Fantastic Ornament

Author: A. Hauser
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486491218
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 68

Book Description
Abounding in cherubs, nymphs, soldiers, kings, dragons, and other flamboyant motifs, this compilation of ornamental designs was originally published in Paris during the 1840s. The extravagant images are based on a wide variety of historical examples that date back as far as the 1500s and include imaginative renderings by Watteau and Durer. Created as embellishments for walls, arms and armor, and everyday objects, these designs remain eminently useful for graphic and decorative purposes. Professional and amateur artists and designers as well as cardmakers and scrapbookers will find this compilation a practical resource of versatile and royalty-free art. This volume is the successor to Dover Publications' "Fantastic Ornament, "another modern reprint of a rare nineteenth-century publication. Dover (2013) new selection of material from "Portefeuille Historique de l'Ornement/Ornaments of the Classical Masters: Comprising Ornamental Borders, Decorations, Shields, Vases, Alphabet of Letters, Grotesque Designs, Patterns for Gold and Silver-Smiths, " A. Hauser, Paris, 1841. See every Dover book in print at www.doverpublications.com

Fantastic Ornament, Series Two

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

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

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

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.

Ornamental Borders, Scrolls and Cartouches in Historic Decorative Styles

Author: Syracuse Ornamental Co.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486155412
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 130

Book Description
Hundreds of beautiful copyright-free line illustrations of intricately carved furniture trimmings. Delicate floral wreaths, scrolls, more.

Baroque Ornament and Designs

Author: Franoise 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.

800 Classic Ornaments and Designs

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

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

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.