Araucanos, and many other sources.Appearing on ceramics, bronze reliefs,
... Read more
The Architectural Plates from the "Encyclopedie"

by Denis Diderot ...

Series series Dover Architecture
From Diderot's monumental illustrated record of 18th-century European arts and sciences: elegant renderings of architectural landmarks; drawings and plans for windmills, bridges and boats; renderings of palatial interiors and furnishings; elevations and floor plans for many well-known European theaters; scenes of 18th-century craftsmen at work in the building trades; and much more. ... Read more

$9.89 USD

From Diderot's monumental illustrated record of 18th-century European arts and sciences: elegant renderings of architectural landmarks; drawings and plans for windmills, bridges and boats; renderings of palatial interiors and furnishings; elevations and floor plans for many well-known European theaters; scenes of 18th-century craftsmen at work in the building trades; and much more.
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Chinese Indigo Batik Designs

by Lu Pu ...

Series series Dover Pictorial Archive
Rich in tradition and history, the art of batik has been a deeply integrated facet of Chinese folk art for over 2,000 years. Using molten beeswax, skilled artisans paint patterns onto white cloth, which is then dipped into indigo dye. When the wax is removed with boiling water, unique designs of great harmony and beauty remain. The themes depicted in batik decoration have a strong native flavor, ... Read more

$9.89 USD

Rich in tradition and history, the art of batik has been a deeply integrated facet of Chinese folk art for over 2,000 years. Using molten beeswax, skilled artisans paint patterns onto white cloth, which is then dipped into indigo dye. When the wax is removed with boiling water, unique designs of great harmony and beauty remain. The themes depicted in batik decoration have a strong native flavor,
... Read more
Victorian House Designs in Authentic Full Color

75 Plates from the "Scientific American -- Architects and Builders Edition," 1885-1894

Edited by Blanche Cirker ...

Series series Dover Architecture
Exquisitely detailed, exceptionally handsome designs for an enormous variety of attractive city dwellings, spacious suburban and country homes, charming "cottages" and other structures — all accompanied by perspective views and floor plans with measurements. Invaluable to architects, home restorers and preservationists; of immense interest to lovers of Victorian architecture. ... Read more

$14.39 USD

Exquisitely detailed, exceptionally handsome designs for an enormous variety of attractive city dwellings, spacious suburban and country homes, charming "cottages" and other structures — all accompanied by perspective views and floor plans with measurements. Invaluable to architects, home restorers and preservationists; of immense interest to lovers of Victorian architecture.
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Decorative Plant and Flower Studies for Artists and Craftsmen

by J. Foord ...

Series series Dover Pictorial Archive
88 royalty-free drawings of 40 plants and flowers — Daffodil, Apple and other more or less familiar species — distinguished by their grace, impeccable draftsmanship, and botanical accuracy. Extensive texts include botanical history, peculiar characteristics, folklore, poetic renderings, and more. An artist's sourcebook imbued with the spirit of poetry! ... Read more

$9.59 USD

88 royalty-free drawings of 40 plants and flowers — Daffodil, Apple and other more or less familiar species — distinguished by their grace, impeccable draftsmanship, and botanical accuracy. Extensive texts include botanical history, peculiar characteristics, folklore, poetic renderings, and more. An artist's sourcebook imbued with the spirit of poetry!
... Read more
Flowers, Butterflies and Insects

All 154 Engravings from "Erucarum Ortus"

by Maria Sibylla Merian ...

Series series Dover Pictorial Archive
The splendid engravings in this historic book combine beautiful images of roses, butterflies, tulips, caterpillars, and other specimens of plant and insect life in elegant full-page compositions. Representing a notable achievement from a great age of floral painting and the engraver's art, they reach across the centuries to us with undiminished freshness and appeal, revealing the most delicate ... Read more

$12.29 USD

The splendid engravings in this historic book combine beautiful images of roses, butterflies, tulips, caterpillars, and other specimens of plant and insect life in elegant full-page compositions. Representing a notable achievement from a great age of floral painting and the engraver's art, they reach across the centuries to us with undiminished freshness and appeal, revealing the most delicate
... Read more
Renaissance and Baroque Ceiling Masterpieces

by Dover ...

Series series Dover Pictorial Archive
The lofty painted ceilings of Europe's palaces and churches rank among the greatest treasures of the Renaissance and Baroque eras. This unique assemblage features brilliant full-color reproductions of some of the finest examples of such art. Drawn from two rare French and German portfolios of the nineteenth century, this unique volume re-creates more than 60 magnificent ceilings from Parisian ... Read more

$12.99 USD

The lofty painted ceilings of Europe's palaces and churches rank among the greatest treasures of the Renaissance and Baroque eras. This unique assemblage features brilliant full-color reproductions of some of the finest examples of such art. Drawn from two rare French and German portfolios of the nineteenth century, this unique volume re-creates more than 60 magnificent ceilings from Parisian
... Read more
Animals

1419 Royalty-Free Illustrations of Mammals, Birds, Fish, Insects, etc.

Edited by Jim Harter ...

Series series Dover Pictorial Archive
Contemporary artists and designers are finding the wood engraving one of the most highly desirable sources of illustration for many design purposes. Simple and bold or capable of the most exquisite effects of tonal gradation, this elegant black-and-white artwork sustains no loss in reproduction and is a perfect complement to typography.1,419 clear wood engravings present, in natural, lifelike ... Read more

$13.69 USD

Contemporary artists and designers are finding the wood engraving one of the most highly desirable sources of illustration for many design purposes. Simple and bold or capable of the most exquisite effects of tonal gradation, this elegant black-and-white artwork sustains no loss in reproduction and is a perfect complement to typography.1,419 clear wood engravings present, in natural, lifelike
... Read more
700 Victorian Ornamental Designs

by F. Knight ...

Series series Dover Pictorial Archive
The extraordinary creations of expert engraver F. Knight defined the lavish style of ornamentation associated with Victorian design. With clean lines and artful shading, Knight captured the spirit of the age in fanciful illustrations that combined the sentimental, the intricate, and the fantastic.This extravagant collection of Knight's work, reproduced directly from a rare original 19th-century ... Read more

$11.59 USD

The extraordinary creations of expert engraver F. Knight defined the lavish style of ornamentation associated with Victorian design. With clean lines and artful shading, Knight captured the spirit of the age in fanciful illustrations that combined the sentimental, the intricate, and the fantastic.This extravagant collection of Knight's work, reproduced directly from a rare original 19th-century
... Read more
Scottish Tartans in Full Color

by James Grant ...

Series series Dover Pictorial Archive
The tartans of 72 Highland clans are presented in full-page, full-color, large-format illustrations. With a new introduction to tartans by J. Charles Thompson, Fellow of the Scottish Tartan Society and a noted authority in the field. A must for costume, textile and fashion designers and historians, and an eye-filling pleasure for all. ... Read more

$12.99 USD

The tartans of 72 Highland clans are presented in full-page, full-color, large-format illustrations. With a new introduction to tartans by J. Charles Thompson, Fellow of the Scottish Tartan Society and a noted authority in the field. A must for costume, textile and fashion designers and historians, and an eye-filling pleasure for all.
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Come imparare a disegnare in 20 minuti

by Gustavo Guglielmotti ...

Questo libro contiene degli esercizi impostati in modo di disattivare per forza la parte del cervello che impedisce a una persona di fare un disegno. Si tratta di esercizi guidati dove non possiamo che capire come di disegna.Fare i primi esercizi dimostra alla persona quanto sia semplice fare anche il disegno più complesso e nel capire la meccanica acquisisce la consapevolezza di essere in grado ... Read more

$8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Questo libro contiene degli esercizi impostati in modo di disattivare per forza la parte del cervello che impedisce a una persona di fare un disegno. Si tratta di esercizi guidati dove non possiamo che capire come di disegna.Fare i primi esercizi dimostra alla persona quanto sia semplice fare anche il disegno più complesso e nel capire la meccanica acquisisce la consapevolezza di essere in grado
... Read more
Victorian Patterns and Designs for Artists and Designers

Edited by Carol Belanger Grafton ...

Series series Dover Pictorial Archive
The intricacy, elegance, and charm of Victorian decorative art continue to attract a broad spectrum of contemporary artists, designers, and craftspeople. Now they can draw on this treasury of excellent royalty-free Victorian designs to add nineteenth-century ambiance to almost any project.The author has selected over 160 designs from a variety of periodicals, books, and catalogs from England, ... Read more

$9.79 USD

The intricacy, elegance, and charm of Victorian decorative art continue to attract a broad spectrum of contemporary artists, designers, and craftspeople. Now they can draw on this treasury of excellent royalty-free Victorian designs to add nineteenth-century ambiance to almost any project.The author has selected over 160 designs from a variety of periodicals, books, and catalogs from England,
... Read more
Old-Fashioned Pictorial Borders

by Charles Francois Daubigny, Others ...

Series series Dover Pictorial Archive
This superb collection is a reproduction of 60 plates from the lavishly illustrated three-volume set Chants et Chansons Populaires de la France, first published in Paris during the early 1840s. Generally regarded as one of the finest illustrated books of the Romantic period, it is often compared with the masterpieces of 18th-century book illustration. In this rare French edition, pages of ... Read more

$8.69 USD

This superb collection is a reproduction of 60 plates from the lavishly illustrated three-volume set Chants et Chansons Populaires de la France, first published in Paris during the early 1840s. Generally regarded as one of the finest illustrated books of the Romantic period, it is often compared with the masterpieces of 18th-century book illustration. In this rare French edition, pages of
... Read more
3,000 Decorative Patterns of the Ancient World

by Flinders Petrie ...

Series series Dover Pictorial Archive
Mythical animals, florals, rosettes, religious and secular symbols, more. ... Read more

$10.69 USD

Mythical animals, florals, rosettes, religious and secular symbols, more.
... Read more
Heraldic Designs for Artists and Craftspeople

by J. M. Bergling ...

Series series Dover Pictorial Archive
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 rich variety of styles and sizes, include shields, coats-of-arms, seals, logos, flags, insignia, scrolls, mottoes, bookplates, and a wealth of other designs and illustrations.Incorporating finely ... Read more

$9.59 USD

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 rich variety of styles and sizes, include shields, coats-of-arms, seals, logos, flags, insignia, scrolls, mottoes, bookplates, and a wealth of other designs and illustrations.Incorporating finely
... Read more
Plants

2,400 Royalty-Free Illustrations of Flowers, Trees, Fruits and Vegetables

Edited by Jim Harter ...

Series series Dover Pictorial Archive
This extraordinary collection of engravings provides designers and commercial artists with a magnificent sourcebook of Victorian-era plant images — all royalty-free. Included are 2,400 crisply detailed illustrations of hundreds of plants — from lilies, lichens, mushrooms and marigolds, to poppies, palms, maples, and mosses.Selected from rare publications dating from the 1840s to the turn of the ... Read more

$19.49 USD

This extraordinary collection of engravings provides designers and commercial artists with a magnificent sourcebook of Victorian-era plant images — all royalty-free. Included are 2,400 crisply detailed illustrations of hundreds of plants — from lilies, lichens, mushrooms and marigolds, to poppies, palms, maples, and mosses.Selected from rare publications dating from the 1840s to the turn of the
... Read more

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