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    Medieval Ornament: 950 Illustrations
    Medieval Ornament: 950 Illustrations
    Medieval Ornament: 950 Illustrations
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    Medieval Ornament: 950 Illustrations

    By Karl Alexander von Heideloff

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    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.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDover Publications
    Release dateDec 3, 2012
    ISBN9780486155647
    Medieval Ornament: 950 Illustrations

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      Medieval Ornament - Karl Alexander von Heideloff

      DOVER PICTORIAL ARCHIVE SERIES

      VICTORIAN PATTERNS AND DESIGNS IN FULL COLOR, G.A. and M.A. Audsley. (25756-8)

      PLANTS AND FLOWERS: 1,761 ILLUSTRATIONS FOR ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS, Alan E. Bessette and William K. Chapman (eds.). (26957-4)

      ORNAMENTAL DESIGNS FROM ARCHITECTURAL SHEET METAL: THE COMPLETE BROSCHART & BRAUN CATALOG, CA. 1900, Jacob Broschart & Wm. A. Braun. (27039-4)

      BIRD STENCIL DESIGNS, Robert G. Bush. (26704-0)

      LIVELY ADVERTISING CUTS OF THE TWENTIES AND THIRTIES: 1,102 ILLUSTRATIONS OF ANIMALS, FOOD AND DINING, CHILDREN, ETC., Leslie Cabarga and Marcie McKinnon (eds.). (26418-1)

      TREASURY OF CHINESE DESIGN MOTIFS, Joseph D’Addetta. (24167-X)

      CHINESE LATTICE DESIGNS, Daniel Sheets Dye. (23096-1)

      DESIGNS FROM PRE-COLUMBIAN MEXICO, Jorge Enciso. (22794-4)

      OLD-TIME CIRCUS CUTS: A PICTORIAL ARCHIVE, Charles Philip Fox (ed.). (23653-6)

      DECORATIVE FRAMES AND BORDERS, Edmund V Gillon, Jr. (ed.). (22928-9)

      ART NOUVEAU FRAMES AND BORDERS, Carol Belanger Grafton. (24513-6)

      BANNERS, RIBBONS AND SCROLLS, Carol Belanger Grafton. (24443-1)

      400 FLORAL MOTIFS FOR DESIGNERS, NEEDLEWORKERS AND CRAFTSPEOPLE, William Briggs and Co., Ltd., Carol Belanger Grafton (ed.). (25162-4)

      HUMOROUS VICTORIAN SPOT ILLUSTRATIONS, Carol Belanger Grafton. (24896-8)

      1,001 FLORAL MOTIFS AND ORNAMENTS FOR ARTISTS AND CRAFTSPEOPLE, Carol Belanger Grafton. (25352-X)

      SILHOUETTES: A PICTORIAL ARCHIVE OF VARIED ILLUSTRATIONS, Carol Belanger Grafton (ed.). (23781-8)

      TREASURY OF ANIMAL ILLUSTRATIONS: FROM EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY SOURCES, Carol Belanger Grafton (ed.). (25805-X)

      TREASURY OF ILLUMINATED BORDERS IN FULL COLOR, Carol Belanger Grafton. (25699-5)

      TREASURY OF JAPANESE DESIGNS AND MOTIFS FOR ARTISTS AND CRAFTSMEN, Carol Belanger Grafton (ed.). (24435-0)

      VICTORIAN COLOR VIGNETTES AND ILLUSTRATIONS FOR ARTISTS AND CRAFTSMEN: 344 ANTIQUE CHROMOLITHOGRAPHS, PRINTED ONE SIDE ONLY, Carol Belanger Grafton (ed.). (24477-6)

      SCOTTISH TARTANS IN FULL COLOR, James Grant. (27046-7)

      HISTORIC ORNAMENT, C.B. Griesbach. (23215-8)

      ANIMALS: 1,419 COPYRIGHT-FREE ILLUSTRATIONS OF MAMMALS, BIRDS, FISH, INSECTS, ETC., Jim Harter (ed.). (23766-4)

      TRANSPORTATION: A PICTORIAL ARCHIVE FROM 19TH-CENTURY SOURCES, Jim Harter. (24499-7)

      WOMEN: A PICTORIAL ARCHIVE FROM NINETEENTH-CENTURY SOURCES, Jim Harter. (23703-6)

      HANDBOOK OF DESIGNS AND DEVICES, Clarence P. Hornung. (20125-2)

      VINTAGE SPOT ILLUSTRATIONS OF CHILDREN : 795 CUTS FROM THE TEENS AND TWENTIES, Judy M. Johnson (ed.). (26351-7)

      SYMBOLS, SIGNS AND SIGNETS, Ernst Lehner. (22241-1)

      ART DECO DESIGNS AND MOTIFS, Marcia Loeb. (22826-6)

      JAPANESE DESIGN MOTIFS, Matsuya Company. (22874-6)

      PUEBLO DESIGNS: THE RAIN BIRD, H.P. Mera. (22073-7)

      HANDBOOK OF ORNAMENT, Franz S. Meyer. (20302-6)

      WILLIAM MORRIS FULL-COLOR PATTERNS AND DESIGNS, William Morris. (25645-6)

      TRADITIONAL FLORAL DESIGNS AND MOTIFS FOR ARTISTS AND CRAFTSPEOPLE, Madeleine Orban-Szontagh. (26106-9)

      RACINET’S HISTORIC ORNAMENT IN FULL COLOR, Auguste Racinet. (25787-8)

      ART DECO SPOT ILLUSTRATIONS AND MOTIFS: 513 ORIGINAL DESIGNS, William Rowe. (24924-7)

      MACHINERY AND MECHANICAL DEVICES: A TREASURY OF NINETEENTH-CENTURY CUTS, William Rowe. (25445-3)

      DECORATIVE ART OF THE SOUTHWESTERN INDIANS, Dorothy S. Sides. (20139-2)

      ISLAMIC DESIGNS IN COLOR, N. Simakoff. (27477-2)

      CELTIC STENCIL DESIGNS, Co Spinhoven. (26427-0)

      BIG BOOK OF GRAPHIC DESIGNS AND DEVICES, Typony

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