Treasury of Illuminated Borders in Full Color
Title | Treasury of Illuminated Borders in Full Color PDF eBook |
Author | Carol Belanger Grafton |
Publisher | Dover |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 1988 |
Genre | Borders, Ornamental (Decorative arts) |
ISBN | 9780486256993 |
Royalty-free reproductions of authentic Victorian borders: florals, foliates, animals, mythical creatures, interlacements, more. Moderately priced for today's graphic designers.
Masterpieces of Illuminated Letters and Borders
Title | Masterpieces of Illuminated Letters and Borders PDF eBook |
Author | W. R. Tymms |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | 66 |
Release | 2013-02-20 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 0486155935 |
More than 350 decorative designs in this impressive collection, including 256 letters, display the glories of extant medieval manuscripts. Exceptionally rare letters and borders that once enhanced medieval bibles and other rare manuscripts are ornamented with exquisite florals, gem-like geometrics, curvilinear motifs interwoven with religious figures, and superb embellishments. Comprising a practical archive of usable lettering for artists and craftworkers alike, this impressive collection also provides medievalists with a wonderful glimpse of the ancient art of manuscript illumination.
Old-Time Frames and Borders in Full Color
Title | Old-Time Frames and Borders in Full Color PDF eBook |
Author | Carol Belanger Grafton |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | 51 |
Release | 2013-10-29 |
Genre | Design |
ISBN | 0486147460 |
DIV12 full-page and 24 half-page frames feature colorful collages of flowers, cherubs, butterflies, heart-felt messages, and more. Ideal for framing a variety of graphic projects or accenting collectibles in scrapbooks. /div
Scottish Tartans in Full Color
Title | Scottish Tartans in Full Color PDF eBook |
Author | James Grant |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | 80 |
Release | 2012-11-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0486155579 |
DIVThe tartans of 72 Highland clans, each presented in a full-page, full-color, large-format illustration. With a new introduction to tartans by noted authority J. Charles Thompson. /div
Costume and Ornament of the Middle Ages in Full Color
Title | Costume and Ornament of the Middle Ages in Full Color PDF eBook |
Author | Henry Shaw |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | 210 |
Release | 2012-07-12 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 0486141861 |
More than a pictorial archive of medieval dress and decoration, this beautiful collection is also valuable for its discerning scholarship. A magnificent compilation of artwork from Henry Shaw's detailed study of court life in the Middle Ages, this splendid book provides a grand display of medieval figures and fashions of the times. Reproduced directly from Shaw's original, hand-colored plates and identified by brief captions, more than 200 superb illustrations depict knights in battle, ladies in waiting, kings, queens, popes, and commoners, as well as armor and weapons, jewelry, and other decorative accessories. Skillfully adapted from rare paintings, illuminated manuscripts, tapestries, textiles, and stained glass windows, these lovely illustrations will be invaluable to fashion historians and costume designers. Craftworkers will find them equally useful.
Rustic and Rough-hewn Alphabets
Title | Rustic and Rough-hewn Alphabets PDF eBook |
Author | Dan X. Solo |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | 108 |
Release | 1991-01-01 |
Genre | Design |
ISBN | 9780486267166 |
Eye-catching typefaces with casual or "country" air. Annie Oakley, Hedge Row, Stuntman, Ticonderoga Bold, many more. Complete uppercase alphabets, many with lowercase, numerals and punctuation.
Food and Drink
Title | Food and Drink PDF eBook |
Author | Jim Harter |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | 148 |
Release | 2012-12-03 |
Genre | Cooking |
ISBN | 0486137651 |
Over 350 illustrations of different foods, people eating, utensils, banquets, menus, wine lists. Beautifully reproduced 19th-century line drawings depict every conceivable activity concerned with the preparation, display, and consumption of food and drink.