From a rare volume on the history of playing cards: nearly 500 elegant illustrations that once graced European regular and tarot card decks. On display are face cards, musical instruments, fantasy figures, and other motifs — all ideal for adding a period flair to almost any graphic project. 251 black-and-white illustrations, 245 designs in color. 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.
Vintage Christmas Cards CD-ROM and Book by Carol Belanger Grafton Lovers of Victoriana and old-time art will rejoice in these Christmas greetings. Reproduced from rare originals, the 204 cards abound in angels, ruddy-cheeked Santas, cherubic children, and timeless holiday cheer.
Imps, Elves, Fairies and Goblins CD-ROM and Book by Jeff A. Menges Selected from rare historical sources that date from 1870 to 1930, 243 magical black-and-white images celebrate the finest fantasy artists of the Golden Age of Illustration, including Rackham, Pogány, and Goble.
Chinese Lattice Designs CD-ROM and Book by Daniel Sheets Dye Gathered by an expert on Asian decorative art, 191 window grid designs feature borders, brackets, and other characteristically Chinese geometrics. Each perfectly rendered black-and-white image will inspire a wealth of craft and graphics ideas.
120 Great Victorian Fantasy Paintings CD-ROM and Book by Jeff A. Menges These 120 full-color paintings from the 19th- and early-20th centuries feature Pre-Raphaelite, Symbolist, and Narrative works by such noteworthy artists as Waterhouse, Burne-Jones, Draper, Watts, and Grimshaw.
