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Full-Color Picture Sourcebook of Historic Ornament

Full-Color Picture Sourcebook of Historic Ornament
Author: Auguste Racinet
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2013-03-21
Genre: Art
ISBN: 048615548X

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Classic sourcebook of spectacular royalty-free design collages, featuring over 1,500 decorative elements and motifs from major cultures in history through the 19th century, from Asia and Africa to Europe and the Americas. Adapted from jewelry, illuminated manuscripts, weapons, tiles, carved wood panels, ceilings, inlay, hardware, ceramics and more.


Victorian Sourcebook of Medieval Decoration

Victorian Sourcebook of Medieval Decoration
Author: W. Audsley
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 62
Release: 2012-09-11
Genre: Design
ISBN: 0486155536

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Meticulously reproduced motifs from rare 1882 edition. Diaper patterns, moldings, bands and borders, floral and foliate designs, illuminated initials, much more. Royalty-free. Introduction. Notes.


Japanese Silk Designs in Full Color

Japanese Silk Designs in Full Color
Author: M. P. Verneuil
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 141
Release: 2013-01-23
Genre: Design
ISBN: 0486155889

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DIVReproductions from rare portfolio portray intricate, subtly shaded images of florals, animal life, and geometrics in the manner of stylized Japanese art. 108 full-color designs. /div


Racinet's Historic Ornament

Racinet's Historic Ornament
Author: Auguste Racinet
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2007-01-01
Genre: Design
ISBN: 0486998770

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Adapted from jewelry, textiles, hardware, ceramic, inlays, carvings, and more, 852 full-color designs, collected by famed French artist Racinet, offer decorative ornamentation from every major culture of the world. Highlighting the achievements of artisans from ancient Egypt to 18th-century France, this treasury of historic motifs is an unparalleled source of beauty and inspiration.


Full-Color Japanese Designs and Motifs

Full-Color Japanese Designs and Motifs
Author: Dover
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2013-04-24
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0486155951

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Dragons, tigers, cranes, peacocks, and peonies abound in this collection of 130 authentic Japanese motifs. So do flowers, plants, and animals. Geometric, abstract, and allover patterns are also included.


Costume and Ornament of the Middle Ages in Full Color

Costume and Ornament of the Middle Ages in Full Color
Author: Henry Shaw
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2012-07-12
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0486141861

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More than a pictorial archive of medieval dress and decoration, this beautiful collection is also valuable for its discerning scholarship. A magnificent compilation of artwork from Henry Shaw's detailed study of court life in the Middle Ages, this splendid book provides a grand display of medieval figures and fashions of the times. Reproduced directly from Shaw's original, hand-colored plates and identified by brief captions, more than 200 superb illustrations depict knights in battle, ladies in waiting, kings, queens, popes, and commoners, as well as armor and weapons, jewelry, and other decorative accessories. Skillfully adapted from rare paintings, illuminated manuscripts, tapestries, textiles, and stained glass windows, these lovely illustrations will be invaluable to fashion historians and costume designers. Craftworkers will find them equally useful.


Sourcebook of Elegant Historic Ornament

Sourcebook of Elegant Historic Ornament
Author: Emile Leconte
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1995
Genre: Decoration and ornament
ISBN: 9780486287096

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236 finely engraved ornaments, from the decorative arts of Europe and the Middle East from the Middle Ages to the 18th century. Most incorporate delicately detailed flower and leaf elements in highly formal arrangements. All royalty-free.


Pictorial Encyclopedia of Historic Ornament

Pictorial Encyclopedia of Historic Ornament
Author: Heinrich Dolmetsch
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2003
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

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One of the great anthologies of historic ornament and design, on a par with Owen Jones' Grammar of Ornament and Racinet's Historic Ornament, Dolmetsch's dazzling collection of over 1,500 illustrations — most in full color — is a veritable treasure chest of royalty-free images. Artists, designers, and hobbyists will also find design inspiration on every page, with images of artistic ornaments from antiquity through the 19th century, when this volume was originally assembled. Arranged chronologically, coverage begins in the ancient world, with designs from Roman architecture and sculpture, mosaic floors of Pompeii, and Byzantine embroidery. From the Middle Ages come illuminated manuscripts and stained glass decorations. Items dating from the Renaissance and later include Italian glass painting, pottery, and lace; French tapestry and block printing; and German metal work and weaving.


Treasury of Historic Folk Ornament in Full Color

Treasury of Historic Folk Ornament in Full Color
Author: Helmuth Theodor Bossert
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 127
Release: 2013-09-04
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0486155668

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Over 700 attractive designs, spanning a broad range of historical periods and cultures, include examples of decorative artwork derived from textiles, pottery, clothing, masks, tapestries, and other original sources.