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A treasure trove of historical imagery, including Art Deco and Art Nouveau designs, heraldic clip art, tarot cards, folk art, and gothic ornamentation plus works from France, Ancient Mexico, Vienna, and Egypt.

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Victorian Vector DesignsVictorian Vector Designs 
by Alan Weller
Lavishly detailed and embellished with floral motifs, interlocking vines, or mythical figures, this selection of authentic Victorian-era illustrations offers 200 Vector-based designs. Features a marvelous mix of banners, borders, scrollwork, frames, and more.
Art NouveauArt Nouveau 
by Dover, Dover Clip Art Editors
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.

Steampunk SourcebookSteampunk Sourcebook 
by M.C. Waldrep
Featuring individual images as well as original design collages, this one-of-a-kind CD-ROM and book compilation from Dover's vast archives offers more than 500 images that range from dirigibles and sea vessels to corsets and pocket watches.
The Art of Tarot Cards CD-ROM and BookThe Art of Tarot Cards CD-ROM and Book 
by Alan Weller
Reproduced from rare decks, this unique compilation features 200 of the most dramatic, playful, and colorful Tarot cards of the past five centuries. Includes Major Arcana from Rider-Waite, Visconti Sforza, Marseilles, other popular decks.
Florid Victorian Ornament CD-ROM and BookFlorid Victorian Ornament CD-ROM and Book 
by Karl Klimsch
Commercial artists and hobbyists will delight in these images of lavish Victorian borders, endless curlicues, lovely ladies, innocent cherubs, and other samples of decorative period art. 377 black-and-white illustrations.

Grasset's Art Nouveau Floral Ornament CD-ROM and BookGrasset's Art Nouveau Floral Ornament CD-ROM and Book 
by Eugéne Grasset
Reproduced from a rare portfolio, these lush floral images were compiled by a pioneer of Art Nouveau. These 466 color images feature vibrant, naturalistic motifs, stylized borders, panels, and medallions by Verneuil and other masters.

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1,000 Heraldic Designs CD-ROM and Book1,000 Heraldic Designs CD-ROM and Book
by Thomas Robson
Add a sense of medieval majesty to any print project with 1,000 ancient and authentic coats of arms emblazoned with stars, florals, mythical beasts, chevrons, daggers, and other eye-catching flair. Black-and-white illustrations.


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177 Art Deco Designs CD-ROM and Book177 Art Deco Designs CD-ROM and Book
by Edouard Benedictus
Reproduced directly from three of Benedictus' highly prized and rare portfolios, these luminous images blend squares, rectangles, and other geometric forms with soft flowing curves. 177 full-color illustrations.


Our Price: $19.95

293 Art Nouveau Designs and Ornaments CD-ROM and Book293 Art Nouveau Designs and Ornaments CD-ROM and Book
by Dover
A treasury of 227 engaging black-and-white images of elaborate panels, borders, and vignettes, plus 66 elegant color illustrations of flowers, shells, exotic animals, and other outstanding motifs.


Our Price: $16.95

356 Art Nouveau Floral Designs CD-ROM and Book356 Art Nouveau Floral Designs CD-ROM and Book
by Julius Hoffmann
Cherubs, lovely damsels, and creatures great and small are embellished by lush Art Nouveau florals and vines. This garden of 356 beautiful color illustrations will bring out the best in graphics and crafts projects.

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408 Victorian Ornamental Designs CD-ROM and Book408 Victorian Ornamental Designs CD-ROM and Book
by F. Knight
This lavish collection contains elaborate wall murals with trompe-l'oeil effects; idealized damsels in rustic settings; and many other florid motifs. Floral, animal, and other designs appear in many sizes and styles.

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423 Art Nouveau Designs and Motifs CD-ROM and Book423 Art Nouveau Designs and Motifs CD-ROM and Book
by J. Klinger, H. Anker
Striking full-color images of plants, animals, birds, insects, florals, abstracts, women, and landscapes in a variety of formats: borders, repeating patterns, mortised cuts, corners, frames, and other configurations. Imaginative, royalty-free art.


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571 Art Nouveau Designs CD-ROM and Book571 Art Nouveau Designs CD-ROM and Book
by D. M. Campana
Art Nouveau is one of the most enduringly popular design styles. These rare, authentic, lush and lovely black-and-white graphics include animal arrangements, mural decorations, line work, fine borders, figures, florals, and more.


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800 Art Deco Motifs and Monograms CD-ROM and Book800 Art Deco Motifs and Monograms CD-ROM and Book
by Samuel Welo
Perfect for use in modern trademark designs or as spot illustrations, this collection contains 828 simple but powerful black-and-white illustrations: abstract eagles and other birds, figures and faces, striking monograms, and more.


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American Folk Art Designs CD-ROM and BookAmerican Folk Art Designs CD-ROM and Book
by Joseph D’Addetta
This collection of 309 authentic American folk art motifs (1710–1910) includes flowers, fruits, border designs, human figures, animals, birds, and more, rendered from textiles, furniture, paintings, tinware, ceramics, embroidery, and other sources.

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Ancient Italian Ornament CD-ROM and BookAncient Italian Ornament CD-ROM and Book
by Wilhelm Zahn
From strikingly simple to wildly elaborate, borders and frames for every taste abound in this essential resource. In both color and black-and-white, these 247 rare designs display styles from Baroque, Art Deco, Renaissance, and more.

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Art Deco DesignArt Deco Design
by Dover
Dazzling collection of the best of Art Deco: florals, allover patterns, animal and plant motifs, geometrics, ads, fashion spots. More than 200 color and black-and-white designs offer numerous uses.


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Art Deco Designs CD-ROM and BookArt Deco Designs CD-ROM and Book
by Marty Noble
Crisply rendered line drawings used in textiles, fashions, jewelry, and domestic accessories of the 1920s and '30s, selected from works by Erté, Paquin, and other noted designers. 213 black-and-white illustrations.

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Art Deco Wood Designs CD-ROM and BookArt Deco Wood Designs CD-ROM and Book
by Laurent Malclès
Compiled by a master craftsman and teacher at the world-famous École Boulle in Paris, this all-encompassing collection includes borders, frames, blossoms, masks, animals, and other boldly styled wood carvings. 158 black-and-white illustrations.


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Art NouveauArt Nouveau
by Dover, Dover Clip Art Editors
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.


Our Price: $39.95

Art Nouveau Clip Art for Machine EmbroideryArt Nouveau Clip Art for Machine Embroidery
by Alan Weller
Embellish clothes and other accessories with embroidery of your own creation. These designs are optimized for embroidery digitizing software compatible with home embroidery machines. Each of 100 motifs is shown in three different color combinations.

Our Price: $24.95

Art Nouveau Decorative Borders and Frames CD-ROM and BookArt Nouveau Decorative Borders and Frames CD-ROM and Book
by Carol Belanger Grafton
This treasury of 204 authentic black-and-white designs overflows with outlines that add polish to any project. Floral and figurative motifs range from dainty cartouches to bold, full-page compositions.

Our Price: $16.95

Art Nouveau Illustrations CD-ROM and BookArt Nouveau Illustrations CD-ROM and Book
by Edmund V. Gillon, Jr.
Designs from the pages of the London monthly The Studio feature 171 Art Nouveau illustrations by such artists as Crane, Bradley, and Robinson: posters, ads, alphabets, and more. Sources.

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Art Nouveau Ornaments: Includes CD-ROMArt Nouveau Ornaments: Includes CD-ROM
by O. Fleuron
These 116 rare Art Nouveau designs consist mostly of floral motifs, although other delicate, lacy patterns form a sparkling variety of options. Ideal for jewelry makers and other crafters. Includes bonus CD-ROM.

Our Price: $19.95
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Art Nouveau Vector DesignsArt Nouveau Vector Designs
by Alan Weller
At the turn of the 20th century, Art Nouveau design blossomed with undulating patterns of luxurious swirls, curves, and highly stylized images. This collection of 203 Vector-based illustrations beautifully captures the period.

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Art Nouveau Vector MotifsArt Nouveau Vector Motifs
by Alan Weller
Borders of lush, intertwined flowers, spot illustrations of stylized women, and more: here are 300 arresting vector-based graphics in one of the most popular period styles. Images are offered in EPS, SVG, JPEG, and PNG formats.

Our Price: $19.95

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