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 | Illuminated Initials in Full Color: 548 Designs
by Carol Belanger Grafton
Extraordinarily beautiful and decorative letters of the alphabet — imaginatively ornamented with royal and saintly figures, mythical creatures, knights in battle, flora and fauna, more.
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 | An Illustrated Dictionary of Historic Costume
by James R. Planche
Thousands of terms associated with apparel worn in the principal countries of Europe appear in this extensive and convenient reference. Alphabetically arranged, the profusely illustrated volume features over 1,300 detailed line drawings.
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 | Islamic Designs for Artists and Craftspeople
by Eva Wilson
Beautifully rendered from book illustrations, pottery, metalwork, carvings, and other sources, these 280 black-and-white designs include geometrics, florals, and animal and human figures in circular, hexagonal, rectangular, and other shapes.
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 | Japanese Animal and Floral Crest Designs
by Paul Negri
Drawn from traditional Japanese family crests, this collection presents 1,160 exotic black-and-white patterns, symbols, and decorative devices. They span a tremendous variety of styles, from utter simplicity to florid majesty.
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 | Japanese Circular Ornamental Designs
by Dover
Filled with deep, rich colors and delicate natural ornamentation, these diverse circular designs have been selected from a rare source. A visual feast for lovers of Japanese art. Includes bonus CD-ROM.
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 | Japanese Design Motifs
by Matsuya Company
Definitive catalogue of Japanese heraldic crests featuring almost unlimited variety of plant, animal, bird, and geometric forms, from "wild goose" to "folding fan" to "mountain and mist," each with dozens of variations. 4,260 illustrations.
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 | Japanese Emblems and Designs
by Walter Amstutz
Almost 800 mon (emblems or crests) combine natural and geometric forms for striking effects. Ideal for design, jewelry, mosaics, and more.
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 | Japanese Silk Designs in Full Color
by M. P. Verneuil
Reproductions from rare portfolio portray intricate, subtly shaded images of florals, animal life, and geometrics in the manner of stylized Japanese art. 108 full-color designs.
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 | Japanese Stripes and Splashes
by Furuya Setsuzan
This original collection of intriguing repeated patterns offers more than 150 full-color Japanese woodblock designs. The vivid, unusual images were selected from a rare 1905 volume. Includes a bonus CD-ROM.
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 | Japanese Woodblock Kimono Designs in Full Color
by Dover
Japanese art at its most subtly elegant, these luminous 19th-century kimono designs include allover patterns, nature scenes, magnificent floral sprays, and other finely detailed full-color motifs. 62 illustrations.
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 | Lettering and Alphabets
by J. Albert Cavanagh
85 complete alphabets lettered in various styles; instructions for spacing, roughs, brushwork.
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 | Lively Advertising Cuts of the Twenties and Thirties: 1,102 Illustrations of Animals, Food and Dining, Children, etc.
by Leslie Cabarga, Marcie McKinnon
Period graphics cover wide variety of topics: amusements, children’s activities, women’s fashions, domestic and barnyard animals, eating, drinking, many more.
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 | A Manual of Historic Ornament
by Richard Glazier
Hundreds of detailed illustrations depict painted pilasters from Pompeii, early Gothic stone carvings, a detail from a stained glass window in Canterbury Cathedral, more. Over 700 black-and-white illustrations, 16 plates of photographs.
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 | Masterpieces of Illuminated Letters and Borders
by W. R. Tymms, M. D. Wyatt
Rare letters and borders that once enhanced medieval bibles and other rare manuscripts are ornamented with exquisite florals, curvilinear motifs interwoven with religious figures, and other exquisite embellishments. More than 350 designs, including 256 letters.
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 | Medieval Arms and Armor: A Pictorial Archive
by J. H. von Hefner-Alteneck
Richly detailed images of authentic shields, swords, crossbows, helmets, and ornate suits of body armor for knights and their steeds. Descriptive notes. 100 black-and-white illustrations.
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 | Medieval Costume, Armour and Weapons
by Eduard Wagner, Zoroslava Drobná, Jan Durdík
Over 400 accurate royalty-free illustrations depict items ranging from simple peasant tunics and robes to battle equipment and armor of warriors and fur-lined cloaks and brocaded garments of the aristocracy.
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