Bursting with superior botanical illustrations, this gorgeous collection features more than 200 blossoms and bouquets, hand-picked from the rarest sources. Glorious full-color images — carefully selected and meticulously reproduced from hard-to-find publications — provide a rich resource that spans many periods and styles. Dover Original.
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Floral Design by Dover Selected from many rare and costly sources, these 286 color and 32 black-and-white images range in style from 18th-century botanical to early-20th-century Art Nouveau, depicting flowers, plants, tendrils, blossoms, and leaves.
Art Nouveau by Dover Reproduced from rare original sources, these 266 color and 11 black-and-white illustrations represent the most popular Art Nouveau motifs, among them graceful female figures, flowing florals, bird and animal designs, abstracts, and repeating patterns.
Exotic Plants and Flowers CD-ROM and Book by M. Meheut Branch out from the usual garden-variety flowers with these rare wonders. Dozens of royalty-free images include palms, cacti, and other specimens from diverse regions, each a celebration of Mother Nature's creativity.
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.
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.
Floral Vector Designs by Alan Weller Bouquets of chrysanthemums, roses, poppies, and cherry blossoms, plus an assortment of fantasy flowers — this spectacular array of 200 Vector-based floral illustrations will be a perennial inspiration for artists.
Plants & Flowers as Ornament CD-ROM and Book by Th. M. M. van Grieken From a rare 19th-century volume of botanical art come these extraordinary floral images. More than 300 colorful, finely detailed decorations include both fanciful and realistic motifs that will lend enchantment to any project.
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.
