Versatile, royalty-free, and immediately usable patterns provide artists and craftspeople with a wealth of exotic design options, including serpentine scrolls, intricately interwoven motifs, fanciful creatures of the sea and sky, symbols for biblical characters, bizarre creatures of the forest, and much more. 96 black-and-white illustrations. Dover Original.
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Heraldic Designs CD-ROM and Book by Dover A rich assortment of versatile motifs, this collection features 438 designs, including coats of arms emblazoned with stars, chevrons, florals and foliates, birds, animals, mythical creatures, and scores of other devices.
Old-Fashioned Floral Designs CD-ROM and Book by Dover This exceptionally well-selected and useful collection of over 600 black-and-white floral illustrations features bouquets of mixed florals, rose blossoms, calla lilies, and tulips, delicate sprays of daisies, wreaths of wildflowers, borders, and much more.
Oriental Designs CD-ROM and Book by Dover Nearly 500 black-and-white illustrations of flowers, fruits, birds, pagodas, pandas, ming trees, other traditional images derived from Chinese, Japanese, and Korean cultures. Ideal for newsletters, magazine and book illustration, menus, other projects.
Decorative Wreaths and Frames CD-ROM and Book by Dover 381 black-and-white illustrations for accenting brief messages and announcements — floral and foliated wreaths; graceful banners and garlands; oval, circular, square, and rectangular frames; and many other immediately usable royalty-free images.
Classic Full-Color Illuminated Borders CD-ROM and Book by Dover 119 lovely examples of illuminated borders and letters display exotic plants, animals and mythical creatures in brilliant colors. A dazzling treasury of rare chromolithographic art.
Celtic Stencil Designs CD-ROM and Book by Co Spinhoven Exciting, versatile images depict birds and beasts of myth and scripture, elegant abstract designs, and more. Available in varied sizes, shapes, and complexities. 164 black-and-white illustrations.
Celtic Designs for Artists and Craftspeople CD-ROM and Book by Dover More than 200 authentic motifs, ideal for myriad uses, include elaborate spirals and weaves, exotic birds, horned beasts, mermaids, and other fanciful creatures that can be used as borders or individually.
Celtic Art: The Methods of Construction by George Bain This unique volume clearly demonstrates simple geometric techniques for making intricate knots, interlacements, spirals, Kellstype initials, human and animal figures in distinctive Celtic style. Features over 500 illustrations.
