Comprising more than 500 years of printed botanical illustrations, this stunning compendium of black-and-white and color images includes medieval illuminated manuscripts, early woodcuts, hand-colored lithographs, Art Nouveau florals, and much more. Detailed bibliographies and artist biographies.
Glorious reproductions of masterpieces from the defining era in art history include the sacred and secular as well as familiar and unjustly overlooked Botticelli's Birth of Venus, Raphael's Lady with a Unicorn, Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, plus treasures from Bellini, Michelangelo, Correggio, Fra Bartolommeo, and many others.
Elegant , refined, artful, imaginative . . . these draped decorative elements ― be they banners, ribbons, or scrolls ― run the gamut from the most extravagant confections of swirling delight to staid and conservative commercial illustrations. Perched patriotic eagles, medieval ladies-in-waiting and knights in armor, sailing ships, dollar signs, calligraphic doves in flight ― nearly every conceivable motif is represented. They come in a variety of sizes with open or narrow spaces suitable for graphic messages and are ready to be adapted to the purposes of any artist, designer, or advertiser.Artist Carol Belanger Grafton has selected all 503 of these beautifully drawn banners, ribbons, and scrolls from authentic nineteenth-century Cassell's Magazine, Century Magazine, Illustrated London News, and other popular periodicals as well as various catalogues, copybooks, and book plates. Sumptuous Victorian designs reflect the glorious styles of the Egyptian, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque—and prefigure the styles of the future — Art Nouveau and Art Deco. Each and every design is handsome, affordable, and royalty free.
This book presents more than 2,000 illustrations of shoes, hats, and fashion accessories reproduced directly from now rare periodicals and catalogs from the 1850s to 1940. It comprises an invaluable pictorial survey for the fashion historian, designer, and enthusiast, as well as a practical source of illustrations for permission-free use by artists and craftspeople.The sources of these illustrations include major American, British, and European fashion periodicals of the Godey's Lady Book , Peterson's Magazine , Harper's Bazar , La Mode Illustrée , L'Art et la Mode , Der Bazar , The Delineator , and others, as well as such general interest periodicals as Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper , Harper's Weekly , The Youth's Companion , and Life . Many illustrations come from trade catalogs of such merchants as Montgomery Ward, Sears, Roebuck & Co., Jordan Marsh & Co., N. B. Holden Artistic Footwear, and a score of others.Arranged chronologically, the plates present an overview of 90 years of fashion evolution of footwear, millinery, and such accessories as gloves, scarves, purses, handkerchiefs, and more.
Panoramic display of evolving styles ranges from hoop-skirted gowns of the mid-1800s to turn-of-the-century fashions that produced diminished bustles and close-fitting skirts. "A superb resource." — History in Review.
Over 900 intriguing images from rare decks of playing cards used between the 14th and 20th Bacchus, death, dancing dogs, players cheating at cards, royal coats of arms, stylized versions of king, queen and other face cards, hunting scenes, much more. Immediately usable graphics for illustrators and a treasury of diverting subjects.
There are over 800 royalty-free illustrations of equestrian subjects in this wonderful collection. Each is boldly printed in black-and-white for quick and easy reproduction. The illustrations were selected from more than 25 vintage and contemporary American and European publications, among them Punch, Scientific American, Harper’s Weekly, Chatterbox, Scribner’s Magazine, La Vie Parisienne, Illustrated London News, and Fliegende Blätter.The art is arranged by horses, riding, hunting, equestrian events, racing, polo, military, Western, stables and blacksmiths, equipment and accessories, carriages, mythical subjects, and hobbyhorses. The styles range from classical Greek and Roman to Victorian and modern. The mood varies from serious to comic. Graphic artists and designers, horse fanciers, and anyone with an interest in horses and riding will enjoy perusing — and using — this fascinating collection.
Commercial artists, craftspeople, and do-it-yourselfers will have an unlimited supply of book-and-writing-related illustrations at their fingertips with this handy, inexpensive volume. Selected from rare turn-of-the-century sources (Harper's Monthly, Scribner's, Punch, La Vie Parisienne, Life, and other periodicals), 347 royalty-free cuts offer delightfully nostalgic renderings of men, women, and children reading and writing at desks, under trees, at the beach, in libraries, on romantic window seats, before the fireplace, in wicker armchairs, and in numerous other settings. You'll also find useful spot illustrations of reading and writing paraphernalia from days gone by as well as a gallery of 20 distinguished literary figures — Cervantes, Byron, Shelley, Wordsworth, Shakespeare, Tennyson, and others.
This comprehensive treasury of copyright-free floral designs ― chosen from rare periodicals and illustrated books ― offers graphic artists and craftworkers a variety of floral favorites in ornamental styles that range from 18th-century classical to Victorian and Art Nouveau. Selections include reproductions from such 19th- and 20th-century periodicals as The Studio, L'Art pour tous, and Formenschatz, as well as a wide range of materials from American, English, French, German, and Spanish typography catalogs.Ideal for embellishing almost any artistic or craft project, the motifs include such favorites as roses, tulips, irises, lilies, and violets. Use these eye-catching motifs to decorate menus, invitations, stationery, book covers, and advertisements, or create needlework patterns as well as designs for textiles and woodworking.Artists, designers, illustrators, and craftspeople will find this rich selection of exquisite designs a valuable addition to their resource libraries ― one they will turn to again and again for inspiration as well as ready-to-use floral creations.
Over 120 full-page figurative frames from rare authentic 19th-century sources make up a one-of-a-kind treasury of Victorian-era illustrations. Includes floral motifs, romantic pastoral scenes, rollicking tableaux of merrymaking, pictures of martial glory, picturesque views, and much more.