Extravagant in concept, exuberant in spirit, elaborate in design, Baroque art and architecture flourished in 17th-century Europe. These engravings by a noted French artist perfectly embody the Baroque sensibility through architectural ornaments, decorative motifs, lush florals and foliates, borders, and other striking design elements. 46 illustrations.

A rich assortment of Baroque imagery to use . . . and admire Meticulously reproduced from a valuable portfolio by a notable nineteenth-century French artist, 124 black-and-white illustrations capture the lavish devices and grand sweep of Louis IV-era Baroque design. A gorgeous population of elaborate architectural ornaments, decorative motifs, and border elements, this collection of royalty-free art will inspire ideas for — and immediately embellish — a host of craft, design, and graphics projects. An exhaustive reference for artists and Baroque design enthusiasts.

Handsome collection features broad range of styles favored in centuries past by printers and designers. Includes scores of stylish scrolls, headpieces, tailpieces, cupids, wreaths, floral borders, and other designs. An eminently useful, royalty-free archive for printers, artists, advertisers, and designers, these attractive designs will also appeal to craftworkers. 350 black-and-white illustrations.

Choose from a lush array of individual decorations, rosettes, and borders. Reproduced from rare sources, these 188 black-and-white engravings feature florals and foliates, fruit, birds, shells, and other dazzling images.

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.

This is a complete reprinting of one of Beunat's later and more complete catalogs, showing and again making available over 900 individual ornaments and designs. There are many repeatable linear patterns, both horizontal and vertical, for frames, friezes, dividers, furniture decoration, figures and scenes based on mythological and biblical motives, plus many more forms.

Freshly rendered and richly detailed, the 129 designs in this collection depict cherubs, mythological animals, human faces and figures, floral and foliated designs, and many other items, all derived authentic sources.