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Art Nouveau Stencil Designs by A. Desaint This unusual collection showcases the elegance of Art Nouveau with 44 plates from a rare vintage publication featuring borders, friezes, and festoons with images of children, animals, rosettes, and heraldic designs.
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|  | 990 Art Nouveau Monograms by Dover Perfect for tracing, copying, or pure aesthetics, this collection of imaginative initials wonderfully displays the organic, curvilinear style of Art Nouveau. Includes nearly a thousand letters, all entwined with long leafy tendrils.
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A Grammar of Japanese Ornament and Design by Thomas W. Cutler From one of the most comprehensive surveys of mid-19th-century Japanese art and ornamentation: graceful details from landscapes, floral motifs, abstracts, images of sea life, and others. Over 300 figures on 65 plates.
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100 Japanese Stencil Designs by Friedrich Deneken The natural Japanese affinity for decorative art is apparent in this striking collection of 104 exquisite stencil designs, reproduced from a rare 19th-century publication.
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|  | 2,286 Traditional Stencil Designs by H. Roessing Masterfully executed designs in reproductions of two rare catalogs: ornamental borders, corners, frames, architectural ornaments, religious symbols, figures, animals, mosaics, more.
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| Products in Pictorial Archive |  |  |  | 1,100 Designs and Motifs from Historic Sources by John Leighton Beautifully rendered, royalty-free images adapted from a host of design traditions — from primitive tribal to French Renaissance. Invaluable sourcebook for artists, designers, craftworkers.
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|  | 1,337 Spot Illustrations of the Twenties and Thirties by Leslie Cabarga, Marcie Cabarga More than 1,300 distinctive, well-designed royalty-free cuts in a wide variety of categories: men, women, animals, transportation, many more. Add period flavor to any graphic project.
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|  | 100 Japanese Stencil Designs by Friedrich Deneken The natural Japanese affinity for decorative art is apparent in this striking collection of 104 exquisite stencil designs, reproduced from a rare 19th-century publication.
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|  | 1000 Decorative Designs from India by Devi Thapa, Kiran Chaudhri, V. S. Navalkar This sourcebook showcases 1,000 decorative black-and-white motifs plucked from India's many sumptuous handicrafts: stonework, batik, embroidered fabrics, pottery, jewelry, personal adornments, carpets, more.
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|  | 1000 Ornamental Designs for Artists and Craftspeople by Claude Humbert Provocative handbook examines evolution and psychological significance of the square, circle, triangle, and other design motifs. Hundreds of royalty-free patterns for artists, illustrators, craftworkers, and devotees of the decorative arts.
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| | | |  | 1001 Scrolls, Ornaments and Borders: Ready-to-Use Illustrations for Decoupage and Other Crafts by Eleanor Hasbrouck Rawlings Over 1000 attractive and usable designs printed on one side of a page only include Baroque, Rococo, Victorian, more. Illustrations of corners, scrolls, cornucopia, chinoiserie, festoons, ribbons, much more.
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| |  | 1100 Decorative French Ironwork Designs by Denonvilliers Co. Hundreds of finely detailed illustrations of garden seats, candelabras, moldings, gates, balcony grilles, vases, crosses, funerary ornaments and monuments, finials, doorknobs and many other ornamental features.
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| |  | 150 Full-Color Art Nouveau Patterns and Designs by Friedrich Wolfrum and Co. Featuring both allover patterns and stand-alone designs, this collection consists of 49 full-page illustrations, plus 11 pages with numerous individual images. Handsomely reproduced from a rare Viennese publication.
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|  | 1500 Chinese Design Motifs by Pan Wuhua These crisp, black-and-white images will lend a distinctive Far Eastern accent to any project. Geometrics, abstracts, and other intriguing configurations adapt easily for use as spot illustrations and other applications.
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|  | 2,286 Traditional Stencil Designs by H. Roessing Masterfully executed designs in reproductions of two rare catalogs: ornamental borders, corners, frames, architectural ornaments, religious symbols, figures, animals, mosaics, more.
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| |  | 2001 Decorative Cuts and Ornaments by Carol Belanger Grafton Authentic 19th- and 20th-century royalty-free graphics: human and animal figures, music and dance, florals, geometrics, much more.
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|  | 2600 Typographic Ornaments and Designs by Maggie Kate Eye-catching frames, headpieces, tailpieces, title pages, spot art, scrollwork, and more from a rare turn-of-the-century German catalog, all royalty-free. 2,600 black-and-white illustrations.
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