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Persian Designs and Motifs for Artists and Craftsmen by Ali Dowlatshahi Outstanding collection of 400 motifs: floral designs, geometrics, arabesques, mythical creatures, rosettes, paisley patterns, palmettes, medallions, border and marginal decorations, scrolls, curves, and hunting scenes.
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|  | Traditional African Designs by Gregory Mirow Over 200 authentic designs from Dahomey, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Mali, Kenya, Ghana, other African nations depict such unusual configurations as stylized lions, birds, fish, alligators, totemic figures, abstracts, geometrics, and zigzags.
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|  | Egyptian Designs by Carol Belanger Grafton 371 illustrations adapted from Egyptian sources, depicting gods and pharaohs, priests and priestesses, ordinary people, plants and animals, scenes of state occasion, battle, funerary custom, domestic life, and more.
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| Products in Egyptian, Middle Eastern, African |  |  |  | African Designs from Traditional Sources by Geoffrey Williams Linocut prints in crisp blacks and whites reflect traditional work from Zulu, Masai, and dozens of other tribes. Masks, abstract motifs, and much more.
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| |  | Ancient Egyptian Ornament in Full Color: 350 Patterns and Designs by René Grandjean, Gustave Jéquier All the classic elements are included — funerary art, exotic costumes and headdresses, religious iconography, dynamic charioteers, magnificent sailing ships, as well as exquisite patterns from interior and exterior architectural ornamentation. 350 designs.
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|  | Arabic Art in Color by Prisse d’Avennes Here are 141 designs and motifs in authentic full color from classic 19th-century work by noted French historian — a visual vocabulary of Islamic decorative art.
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|  | Arabic Designs by Gregory Mirow Scores of elegant motifs, among them florals from ancient Persian fabrics, star-shaped 13th-century tiles from Iran, and a detail from a painting of Mecca and Medina. 165 black-and-white designs.
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| |  | Authentic Turkish Designs by Azade Akar Superb collection of 264 black-and-white illustrations — plant and animal motifs, chain patterns, geometrics, borders, calligraphy, and more — all from authentic sources.
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|  | Egyptian Designs by Carol Belanger Grafton 371 illustrations adapted from Egyptian sources, depicting gods and pharaohs, priests and priestesses, ordinary people, plants and animals, scenes of state occasion, battle, funerary custom, domestic life, and more.
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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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|  | Ornament and Design of the Alhambra by Owen Jones An influential Victorian artist's peerless collection displays full-color plates that expertly reproduce original designs from the grand Moorish palace's windows, ceilings, wall panels, door arches, porticos, and more.
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|  | Persian Designs and Motifs for Artists and Craftsmen by Ali Dowlatshahi Outstanding collection of 400 motifs: floral designs, geometrics, arabesques, mythical creatures, rosettes, paisley patterns, palmettes, medallions, border and marginal decorations, scrolls, curves, and hunting scenes.
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|  | Traditional African Designs by Gregory Mirow Over 200 authentic designs from Dahomey, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Mali, Kenya, Ghana, other African nations depict such unusual configurations as stylized lions, birds, fish, alligators, totemic figures, abstracts, geometrics, and zigzags.
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