BATSFORD Pattern Motifs: A Sourcebook   This comprehensive book include patterns from not only Ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, the Celts, Islam, India, Africa, and Aboriginal lands but also the worlds of western folk, Gothic, Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau and Art Deco. The types of pattern provided include interlaced, basketweave, network patterns, web-like patterns, plaited, twisted, ...
	DOVER 100 Japanese Stencil Designs   The natural Japanese affinity for decorative art is apparent in this striking collection of exquisite stencil designs, reproduced from a rare 19th-century publication. Motifs depict – among other subjects – lush florals, bamboo branches, birds on the wing, and rustic country homes. Captions identify the patterns. Book specifications: paperback, 96 ...
	DOVER 120 Great Impressionist Paintings: CD-ROM and Book   Van Gogh's famous sunflowers, Monet's beloved waterlilies, and scenes by Renoir and Manet of sun-dappled leisure – all appear in this collection of the best and most popular Impressionist paintings. Additional contributors include Degas, Toulouse-Lautrec, Gauguin, Pissarro, Cassatt, Seurat, and many others. This book includes a CD-ROM containing 120 royalty-free ...
	DOVER 120 Great Paintings: CD-ROM & Book   This rich treasury of famous paintings by the world's greatest artists offers artists and crafters inspiring mages for use in a number of projects. Superb reproductions of more than 100 masterpieces from five centuries are included – from works by Fra Angelico, Hieronymus Bosch, and Albrecht Dürer to Thomas ...
	DOVER 361 Full-Color Allover Patterns   This excellent volume presents a dazzling assortment of copyright-free, full-color allover patterns. Carefully selected for their eye-catching appeal and suitability for practical use, the patterns in this volume offer artists, designers, and craftspeople an extensive and convenient archive of colorful patterns for use in a virtually unlimited number of ...
	DOVER 381 Old-Fashioned Holiday Vignettes in Full Color   Bring the vintage warmth and charm of holidays gone by to almost any graphic or craft project with this treasury of nostalgic, copyright-free illustrations. Culled from Victorian and early 20th century sources, these full color vignettes will add period panache to advertisements, decoupage, menus, posters, newsletters, flyers and many ...
	DOVER 5000 Designs and Motifs from India   This rich collection of copyright-free designs and motifs provides today's artists and designers with a stimulating and practical archive of usable material. In this volume are designs adapted from dolls and toys from the Harappa culture, coins and pottery from South India, Ajanta and Bagh murals, Muslim monuments, Buddhist ...
	DOVER Arms and Armor; A Pictorial Archive from Nineteenth-Century Sources   Choose from a rich trove of over 750 illustrations compiled from rare 19th century sources in this extensive volume. Included are detailed, high-quality depictions - arranged chronologically and, to some extent, geographically - of suits of armor, chain mail, swords, halberds, spears, pikes, lances, crossbows, axes, daggers, helmets, shields, ...
	DOVER Art Deco Design: CD-ROM and Book   This dazzling collection offers the very best in Art Deco design. Its tremendous variety includes florals, allover patterns, animal and plant motifs, geometrics, ad graphics, fashion spots, and more. More than 200 color and black-and-white images provide graphic artists and crafters with a wealth of options. CD-Rom contains: 206 high-resolution, profiled ...
	DOVER Beardsley Illustrations: CD-ROM and Book   During his brief life span and career, Beardsley electrified the public with his exotic, sensual drawings. These 200 seductive black-and-white renderings provide graphic designers with a rich selection of subjects from his most famous illustrated books, among them Salome, and Les Liaisons Dangereuses, as well as exotic cover designs, ...
	DOVER Butterflies: CD-ROM and Book   The designs and illustrations in this collection have been gathered from many rare and unusual sources. The images include single designs, combinations, allover patterns, motifs, and a host of other formats. More than 230 images make this treasury an invaluable resource for projects of all kinds. CD-Rom contains: 230 high-resolution, profiled ...
	DOVER Contemporary Designs for Glass Etching   This practical guide to glass etching provides craftworkers with 63 attractive, original designs, ideal for applying to dozens of projects. Patterns ranging from nautical themes and Art Nouveau designs to florals, butterflies, and borders are accompanied by instructions for attaining perfect results. Book specifications: paperback, 60 pgs., 8 1/4 in. ...
	DOVER Cupids, Angels and Fantastic Creatures: A Treasury of Rococo Designs   This affordable treasury of fanciful ornament and design includes more than 100 illustrations of Rococo art. Mythological figures, angels, and cherubs in traditional poses abound, as do real and fanciful beasts and other images from nature. An excellent source of royalty-free illustrations for artists and designers, this ornate compilation of ...
	DOVER Doré's Dragons, Demons and Monsters   Richly detailed, brilliantly imaginative scenes taken from The Bible, Paradise Lost, Don Quixote, The Divine Comedy, and other works fill this book with amazing creatures of land, sea, and air. It’s an invaluable source of royalty-free art for illustrators and designers, and a delight for lovers of fine art ...
	DOVER French Decorative Designs   This striking, full-color collection of 171 Gallic glories – borders, florals, panels, pilasters, cornices, and other architectural and ornamental flourishes – offers a remarkable variety of styles: Byzantine, Roman, Gothic, Renaissance, and more. Author: P. Planat Format: paperback, 64 pgs., 8 3/8 in. x 11 in. Publisher: Dover, 2006
	DOVER Great Drawings of Women: From the Renaissance to the Twentieth Century   This stunning gallery of master drawings depicts women in a wide array of styles and settings. Great Drawings of Women: From the Renaissance to the Twentieth Century contains 102 illustrations, 16 in full color, including superb art by da Vinci, Rubens, Dürer, Raphael, Watteau, Degas, Renoir, Corot, Manet, Sargent, ...
	DOVER Hindu Gods and Goddesses: 300 Illustrations   This rich treasury of India's religious iconography was assembled from the work of one of the 19th-century's leading scholars. Its 300 captioned illustrations feature dramatic engravings and line drawings, including scenes from the Ramayana and Mahabharata as well as temple images of Krishna, Vishnu, Siva, and other major deities. Paperback, ...
	DOVER Historic Ornament and Design in Full Color   Egyptian, Roman, Byzantine, Greek, Chinese, Japanese, Persian, Arabic, Gothic, and more — this colorful compendium of 512 religious, architectural, and ornamental images encompasses the abundant variety of the ancient world. Painstakingly reproduced from a rare early-20th-century source, the book offers designers and graphic artists an inexpensive but valuable selection of ...
	DOVER Leonardo da Vinci Treasury: CD-ROM and Book   An architect, sculptor, painter, inventor, and engineer centuries ahead of his time, Leonardo da Vinci was the archetypal “Renaissance Man.” As famous for his paintings of the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper as he was for devising plans for the helicopter, tank, and solar power, he also advanced ...
	DOVER Masterpieces of Illuminated Letters and Borders   More than 350 decorative designs in this impressive collection, including 256 letters, display the glories of medieval manuscripts. 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. Book specifications: paperback, 64 ...
	DOVER Modern Designs Stained Glass Pattern Book   These original patterns combine aspects of abstract design with natural elements for beautiful and strikingly unusual effects. They can be executed with either of the customary techniques, copper foil or lead came, or a combination of the two approaches. Symmetrical in design, the patterns are easily adapted for specific ...
	DOVER Traditional Ironwork Designs   From an exceptional collection of outstanding examples of German ironwork comes this rich source of royalty-free images for artists and craftspeople. More than 270 illustrations depict a wide range of magnificent ironwork from the city of Düsseldorf, with finely rendered examples of the craft ranging from elaborate castle gates ...
	DOVER Treasury of Byzantine Ornament: 255 Motifs from St. Mark's and Ravenna   Decorative architectural elements derived from delicate line drawings of sixth- and seventh-century Italian buildings and churches depict a wealth of interior and exterior adornments. Treasury of Byzantine Ornament includes images of perforated marble panels, intricately fashioned stone grilles and cornices, and elaborate stone mosaics for floors and ceilings. It’s ...
	DOVER Treasury of Ironwork Designs   This practical archive brings together nearly 500 outstanding examples of the ironworker's art. The designs illustrated here date from the Middle Ages through the late 19th century, encompassing the ornate figuration of the Renaissance, the exuberant innovations of Baroque and Rococo artists, and the sinuous designs of 19th-century ironworkers ...
	DOVER Victorian Fashions; A Pictorial Archive   This comprehensive treasury of more than 900 crisp black-and-white illustrations - arrange chronologically and dated by year - provides a rich pictorial record of clothing styles from that period. Suitable for a wide variety of graphic projects, these cuts will especially appeal to artists and illustrators in search of ...
	HOW BOOKS Fingerprint: The Art of Using Handmade Elements in Graphic Design   Inside you’ll find examples that showcase a variety of design methods including mixed media, illustration, letterpress, screenprinting, and collage. You’ll find inspiration from outstanding designers and see how traditional elements can make a more powerful statement than anesthetized computer-only work. Editor: Amy Schell Format: hardback, 178 pgs., 9 1/4 in. x ...
	MOTORBOOKS Pinstripe Planet: Fine Lines from the World's Best   Pinstripe Planet, authored by one of the art's most respected practitioners, is a photographic and textual celebration of a unique decorative art form.A historical and visual overview of pinstriping culture, the book takes readers into all the great shops and right into the action as a variety of rides ...
	QUARRY 1,000 Artist Trading Cards   Artist trading cards, or ATCs, are popular mini works of art traded and shared by artists of all stripes as a means of advertising their talents to others. Roughly the size of a playing card, the backside of an ATC typically lists its artist's name and contact info. In ...
	STERLING The Book of Clouds   Using a series of his awe-inspiring images, photographer and scientist John Day--who has a Ph.D. in cloud physics and is known round the world as "The Cloudman"--introduces us to earth's great skyscape. His spectacular portfolio of pictures captures a variety of cloud forms and shapes, ranging from cottony-soft cumulus ...