Fine-line images of roses, butterflies, tulips, caterpillars, and other specimens of plant and insect life in elegant full-page compositions. These plates are considered among the finest achievements of a great age of floral painting and the engraver's art. Reprinted from the classic, influential works of the famed artist/entomologist Merian (1647–1717). New English captions.
Plants and Flowers: 1761 Illustrations for Artists and Designers by Alan E. Bessette, William K. Chapman One of the finest, most extensive sources of royalty-free illustrations of the world's plants and flowers, chosen for scientific accuracy, artistic style. Common and botanical Latin names specified. 1,761 black-and-white illustrations.
Merian's Antique Botanical Prints CD-ROM and Book by Maria Sibylla Merian From a beautiful 17th-century botanical publication — all 153 black-and-white images of insects and plants by an artist renowned for her scientific eye and precise detail. Roses, lilies, carnations, butterflies, and insects.
Full-Color Decorative Butterfly Illustrations CD-ROM and Book by Dover Treasury of 388 dazzling images — accurately portrayed in many colors and sizes — offers artists and craftspeople a variety of eye-catching design options. CD contains all items in the book.
Photoshop Brushes & Creative Tools CD-ROM and Book: Butterflies by Alan Weller Designs can virtually float across the page with this exclusive Dover software. The CD-ROM includes a variety of custom tools, as well as an assortment of butterfly shapes, from realistic to abstract.
Plants & Flowers as Ornament CD-ROM and Book by Th. M. M. van Grieken From a rare 19th-century volume of botanical art come these extraordinary floral images. More than 300 colorful, finely detailed decorations include both fanciful and realistic motifs that will lend enchantment to any project.
Redouté Flowers and Fruits CD-ROM and Book by Pierre-Joseph Redouté Exquisite collection by the most celebrated artist in the history of botanical art includes 184 meticulous reproductions of original watercolors: lilies, tulips, roses, cherries, crocus, and other plants.
