From one of the most beautiful books on the decorative arts ever published: reproductions of classic full-color renderings by the great Victorian designer of design elements in Chinese porcelain and cloisonne antiquities now in the The Victoria and Albert Museum. Reprinted from the original plates made in 1867....

Seventy large-size illustrations trace Mucha\'s skills as a draftsman over more than 40 years. Among the more famous examples are original plans and drawings for \"The Seasons,\" sketches for the Sarah Bernhardt poster, studies from Mucha\'s stunning and innovative stylebooks, and a sketch for the St. Louis World\'s Fair poster....

Every generation has a chance to rediscover the ageless tales from Arthurian myth. But who was King Arthur? Was he a great and noble king, a strong warrior chieftain, a Celtic deity, or a compelling character of myth and legend? The lack of solid evidence has fueled fierce debate among scholars and historians....

These 135 fantastic and grotesque scenes depict the passion and grandeur of Dante\'s masterpiece — from the depths of Hell onto the mountain of Purgatory and up to the empyrean realms of Paradise. Includes plates produced for The Inferno, Purgatory, and Paradise. Illustrations accompanied by appropriate lines from the Longfellow translation....

This stunning treasury features full-page plates of the finest works by the famed English artist, Arthur Rackham (1867-1939). A leading figure in the early twentieth century\'s Golden Age of Illustration, Rackham interpreted scenes from such diverse material as fairy tales, Wagnerian opera, and Shakespearean comedy....

French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was a superb draughtsman. Possessing the extraordinary ability to memorize action, he was able to convey rapid movement in his drawings with merely a few strokes. Graphic in nature, his works - especially his sketches - are of striking originality and power....

hrough his extraordinarily drawn interpretations of favorite fairy tales and fantastic literature, Arthur Rackham (1867–1939) remains an enduring legend of the Victorian era\'s Golden Age of Illustration....

The exuberant art of Gustave Dore (1832-83) has influenced romantics and realists around the world. A self-taught child prodigy who met with early and resounding success, Dore ranks among the most prolific and popular illustrators of all time. Known as \"the master of the fantastic,\" he excelled in conveying dramatic action in memorable settings....

One of the most influential (and most prolific) illustrators of childrens books during the early twentieth century, Edmund Dulac brought countless fairy tales to life through his distinct style, subtle use of colour and fanciful compositions....

George W. Bellows was among the most popular artists of the Ashcan School, a brilliant group of realist painters and illustrators whose bold technique and gritty subject matter embodied the vibrancy, vitality, and variety of the booming early 20th-century American cities. While many books cover Bell...

Authoritative reference deals primarily with animal symbolism in Japanese art, with occasional mention of the decorative art of China, India, and Persia....

Henry Justice Ford is best known for his collaboration with Andrew Lang on a popular series of twelve \"Color\" fairy tale books published at the turn of the twentieth century....

A leader in promoting the Art Deco style in advertising art and book illustration, John Vassos undertook his most personal and ambitious work in this 1931 volume....

Comprised of 40 full-page, two-color plates of finished drawings in several media, this new volume reproduces Mucha\'s extraordinary 1905 style book, Figures D...

A certain eighteenth-century German noble ventured abroad for military service and returned with a series of amusingly outrageous stories. Baron Munchausen\'s astounding feats included riding cannonballs, traveling to the Moon, and pulling himself out of a bog by his own hair....