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Fantastic Ornament: 110 Designs and Motifs
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Author/Editor: Michel Liénard
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Swirling with gargoyles, devils, dragons, griffins, and other images that haunt both dreams and nightmares, this otherworldly assortment features more than 100 decorations from a rare nineteenth-century volume. Decorations include:
Cartouches in the style of Louis XIII
Stone balustrades
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Product Description:

Swirling with gargoyles, devils, dragons, griffins, and other images that haunt both dreams and nightmares, this otherworldly assortment features more than 100 decorations from a rare nineteenth-century volume. Decorations include:
Cartouches in the style of Louis XIII
Stone balustrades
Arabesques
Roof cornices
Renaissance-era drawing-room cabinets
Elizabethan chimney pieces
... plus friezes for textiles and wallpaper, decorative scutcheons, mirror frames, and much more. These versatile royalty-free illustrations are equally suitable for immediate use, adaptation, and inspiration.
Reprint of Liénard's Specimens of Decoration and Ornamentation, J O'Kane, New York.

Product Details:

ISBN 10: 0486452298
ISBN 13: 9780486452296
Author/Editor: Michel Liénard
Page Count: 64
Dimensions: 8 3/8 x 11
Publication date: December 2006

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