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Report copyright infringementby Aubrey Beardsley (Author)In the brief span of his life and career, Aubrey Beardsley (1872-98) galvanized public attention in 1890s London with his exotic renderings of subjects, which often projected the sensual and the grotesque. This splendid volume brings together the best of Beardsley's work -- a rich selection ranging from illustrations for Laclos's Les Liaisons Dangereuses and Balzac's La Comédie Humaine to magazine cover designs, book plate silhouettes, ...

How to Make Mission Style Lamps and Shades

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Report copyright infringementby Popular Mechanics Co (Author)Mission-style architecture and furniture, popular in this country shortly after the turn of the century, was an offshoot of the 19th-century English Arts and Crafts Movement. Deploring machine-age artificiality, Mission furniture sought to blend beauty, simplicity, and utility in an organic unity. Today, Mission-style furniture is enjoying a renascence among craftspeople who admire its unpretentious charms. Among the most appealing ...

Victorian Patterns and Designs for Artists and Designers

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Report copyright infringementby Carol Belanger Grafton (Editor)Over 150 patterns selected from rare 19th-century publications. Florals, foliates, geometrics, and many other motifs ready to add period flavor to almost any project. Indispensable for textile, package and graphic designers.Back JacketThe 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 excelle...

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Report copyright infringementby Dan X. Solo (Editor)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, was the typographical ornament -- long a tradition among the very earliest printers, once again brought to the avant garde of design. The best American and European printers offered whole catalogs of original ornament in the Art Nouveau manner --...

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Report copyright infringementby Alexander Nesbitt (Editor)This unusual Dover publication presents a singular opportunity to the artist, crafter, designer, illustrator, printer, or other user of letter designs to have always at hand a rich store of inspiration and a swipe-file. More important, you may reproduce any initial or alphabet in this volume free of charge, without asking permission. The work is all royalty-free; when you buy the book, you buy the reproduction rights to any individual ...

Treasury of Japanese Designs and Motifs for Artists and Craftsmen

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Report copyright infringementby Carol Belanger Grafton (Editor)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 by a mastery of line and composition, and noted for lyrical scenes of exquisite beauty, the genius of Japanese art has bequeathed to the world a remarkable and distinctive design legacy. This exceptionally versatile collection of traditi...

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Report copyright infringementby Carol Belanger Grafton (Author)Elegant, refined, artful, imaginative . . . these draped decorative elements ― be they banners, ribbons, or scrolls ― run the gamut from the most extravagant confections of swirling delight to staid and conservative commercial illustrations. Perched patriotic eagles, medieval ladies-in-waiting and knights in armor, sailing ships, dollar signs, calligraphic doves in flight ― nearly every conceivable motif is represented. They come ...

1,337 Spot Illustrations of the Twenties and Thirties

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Report copyright infringementby Leslie E. Cabarga (Editor), Marcie Cabarga (Editor)More than 1,300 distinctive, well-designed royalty-free cuts in a wide variety of categories: men, women, animals, transportation, many more. Add period flavor to any graphic project.Back JacketEye-catching spots with a nostalgic touch are invaluable for enlivening any number of graphic projects. Now this practical archive enables graphic artists, illustrators, and designers to choose from over 1,300 copyright-...

Oriental Floral Designs and Motifs: For Artists, Needleworkers and Craftspeople

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Report copyright infringementby Ming-Ju Sun (Author)Over 90 royalty-free black-and-white illustrations offer graphic excellence of Oriental art. Peonies, wisteria, lotus, cherry and plum trees in full bloom, bamboo, birds, insects, decorative border elements, more.Back JacketThis book provides artists, needleworkers, and craftspeople with floral illustrations usable in a variety of ways. The full-page unified designs are complete patterns in themselves; the smaller motifs are individual spots...

400 Floral Motifs for Designers, Needleworkers and Craftspeople

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Report copyright infringementby Briggs & Co (Author), Carol Belanger Grafton (Editor)Grace your next needlework, craft, or graphic art project with just the right floral motif from this versatile collection of 400 beautifully rendered copyright-free designs. Reproduced directly from a rare Victorian-era album of transfer patterns by William Briggs and Company Ltd., these designs are among the finest of the period are are ideally suited for embroidery, textile design, woodworking, leatherc...

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Report copyright infringementby Carol Belanger Grafton (Author), Carol Belanger Grafton (Editor)Nearly 1,000 designs ideal for illustrating a vast array of subjects: the human profile and figure, coiffed and dressed in many different ways; familiar animals, flowers and birds; trains, planes, automobiles, ships, and many more.Back JacketBecause silhouettes have a unique capacity to capture attention and communicate quickly and clearly, they are especially useful in advertising and communicatio...

Renaissance Patterns for Lace, Embroidery and Needlepoint

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Report copyright infringementby Federico Vinciolo (Author)Superb reproduction of most popular 16th-century lace design book. Nearly 100 original patterns for point coupe, reticella, and guipure; the second part describes square netting and embroidery. 83 full-page plates.Back JacketOld Venetian lace has always been considered one of the high points of the textile arts, what with its imaginative design, technical brilliance, and universal appeal to all lands and times. It was the ancestor of m...

Mexican Indian Folk Designs: 200 Motifs from Textiles

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Report copyright infringementby Irmgard Weitlaner-Johnson (Author)Incorporating abstract and geometric forms as well as highly stylized images of flowers, plants, animals, birds, and humans, these exacting illustrations represent more than 20 major Mexican Indian cultures.Back JacketThis fascinating book is the product of intensive scholarly research, its exacting illustrations based on choice examples of Mexican Indian textiles in many different museums and private collections. Incorporating...

North American Indian Designs for Artists and Craftspeople

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Report copyright infringementby Eva Wilson (Author)This ample, carefully researched volume contains more than 360 royalty-free designs, each meticulously rendered from embellishments on Indian blankets, pottery, blankets, clothing, carvings, paintings, metalwork, or other artifacts in various museums and private collections. The illustrations span 2,000 years -- from prehistoric pipe bowls carved in stone that date back to 100 B.C., to 20th-century painted pottery designs that are based on tr...

1001 Floral Motifs and Ornaments for Artists and Craftspeople

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Report copyright infringementby Carol Belanger Grafton (Editor)Over 1,000 designs: roses, tulips, irises, lilies, more. Classical, Victorian, Art Nouveau, other styles.Back JacketThis comprehensive treasury of copyright-free floral designs―chosen from rare periodicals and illustrated books―offers graphic artists and craftworkers a variety of floral favorites in ornamental styles that range from 18th-century classical to Victorian and Art Nouveau. Selections include reproductions from such 19t...

Wildflower Designs and Motifs for Artists and Craftspeople

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Report copyright infringementby Charlene Tarbox (Author)From tiger and water lily, to snowdrop, ox-eye daisy, and thistle, these 163 North American wildflowers are boldly rendered in full-page and half-page sizes as individual blossoms and in borders, clusters, and wreaths.Back JacketHere are clear, accurate illustrations of 163 wildflowers, boldly rendered for easy use in graphic projects, needlework designs, and other applications in the arts and crafts. The flowers are depicted in many dif...

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Report copyright infringementby Amor Fenn (Author)Students, designers, and craftspeople who want to create their own abstract patterns and designs will find this profusely illustrated guide one of the best books available on the subject. After an introductory chapter dealing with the geometric basis of design, the author goes on to discuss implements and their use (T-square, compass, dividers, ruling pen, etc.), borders, textile patterns, nature study, and treatment.Over 380 illustrations inc...

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Report copyright infringementby R. Allen Hardy (Author), John J. Bowman (Author)Many engraving books on the market illustrate the forms and appearance of finished designs but fail to provide adequate instructions for actual engraving. In sharp contrast, this comprehensive and practical manual by two educators and master craftsmen teaches every step of the engraving process. Clear, step-by-step instructions, accompanied by scores of illustrations, tell how to cut initials and inscriptions usin...

Turn-Of-The-Century Fashion Patterns and Tailoring Techniques

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Report copyright infringementby S. S. Gordon (Author)This classic 1901 guide to cutting ladies' tailor-made clothing provided professional dressmakers with a wealth of useful information. One of the reasons seamstresses found it valuable was the special attention paid to "small waists," "large front hips," and the "corpulent form."Included in this unabridged republication of that now-rare book are patterns and detailed instructions for measuring and cutting over 60 vintage garments and parts ...

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Report copyright infringementby Dan X. Solo (Author)In this volume noted typographer Dan X. Solo has compiled a treasury of attractive, eye-catching typefaces that will add decorative flair to almost any graphic project. Artists and illustrators can choose from a wealth of ready-to-use, royalty-free typefaces, including Anglo, Alfama, Sundance Decorated, Carnival Open, Daisy Delight, Laurel, Mole Foliate, Kobe, Barb, Ecclesiastic, Garland, Magnet, Fina Uncial, Chickadee Tooled, and many more....

Swash Letter Alphabets: 100 Complete Fonts

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Report copyright infringementby Dan X. Solo (Author)Add a touch of panache and style to a wide variety of graphic projects with the decorative letters in this unusual and practical collection. Typographer Dan X. Solo has compiled 100 different swash letter fonts -- typefaces characterized by ornate letters with long tails and flourishes. Included here are: Cantini Casual; Cranston; El Greco; Goudy Cursive; Italian Slab Fancy; Mardi Gras Regular; Raffia Initials; Rousseau Fancy; Allegro Swash;...

930 Matchbook Advertising Cuts of the Twenties and Thirties

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Report copyright infringementby Trina Robbins (Editor)Add period flair to graphic projects with rare cuts of advertising art that once decorated matchbook covers. Hundreds of royalty-free images promote everything from holiday getaways to "Scientific Body Sculpturing."Back JacketThis affordable treasury of rare advertising cuts will add period flair to any number of print projects. Selected from artwork that once decorated matchbook covers of the 1920s and '30s, over 900 copyright-free images...

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Report copyright infringementby Alejandro Eduardo Fiadone (Author)This stunning collection of 284 rare designs is a bonanza for artists and craftspeople seeking distinctive patterns with a South American Indian flavor. The carefully adapted, authentic motifs include animal and totemic designs, geometric and rectilinear figures, abstracts, grids, and many other styles in a wide range of shapes and sizes.Back JacketThis treasury of over 280 authentic designs contains creations of Argentine Indi...

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Report copyright infringementby Virginia Nathanson (Author)With this easy-to-follow guide to traditional bead making, crafters can create their own glittering bouquets of lasting beauty. Clear, practical instructions and a profusion of illustrations show aspiring beadworkers how to fashion more than 50 botanically accurate specimens.An introductory chapter describes necessary materials, tools, and methods of stringing beads. Special sections offer suggestions for arranging bouquets and center...

Celtic and Medieval Alphabets: 53 Complete Fonts

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Report copyright infringementby Dan X. Solo (Author)Inspired by the calligraphy of the Middle Ages, this treasury of unusual fonts features Gothic typefaces such as Lowenbrau, Kaiser, and Hansa along with the lighter styles of Leipzig, Tory, and Hamburg. 53 fonts.Back JacketFacing the demand for new typefaces engendered by the development of the printing press, 15th-century type designers sought inspiration from the ornate calligraphy of medieval scribes. Many of the fonts in this gallery of ...

Geometric Patterns and Designs for Artists and Craftspeople

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Report copyright infringementby Wil Stegenga (Author)More than 260 high-impact, permission-free designs that exploit to their fullest the dramatic potential of squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, and other elements. Invaluable for wallpaper and textile design, packaging and computer art, these eye-catching forms provide artists and craftspeople with angular forms and pleasant symmetries. More than 260 black-and-white designs.Back JacketThis dazzling new, original collection by a master o...

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Report copyright infringementby Roger Fry (Author)Twenty-five art-related essays by distinguished British art critic and painter reveal his wide-ranging interests. Writings explore relationships between ancient and modern art and between art and life, examining such diverse topics as the art of the Bushmen, African sculpture, ancient American art, Giotto and the art of Florence, the paintings of Dürer, El Greco and William Blake, the drawings of Aubrey Beardsley, the works of Paul Cézanne, an...

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Report copyright infringementby Ernst Günther (Author)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. Ot...

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Report copyright infringementby F. Knight (Author)This lavish collection contains elaborate wall murals with trompe-l'oeil effects; idealized damsels in rustic settings; and many other florid motifs. Floral, animal, and other designs appear in many sizes and styles.Back JacketThe 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 ...

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Report copyright infringementby Dan X. Solo (Author)Offbeat, eye-catching typefaces include Ransom Note, Kidprint, Fingerpaint, Desert Rat, Crazy Eights, and dozens more: Ninja, Hardscrabble, Everglades, Double Take, Bushman, Bramble, and Aspodistra. Number of Pages: 110 Dimensions: 0.4 x 10.8 x 8.2 IN Publication Date: February 29, 2012

Ancient Greek, Roman & Byzantine Costume

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Report copyright infringementby Mary G. Houston (Author)This scrupulously researched and abundantly illustrated book includes 315 drawings based on renderings by artists of the period to achieve utmost accuracy and authenticity.Included are elaborate examples of Aegean costume, Doric and Ionic styles of dress for women, Greek and Roman armor, graceful and intricately arranged Roman togas, the tunica -- roomy, wide-sleeved apparel; and the pallium, a cloak-like garment. Ornate vestments of the...

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Report copyright infringementby Carol Belanger Grafton (Editor)An ancient art form dating back to cave paintings in the Paleolithic age, silhouettes were extremely popular during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, when they served as an inexpensive form of portraiture, capturing the essence of the subject with a minimum of detail.Now today's crafters, designers, artists, and illustrators can take advantage of the silhouette's eye-catching power with this splendid sourcebook, meticulousl...