Fantastic Ornament, Series Two

Fantastic Ornament, Series Two PDF Author: A. Hauser
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486315983
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 68

Book Description
Engraved in the 19th century, these flamboyant ornamental designs are based on a wide variety of historical examples, dating back as far as the 1500s and including images by Watteau and Dürer.

Fantastic Ornament

Fantastic Ornament PDF Author: Michel Liénard
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486154041
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 66

Book Description
Swirling with gargoyles, devils, dragons, griffins, and other haunting figures, this otherworldly assortment features illustrations from a rare 19th-century volume: cartouches, frames, doors, trophies, cabinets, friezes, and much more.

Fantastic Gothic and Renaissance Ornament

Fantastic Gothic and Renaissance Ornament PDF Author: Rudolf Berliner
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486154165
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 82

Book Description
Beasts of myth and legend, writhing foliage, dancing symbols of fate — this spectacular compendium of 15th- and 18th-century designs features 127 black-and-white illustrations from the far corners of the imagination.

French Baroque Ornament

French Baroque Ornament PDF Author: Jean Le Pautre
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486154114
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 82

Book Description
A rich assortment of Baroque imagery to use . . . and admire Meticulously reproduced from a valuable portfolio by a notable nineteenth-century French artist, 124 black-and-white illustrations capture the lavish devices and grand sweep of Louis IV-era Baroque design. A gorgeous population of elaborate architectural ornaments, decorative motifs, and border elements, this collection of royalty-free art will inspire ideas for — and immediately embellish — a host of craft, design, and graphics projects. An exhaustive reference for artists and Baroque design enthusiasts.

Baroque Ornament and Designs

Baroque Ornament and Designs PDF Author: Fran‡oise Stella
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486253783
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 50

Book Description
Extravagant in concept, exuberant in spirit, elaborate in design, Baroque art and architecture flourished in 17th-century Europe. These engravings by a noted French artist perfectly embody the Baroque sensibility through architectural ornaments, decorative motifs, lush florals and foliates, borders, and other striking design elements. 46 illustrations.

Handbook of Historic Ornament

Handbook of Historic Ornament PDF Author: Ernst Rettelbusch
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486155676
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 268

Book Description
Classic resource contains over 1,200 examples of ornamental and decorative design produced by many cultures over five millennia. Assyrian, Greek, Roman, Byzantine; European Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo; English furniture designs by Chippendale, Sheraton and Hepplewhite; French Empire; Nordic motifs; Chinese and Japanese material, much more. Royalty-free. 254 plates.

800 Classic Ornaments and Designs

800 Classic Ornaments and Designs PDF Author: Ernst Günther
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486153932
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 146

Book Description
Graphic artists, illustrators, and craftspeople will welcome this treasury of beautifully engraved ornate frames, scrollwork, and other highly decorative designs — 800 in all — reproduced from an extremely rare mid-19th-century style book. Comprising 142 plates, the volume features a lavish assortment of ornaments, bedecked with flowers, mythological creatures, and other fanciful touches, all beautifully rendered in meticulous detail. Other striking designs incorporate a rich selection of classical columns, plus heraldic designs — shields, coats-of-arms, seals, and insignias from Austria, Russia, Denmark, France, and many other countries — for a touch of medieval flair or aristocratic ambience. In addition, this collection offers a variety of charming calligraphic alphabets in styles ranging from plain to majestic. An invaluable source of inspiration and a treasury of designs for permission-free use, these distinctive images are ideal for enhancing such print projects as ads, brochures, newsletters, posters, signs, catalog copy, and much more.

Pugin's Gothic Ornament

Pugin's Gothic Ornament PDF Author: Augustus C. Pugin
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486155420
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 108

Book Description
This 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.

Scroll Ornaments of the Early Victorian Period

Scroll Ornaments of the Early Victorian Period PDF Author: Frederick Knight
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 58

Book Description
This compilation of a master engraver's designs presents a versatile array of borders, frames, scrolls, cartouches, arches, corners, and crests, in motifs featuring floral, animal, fantasy, and rococo patterns.
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