Fantastic Ornament

Fantastic Ornament
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Publisher : Courier Corporation
Total Pages : 66
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ISBN-10 : 9780486154046
ISBN-13 : 0486154041
Rating : 4/5 (46 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Fantastic Ornament by : Michel Liénard

Download or read book Fantastic Ornament written by Michel Liénard and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-04-04 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Swirling with gargoyles, devils, dragons, griffins, and other haunting figures, this otherworldly assortment features illustrations from a rare 19th-century volume: cartouches, frames, doors, trophies, cabinets, friezes, and much more.

Fantastic Ornament

Fantastic Ornament
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Publisher : Courier Corporation
Total Pages : 68
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ISBN-10 : 9780486491219
ISBN-13 : 0486491218
Rating : 4/5 (19 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Fantastic Ornament by : A. Hauser

Download or read book Fantastic Ornament written by A. Hauser and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abounding in cherubs, nymphs, soldiers, kings, dragons, and other flamboyant motifs, this compilation of ornamental designs was originally published in Paris during the 1840s. The extravagant images are based on a wide variety of historical examples that date back as far as the 1500s and include imaginative renderings by Watteau and Durer. Created as embellishments for walls, arms and armor, and everyday objects, these designs remain eminently useful for graphic and decorative purposes. Professional and amateur artists and designers as well as cardmakers and scrapbookers will find this compilation a practical resource of versatile and royalty-free art. This volume is the successor to Dover Publications' "Fantastic Ornament, "another modern reprint of a rare nineteenth-century publication. Dover (2013) new selection of material from "Portefeuille Historique de l'Ornement/Ornaments of the Classical Masters: Comprising Ornamental Borders, Decorations, Shields, Vases, Alphabet of Letters, Grotesque Designs, Patterns for Gold and Silver-Smiths, " A. Hauser, Paris, 1841. See every Dover book in print at www.doverpublications.com

Fantastic Ornament, Series Two

Fantastic Ornament, Series Two
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Publisher : Courier Corporation
Total Pages : 68
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ISBN-10 : 9780486315980
ISBN-13 : 0486315983
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Fantastic Ornament, Series Two by : A. Hauser

Download or read book Fantastic Ornament, Series Two written by A. Hauser and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-07-17 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Engraved in the 19th century, these flamboyant ornamental designs are based on a wide variety of historical examples, dating back as far as the 1500s and including images by Watteau and Dürer.

Fantastic Gothic and Renaissance Ornament

Fantastic Gothic and Renaissance Ornament
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Publisher : Courier Corporation
Total Pages : 82
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ISBN-10 : 9780486460178
ISBN-13 : 0486460177
Rating : 4/5 (78 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Fantastic Gothic and Renaissance Ornament by : Rudolf Berliner

Download or read book Fantastic Gothic and Renaissance Ornament written by Rudolf Berliner and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2008-04-21 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dancing beasts of myth and legend, thick foliage that appears to live and breathe, reclining figures engulfed by symbols of fate — this spectacular compendium of 15th- and 18th-century decorative elements offers up a dizzying array of designs steeped in fantasy. A marvel of history and art! 127 black-and-white illustrations.

Medieval Ornament

Medieval Ornament
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Publisher : Courier Corporation
Total Pages : 206
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ISBN-10 : 9780486155647
ISBN-13 : 0486155641
Rating : 4/5 (47 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Medieval Ornament by : Karl Alexander von Heideloff

Download or read book Medieval Ornament written by Karl Alexander von Heideloff and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-12-03 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The decorative arts of the Middle Ages — richly ornate, filled with religious and mythic symbolism — were especially remarkable for the complexities of their design and their inspired craftsmanship. This fascinating volume presents nearly 1,000 illustrations of medieval ornament, consisting mostly of architectural elements from German Romanesque and Gothic churches and other buildings. Originally compiled by the German architect, painter, and engraver Karl Alexander von Heldeloff (1788–1865) as a source of study and inspiration for practicing artists and architects, this grand pictorial archive has been exactingly reproduced from a rare original edition, complete with new English translations of the German captions. The book is filled with precisely detailed engravings of doors, windows, decorative stonework, columns, pedestals, and more. It remains a richly varied resource of authentic images of medieval ornament, ideal for students of architecture and the decorative arts and essential for graphic artists and designers in search of royalty-free illustrations.

Pugin's Gothic Ornament

Pugin's Gothic Ornament
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Publisher : Courier Corporation
Total Pages : 108
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ISBN-10 : 9780486155425
ISBN-13 : 0486155420
Rating : 4/5 (25 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Pugin's Gothic Ornament by : Augustus C. Pugin

Download or read book Pugin's Gothic Ornament written by Augustus C. Pugin and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic sourcebook of decorative motifs contains 100 plates of royalty-free Gothic designs, meticulously reproduced from rare 19th-century engravings. Many are floral and foliate designs rendered from panels, capitals, borders, brackets, friezes, grotesques, and other decorative elements from such architectural landmarks as New College Chapel at Oxford and Rouen Cathedral.

Fantastic Ornament Vector Designs

Fantastic Ornament Vector Designs
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Publisher : Dover Publications
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0486991644
ISBN-13 : 9780486991641
Rating : 4/5 (44 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Fantastic Ornament Vector Designs by : Alan Weller

Download or read book Fantastic Ornament Vector Designs written by Alan Weller and published by Dover Publications. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawn from rare and classic 18th- and 19th-century sources, this collection features a lavish assortment of scrolls, borders, flourishes, andcartouches as well as floral, botanical, and mythologicalmotifs."