The definitive work on an area of Chinese design long recognized as an important folk art. 1,239 designs are shown, with titles, commentaries, and other information: 265 groups of design based on parallelogram, octagon, hexagon, single focus frames, wedge-lock, parallel waves, swastikas, U-scroll, more.
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Big Book of Plant and Flower Illustrations by Maggie Kate Over 600 royalty-free illustrations for artists, desktop publishers, and craftworkers accurately depict wildflowers, trees, herbs, cacti, tropical blooms, garden flowers, medicinal plants, and much more. Identifying captions.
Devils, Demons, and Witchcraft: 244 Illustrations for Artists by Ernst and Johanna Lehner 244 representations, symbols, and manuscript pages of devils and death from Ancient Egypt to 1913. Fascinating graphics depict demons, witches, and warlocks, more. Works by Dürer, Cranach, Holbein, Rembrandt, others.
Children: A Pictorial Archive by Carol Belanger Grafton Over 850 versatile illustrations from rare sources depict youngsters playing with toys, dolls, and pets; riding bicycles, playing tennis, reading, sleeping, and engaged in other activities.
286 Full-Color Animal Illustrations: From Jardine’s "Naturalist’s Library" by Sir William Jardine A spectacular range of wildlife appears in this fine collection of painstakingly accurate 19th-century drawings. Both artists and animal lovers will treasure these splendid illustrations of mammals, birds, fish, and insects.
