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 Illustrations and Ornamentation from The Faerie Queene
by Walter Crane, Carol Belanger Grafton
Over 300 neo-medieval illustrations and decorations created by famed Victorian-era artist. Full-page plates, headpieces, tailpieces, borders, vignettes, and decorative elements depict knights, maidens, dragons, unicorns, angels, and much more.
all books in Fine Art, History of Art
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| |  Pugin's Ecclesiastical Ornament
by A. Welby Pugin
This selection of 59 lovely plates depicts hundreds of images based on medieval designs for crosses, altar cloths, and church vestments. All are shown in magnificent color.
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| |  Medieval Ornament: 950 Illustrations
by Karl Alexander von Heideloff
Pictorial archive of precisely detailed engravings of architectural elements — doors, windows, moldings, statuary, decorative stonework, columns, pedestals, rosettes and more — mostly from German Gothic churches.
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 Medieval Alphabets and Decorative Devices
by Henry Shaw
30 authentic alphabets and over 150 individual letters and decorative devices — taken from Westminster Abbey monuments, 15th-century French prayer books, and other sources — incorporate vines, flowers, leaves, faces, and more.
all books in Dover Design Library
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| Products in Medieval, Renaissance, More | | | |  | Ancient Greek Designs
by Marty Noble
110 royalty-free illustrations adapted from ancient Greek vases, votive reliefs, and other authentic sources. Decorative images depict Grecian women, gods and goddesses, warriors, weapons, mythical figures, bacchantes, musical instruments, and more.
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|  | Arms and Armor: A Pictorial Archive from Nineteenth-Century Sources
by Carol Belanger Grafton
Over 750 detailed, high-quality illustrations from rare 19th-century sources: suits of armor, chain mail, swords, helmets, knives, crossbows and other implements, along with scenes of battle, soldiers, horses, artillery and more.
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| |  | Baroque Ornament and Designs
by Jacques Stella
Royalty-free architectural ornaments, decorative motifs and border elements, engraved after drawings by l7th-century French artist. 46 illustrations.
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|  | The Complete Woodcuts of Albrecht Dürer
by Albrecht Dürer, Dr. W. Kurth
Old Testament, St. Jerome, Passion, Life of Virgin, Apocalypse, 346 in all. Introduction by Campbell Dodgson. "The only available source for many of these works." — Antique Monthly.
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|  | Costume and Ornament of the Middle Ages in Full Color
by Henry Shaw
From knights in battle and ladies playing the harp and organ, to Richard II in royal robes, this splendid archive documents clothing styles and decorative accessories used during the medieval period. 210 full-color illustrations.
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|  | Doré’s Illustrations for "Idylls of the King"
by Gustave Doré
36 splendid illustrations, accompanied by quotes from Tennyson's poem, dramatically recapture the love story of Lancelot and Guinevere, the tale of the fair Elaine, and more.
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|  | Doré’s Illustrations for Ariosto’s "Orlando Furioso"
by Gustave Doré
Great 19th-century illustrator's last major achievement: 108 brooding, surreal illustrations of magnificent, influential Renaissance epic poem. Damsels, knights, grotesque monsters. 208 black-and-white illustrations. Captions, introduction.
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|  | Doré’s Illustrations of the Crusades
by Gustave Doré
All 100 original plates from 19th-century classic, including The Massacre of Antioch, The Road to Jerusalem, The Baptism of Infidels, The Battle of Lepanto, many more. Magnificent, royalty-free illustrations with captions.
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|  | Empire Style Designs and Ornaments
by Joseph Beunat
Rare French catalog (c.1813) showing over 900 graceful neoclassic motifs; vine and leaf forms, mythological figures, florals, geometrics, much more. 95 plates.
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|  | Fantastic Gothic and Renaissance Ornament
by Rudolf Berliner
Beasts of myth and legend, writhing foliage, dancing symbols of fate — this spectacular compendium of 15th- and 18th-century designs features 127 black-and-white illustrations from the far corners of the imagination.
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|  | French Baroque Ornament
by Jean Le Pautre
Culled from a rare 19th-century source, these 124 black-and-white illustrations capture the lavish devices and grand sweep of European Baroque design. This collection is populated by elaborate architectural ornaments, decorative motifs, and border elements.
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|  | Gothic Ornament and Design
by V. Statz, G. Ungewitter, A. Reichensperger, Monicke
Huge collection of authentic Gothic architectural designs and motifs includes columns, cornices, gargoyles, stained glass designs, ornate stonework, and other items in a spectacular compendium of 216 plates.
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|  | Gothic Ornament: Architectural Motifs from York Cathedral
by Joseph Halfpenny
Exquisite specimens of the sculptured ornaments from northern Europe's largest medieval cathedral. Reproduced from a rare 18th-century volume, this compilation consists of 175 illustrations, selected from throughout the building.
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|  | Handbook of Historic Ornament
by Ernst Rettelbusch
Over 1,200 ornamental and decorative designs from five millennia — including examples from Assyrian, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Nordic, Chinese, Japanese, and other cultures and from European Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, and French Empire periods. 254 plates.
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|  | The Illuminated Alphabet
by Theodore Menten
50 medieval initial letters. Celtic floral interlacements, biblical scenes, scenes of war and play, knights, grotesque animals, martyrdoms, fanciful devices, more. Wonderful design inspiration.
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| | Illustrations and Ornamentation from The Faerie Queene
by Walter Crane, Carol Belanger Grafton
Over 300 neo-medieval illustrations and decorations created by famed Victorian-era artist. Full-page plates, headpieces, tailpieces, borders, vignettes, and decorative elements depict knights, maidens, dragons, unicorns, angels, and much more.
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| | Medieval Alphabets and Decorative Devices
by Henry Shaw
30 authentic alphabets and over 150 individual letters and decorative devices — taken from Westminster Abbey monuments, 15th-century French prayer books, and other sources — incorporate vines, flowers, leaves, faces, and more.
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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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