A familiar decorative detail that's found both inside and outside of Victorian homes, fretwork delights the eye with its graceful interlaced designs. This vintage sourcebook, reproduced from a rare edition, provides today's graphic designers and craftworkers with intricate plates of authentic pattern... read more
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A familiar decorative detail that's found both inside and outside of Victorian homes, fretwork delights the eye with its graceful interlaced designs. This vintage sourcebook, reproduced from a rare edition, provides today's graphic designers and craftworkers with intricate plates of authentic patterns, including scrollwork, finials, banisters, interlaced vines, foral carvings and many other elegant fretwork designs. They're perfect for lending a quaint touch to countless print and crafting projects.
Reprint of Album de la Maison C. Waaseret Madin, La Décoration en Bois Découpé, A. Levy, Paris, 1864.
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