Add period charm to almost any art and craft project with this lavish collection of 463 black-and-white images. Printer's ornaments, stencil patterns, spot illustrations, borders, corners, cartouches, alphabets, scrollwork, and other designs incorporate human and mythical figures, flowers, leaves, birds, and other finely detailed configurations. Dover Original.
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Advertising Cuts of the 20s and 30s CD-ROM and Book by Dover Royalty-free images dramatize education, industry, transportation, health-care services, sports, travel, and other enterprises — all conveniently arranged by category. 765 black-and-white illustrations.
Victorian Ornamental Designs CD-ROM and Book by William Gibbs Selected from a rare Victorian sourcebook, here are 286 immediately usable illustrations: wallpaper patterns, columns, pilasters, curtain arms, window blinds, doorknockers, bell pulls, and much more.
Victorian Houses CD-ROM and Book by Dover Detailed illustrations of seaside villas, lavish country estates, secluded manors, and stately urban row houses, as well as cozy country cottages, churches, and commercial buildings. 231 illustrations, 156 in full color.
Florid Victorian Ornament CD-ROM and Book by Karl Klimsch Commercial artists and hobbyists will delight in these images of lavish Victorian borders, endless curlicues, lovely ladies, innocent cherubs, and other samples of decorative period art. 377 black-and-white illustrations.
Empire Designs CD-ROM and Book by Joseph Beunat Taken from a rare, late-18th-century sourcebook of designs, here are 526 repeatable linear patterns, mythological figures and scenes, vine and leaf forms, real and legendary beasts, and more.
Decorative Ironwork Designs CD-ROM and Book by Dover Multitude of designs selected from rare 19th- and early-20th-century periodicals depict motifs for gates, railings, finials, window grilles, signs, bedsteads, marquees, knockers, tables, and other ironwork elements. 257 black-and-white illustrations.
Arts and Crafts Designs CD-ROM and Book by Marty Noble Striking collection of designs, rendered from textile and wallpaper motifs, vases, and other authentic sources, includes images of lovely florals, garlands of flowers, and wildlife that adorned decorative bowls. 231 black-and-white illustrations.