Floral motifs, pastoral scenes, picturesque views—this versatile treasury is filled with black-and-white frames from rare, authentic nineteenth-century sources. The 124 graphics include selections from Moore's Irish Melodies, Jugend, and Chants et chansons populaires de la France.... read more
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Floral motifs, pastoral scenes, picturesque views—this versatile treasury is filled with black-and-white frames from rare, authentic nineteenth-century sources. The 124 graphics include selections from Moore's Irish Melodies, Jugend, and Chants et chansons populaires de la France. Practical and easy to use, these crisp images will complement invitations, advertisements, decoupages, and countless other design projects. This book and CD-ROM set is part of the Dover Digital Design Source series. Collected from Dover's famous Pictorial Archive library, the images have been digitally restored for ultimate clarity. The CD-ROM contains 124 images saved in JPEG format.
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Includes 124 images saved in both 72-dpi Internet-ready and 300-dpi high-resolution JPEG formats.
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