42 illustrations of turn-of-the-century applique quilt designs, long prized for their beauty and unusualness. Authentic, time-honored folk themes; pineapples, oak leaves, baskets, cardinals, wreaths, triple tulips, and popular patterns like "The Old Town Pump" and "Priscilla Alden." Designers, advertisers, illustrators and craftspeople will value this treasury of traditional American design.
Traditional African Designs by Gregory Mirow Over 200 authentic designs from Dahomey, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Mali, Kenya, Ghana, other African nations depict such unusual configurations as stylized lions, birds, fish, alligators, totemic figures, abstracts, geometrics, and zigzags.
Decorative Patterns from Historic Sources by James Spero Portfolio of 181 black-and-white patterns — medieval to Renaissance — from a rare 19th-century portfolio: floor tiles, mosaics, textile designs, more.
Japanese Floral Patterns and Motifs by Madeleine Orban-Szontagh Archive of 45 designs adapted from kimonos, Noh costumes and screens: stripes, allover patterns, nature scenes, sprays of flowers and branches, much more, convey subtle elegance. Captions.
