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Classic resource contains over 1,200 examples of ornamental and decorative design produced by many cultures over five millennia. Assyrian, Greek, Roman, Byzantine; European Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo; English furniture designs by Chippendale, Sheraton and Hepplewhite; French Empire; Nordic motifs; Chinese and Japanese material, much more. Royalty-free. 254 plates.
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Book preview
Handbook of Historic Ornament - Ernst Rettelbusch
DOVER PICTORIAL ARCHIVE SERIES
AMERICAN INDIAN DESIGN AND DECORATION, Leroy Appleton. (22704-9)
DESIGNS AND PATTERNS FROM HISTORIC ORNAMENT, W. and G. Audsley. (21931-3)
VICTORIAN SOURCEBOOK OF MEDIEVAL DECORATION: WITH 166 FULL-COLOR DESIGNS, W. and G. Audsley. (26834-9)
SNOW CRYSTALS, W.A. Bentley and W.J. Humphreys. (20287-9)
EMPIRE STYLE DESIGNS AND ORNAMENTS, Joseph Beunat. (22984-X)
ARABIC GEOMETRICAL PATTERN AND DESIGN, J. Bourgoin. (22924-6)
DESIGNS AND PATTERNS FOR EMBROIDERERS AND CRAFTSMEN, Briggs Company. (23030-9)
VICTORIAN FRAMES, BORDERS AND CUTS, Bruce’s Son & Co. (23320-0)
ADVERTISING SPOT ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE TWENTIES AND THIRTIES: 1,593 CUTS, Leslie Cabarga (ed.). (26098-4)
1,337 SPOT ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE TWENTIES AND THIRTIES, Leslie Cabarga and Marcie Cabarga (eds.). (27232-X)
MARBLEIZED PAPER PATTERNS IN FULL COLOR, Lauren Clark. (27220-6)
AMERICAN FOLK ART DESIGNS AND MOTIFS FOR ARTISTS AND CRAFTSPEOPLE, Joseph D’Addetta. (24717-1)
3,800 EARLY ADVERTISING CUTS, Deberny Type Foundry. (26658-3)
PERSIAN DESIGNS AND MOTIFS FOR ARTISTS AND CRAFTSMEN, Ali Dowlatshahi. (23815-6)
DESIGN MOTIFS OF ANCIENT MEXICO, Jorge Enciso. (20084-1)
TREASURY OF HISTORIC PATTERN AND DESIGN, J. Engelhorn. (26274-X)
HERALDIC CRESTS: A PICTORIAL ARCHIVE OF 4,424 DESIGNS FOR ARTISTS AND CRAFTSPEOPLE, James Fairbairn. (27713-5)
HISTORIC TEXTILE PATTERNS IN FULL COLOR: 212 ILLUSTRATIONS, Friedrich Fischbach. (27074-2)
HERALDRY: A PICTORIAL ARCHIVE FOR ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS, Arthur Fox-Davies. (26906-X)
A TREASURY OF FLOWER DESIGNS FOR ARTISTS, EMBROIDERERS AND CRAFTSMEN, Susan Gaber. (24096-7)
CARTOUCHES AND DECORATIVE SMALL FRAMES, Edmund V. Gillon, Jr. (23122-4)
VICTORIAN STENCILS FOR DESIGN AND DECORATION, Edmund V. Gillon, Jr.
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