This unique collection of beautiful floral patterns and stencil designs showcases the rich, muted colors and distinctive, sinuous lines of the Art Nouveau style. Included are 159 floral and foliate motifs, created in the late 1890s by M.P.Verneuil, one of the Art Nouveau movement\'s finest artists....

Classic portfolio includes 197 original designs, shown on 48 color plates: arrowhead, blackberry, buttercup, columbine, gourd, honeysuckle, iris, thistle, more; plus animal motifs: seahorses, kingfishers, peacocks, others, as well as some rarely associated with ornamental beauty such as rats and lizards. An attractive and useful reference source....

Not only traditional, appealing shapes of graceful swans, peacocks and dolphins, but also finely detailed depictions of creatures seldom associated with beauty and ornamentation...

Finely detailed designs, selected from some of Verneuil\'s best-known collections, feature graceful images of garden flowers, reeds, and blossoming trees, as well as exquisite portrayals of fish, butterflies, birds, and other members of the animal kingdom. An inspiration for graphic artists, illustrators, and craftspeople....

Fascinated by the decorative potential of subjects from nature, artist M.P. Verneuil produced striking illustrations based on authentic Japanese woven and printed fabrics. This superb treasury, meticulously reproduced from a rare portfolio, depicts a host of his creations, among them images of florals, animal life and geometrics....