This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible....

\\\"This is a gorgeous book, ideal for any lover of Art Nouveau\\\". — bookaddiction Dover\"s extensive library of Art Nouveau graphic art and typography serves as the source for this comprehensive volume, which features hundreds of magnificent full-color and black-and-white illustrations....

Over 1,000 designs: roses, tulips, irises, lilies, more. Classical, Victorian, Art Nouveau, other styles....

A sea of amazing images offers a pictorial history of sea-going vessels, from stately, high-masted colonial ships to speedy, powerful 18-gun sloops. Imaginations will set sail with 119 color and 77 black-and-white illustrations that can be used to enhance an ocean of craft and design projects, while thrilling maritime enthusiasts of all ages!...

This rich color treasury of famous paintings by the world\'s greatest artists provides inspiring images for use in a number of projects. Superb reproductions of more than 100 masterpieces from 5 centuries are included -from works by Fra Angelico,......

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,......

An expressive survey of an enduringly popular theme in the history of art, this lovely collection will capture the hearts of designers and crafters. Ready-to-use images include masterworks by Jan van Eyck, J. W. Waterhouse, Gerard ter Borch, John......

From rare issues of the Fashion Service Review: 476 sharply detailed, easy-to-reproduce spots of authentic period apparel for men, women and children. Suits, dresses, coats, hats, shoes, neckties, swimwear, tuxedos and evening gowns, fur stoles, sweaters, pajamas, gloves, handbags, jewelry, undergarments, and much more....

Panoramic display of evolving styles ranges from ornate gowns of the mid-1800s, widened by hoop skirts, to turn-of-the-century fashions that produced balloon sleeves, diminished bustles, and close-fitting skirts. Hundreds of delightful images of elegant dresses, hats, shoes, handbags, undergarments, and much more. \"A superb resource....

Practical archive of extraordinarily beautiful and decorative letters of the alphabet splendidly ornamented with geometric and curvilinear motifs interwoven with royal and saintly figures, mythical creatures, knights in battle, exquisite florals, and much more. A wonderful glimpse of the ancient art of manuscript illumination....

Over 350 handsome designs — selected from such rare Victorian-era magazines as The Art Journal, and The British Printer — depict lovely floral and foliated motifs as decorative embellishments on a saucer and teacup, on picture frames and wall sconces, as flowing patterns that lend themselves well for use as frames and borders....

Selection of beautiful Art Nouveau designs from the Dekorative Vorbilder, an extremely rare early 20th-century stylebook. 44 full-page, full-color plates display the sensual lines and muted colors typical of Art Nouveau in a variety of ways -- in frames, borders, panels, cartouches, head-and tailpieces and dingbats. All permission-free....

Over 800 royalty-free illustrations of equestrian subjects boldly printed in black and white for quick and easy reproduction....

Exquisite renderings of baobab tree, quaking grass, winged pea, many other unusual plants. Selected from classic Victorian botanical volumes....

Based on popular motifs to ancient Greece and Rome, Neo-Classical design dominated European architecture and decorative style from the late 1700s onward....