Striking compendium of Chinese art and design culled directly from rare sources includes animals, birds, fish, abstracts, and patterns in a remarkable diversity of styles, elegantly simple to intricately complex. 200 full-color and black-and-white illustrations. Dover Original.
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Islamic Design by Dover This treasury of 201 color and 12 black-and-white illustrations display all the beauty and intricacy of Islamic art, including exquisite patterns, borders, and motifs comprised of geometrics, florals, and attractive repeating patterns.
Costume and Fashion by Alan Weller From Native American rituals to the court of Versailles, this fashion archive presents finery from around the world. Focusing chiefly on Western styles, it spans centuries of attire from every walk of life.
Asian Design by Alan Weller Beautifully designed compendium spans the entire range of Asian art and culture. Included are 256 designs, patterns, and decorative motifs from China, Japan, Korea, India, Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, Tibet, and other Asian countries.
Angels by Alan Weller Artists, designers, and their audiences share an endless fascination with angels and celestial imagery. This heavenly collection encompasses both famous and lesser-known works of art from an impressive variety of eras and cultures.
Chinese Vector Designs by Alan Weller This superb treasury of 208 stylized Chinese motifs includes fierce dragons and lions, elegant cranes and peacocks, cherry blossom branches, flower-bearing maidens, ancient symbols, and other Vector-based designs.
922 Decorative Vector Ornaments CD-ROM and Book by Carol Belanger Grafton This collection features 922 versatile Vector-based borders, cartouches, scrolls, and spot illustrations, derived from many sources, including Greek vases, Byzantine mosaics, German wood carvings and ironwork, and Persian tiles.
Repeatable Backgrounds: Wood, Brick, Tile and Stone Textures CD-ROM and Book by Alan Weller A wonderful way to kick off thousands of successful and seamless designs: visually tactile patterns of brick work, floor tiles, and wood grains. Includes 200 different tileable patterns plus an 8-page tutorial section.
Tattoo Art by Alan Weller How far will people go to decorate their bodies? This dazzling array of tattoos provides 200 high-quality illustrations that showcase the ornamental art form and represent authentic styles — from Japanese and Polynesian to Tribal and Mehndi.
Chinese Zodiac Stickers by Marty Noble Astrology lovers will be charmed by this collection of 12 stickers representing the Chinese Zodiac symbols. Each animal is depicted in elegant detail with the Chinese character for each.
Chinese Zodiac Stained Glass Coloring Book by Marty Noble Colorists with an interest in astrology will be charmed by this gorgeous collection of 16 illustrations based on the Chinese Zodiac symbols — the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, and more.
Chinese Motifs and Designs CD-ROM and Book by Joseph D'Addetta With motifs ranging from 1300 B.C. to the 19th century, here is a remarkable volume of 313 black-and-white designs from one of the world's richest artistic traditions: blossoms, birds, wildlife, medallions, dragons, and more.
Renaissance Design by Dover This handsome design anthology displays the extraordinary richness and diversity that made the Renaissance a high point in Western art and culture. Includes patterns, borders, motifs, and details from paintings.
Medieval Design by Dover Museum-quality illustrations from the Middle Ages, gathered from rare sources. Discover intricate designs, bold line art, stoic figure drawings, and reproductions from medieval frescoes, mosaics, metalwork, and carvings. 263 full-color and 26 black-and-white images.
Celtic Design by Dover Superb collection of more than 200 authentic color and black-and-white Celtic designs from rare 7th- and 8th-century manuscripts: Gospel figures, beasts, lettering, knot work, and interlaced designs.
The Complete "Chinese Ornament": All 100 Color Plates by Owen Jones From one of the most beautiful books on the decorative arts ever published: reproductions of classic full-color renderings by the great Victorian designer of design elements in Chinese porcelain and cloisonné antiquities.
