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Spectacular plates reprinted from rare 19th- and early-20th-century English, French, and Spanish manufacturers' catalogs. 400 royalty-free examples inspired by more than 2,000 years of tile designs produced by the civilizations of Islam, Greece, Rome, and Byzantium, among others. Largest collection of color tile designs in a single volume.
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Over 300 superbly engraved images of nature's lovely offerings: dainty sprays of roses, poppies, daisies, forget-me-nots, and other blooms; as well as branches heavily laden with apples, peaches, plums, grapes, pears and more fruit. An affordable collection of royalty-free illustrations for immediate use in art and craft projects.
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Charming collection of 12 full-page and 24 half-page frames features colorful collages of flowers, cherubs, butterflies, heart-felt messages, and more. Compiled from rare Victorian-era materials, the lovely royalty-free borders will add a special old-time touch to assorted graphics projects, but will also be ideal for accenting photos and other collectibles.
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Handsome collection of 358 vignettes depicting Victorian-era youngsters singly and in pairs, outfitted in knee pants, high-top boots and ruffled dresses; carrying flowers and baskets of fruit, playing croquet and other games, cuddling animals, and much more. Splendid sourcebook for hobbyists; engaging royalty-free images for artists and designers.
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Over 850 versatile illustrations from rare sources depict engaging moppets playing with toys, dolls, and pets; riding bicycles, playing tennis and baseball, reading, sleeping, engaged in activities with other children, and in many other settings and situations. Appealing vignettes of bygone times for artists, designers, and craftworkers.
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Rich compendium of capital letters selected from venerable British humor magazine. Astonishing wit, invention, draughtsmanship in letters drawn by Tenniel, Leech, Sambourne, Doyle, other Victorian masters. Historic calligraphy; topical, political, literary allusions; animals, plants, many other motifs. All copyright-free. Inexhaustible graphic inspiration.
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More than 300 dazzling illustrations of dowagers and debutantes, soldiers and sailors, mandarins and Indians, and gentlemen of every description sporting top hats, powdered wigs, and other regalia. Royalty-free images will add appealing old-time flavor to art and craft projects and graphic assignments. Ideal as well for use in scrapbooks and memory albums.
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Superb examples of the ironworker's art - elaborately wrought designs for gates, fences, finials, banisters, window grilles, signs, marquees, cathedral screens, and a host of other architectural and decorative appointments, from Gothic style to Art Nouveau - meticulously rendered in fine black-and-white drawings reprinted from rare European and American books and periodicals.
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Among the glories of extant medieval manuscripts are the splendid illuminated initials in which geometric, curvilinear, animal, religious and other motifs intertwine to form extraordinarily beautiful and decorative letters. For this striking volume, Carol Belanger Grafton has selected 548 illuminated letters-alphabetically arranged-from 19th-century reprints of medieval manuscripts. Here are magnificently ornamented initials-some the length of an...
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Over 1,700 charming silhouettes from a number of rare sources provide craftworkers, designers and commercial artists with a broad range of subjects: animals displayed in a variety of poses, children playing and reading, couples embracing, men and women working, the human profile and figure, and much more.
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Over 750 detailed, high-quality illustrations from rare 19th-century sources: suits of armor, chain mail, swords, helmets, knives, crossbows and other implements, along with scenes of battle, soldiers, horses, artillery and more. Especially suitable for projects requiring a medieval or old-fashioned flavor, these illustrations will fill a myriad of needs for battle-related graphic art.
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Ornament is the essence of Art Nouveau. Throughout their two decades of dominance, Art Nouveau artists concentrated on the ornamental and decorative potential of the flowing line in painting, printing, wallpaper, and all other fine and applied arts. Hundreds of thousands of carefully wrought designs embellished books, bookplates, furniture, and appliances. A fashionable home was a garden of graphic florals, petals, leaves, and stems. Today, Art Nouveau...
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This excellent volume presents a dazzling assortment of copyright-free, full-color allover patterns. Carefully selected for their eye-catching appeal and suitability for practical use, the 361 patterns in this volume offer artists, designers, and craftspeople an extensive and convenient archive of colorful patterns for use in a virtually unlimited number of projects. Ranging from 15th- through 20th-century sources, the collection encompasses a rich...
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A virtually inexhaustible supply of royalty-free graphics of timeless appeal, reproduced from a turn-of-the-century French type foundry catalog, ideal for a wide range of art and craft projects. Subjects range from food and drink to vehicles and machines to sports and music. The style ranges from realism to Art Nouveau.
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