The inhabitants of Cocle province on the southern coast of Panama created imaginatively decorative ceremonial bowls, adorned with countless powerful and sophisticated versions of motifs popular among native civilizations. This collection includes 591 of these beautifully stylized images, including gods, men, birds, fish, monkeys, florals, abstracts—all in the beautiful Cocle style.
A Manual of Historic Ornament by Richard Glazier Hundreds of detailed illustrations depict painted pilasters from Pompeii, early Gothic stone carvings, a detail from a stained glass window in Canterbury Cathedral, more. Over 700 black-and-white illustrations, 16 plates of photographs.
Islamic Designs for Artists and Craftspeople by Eva Wilson Beautifully rendered from book illustrations, pottery, metalwork, carvings, and other sources, these 280 black-and-white designs include geometrics, florals, and animal and human figures in circular, hexagonal, rectangular, and other shapes.
Big Book of Animal Illustrations by Maggie Kate 688 up-to-date, detailed royalty-free line illustrations: monkeys and apes, horses, snakes, reptiles and amphibians, insects, butterflies, dinosaurs and other prehistoric beasts, North American desert life, animals of the African plains, more.
Natural Art Forms by Karl Blossfeldt Unique, dramatic images of seed pods, buds, stems, and other botanical items appear in this remarkable collection. Excellent source of royalty-free pictures and design ideas for artists, craftspeople. 120 full-page black-and-white plates.
