SynopsisFeaturing a lavish selection of ornaments -- decorated with flowers, mythological creatures, and other fanciful touches -- this treasury of royalty-free art also includes striking designs incorporating classical columns, a rich selection of heraldic designs, and a variety of charming calligraphic alphabets. A priceless resource for artists and designers., Graphic artists, illustrators, and craftspeople will welcome this treasury of beautifully engraved ornate frames, scrollwork, and other highly decorative designs -- 800 in all -- reproduced from an extremely rare mid-19th-century style book. Comprising 142 plates, the volume features a lavish assortment of ornaments, bedecked with flowers, mythological creatures, and other fanciful touches, all beautifully rendered in meticulous detail. Other striking designs incorporate a rich selection of classical columns, plus heraldic designs -- shields, coats-of-arms, seals, and insignias from Austria, Russia, Denmark, France, and many other countries -- for a touch of medieval flair or aristocratic ambience. In addition, this collection offers a variety of charming calligraphic alphabets in styles ranging from plain to majestic. An invaluable source of inspiration and a treasury of designs for permission-free use, these distinctive images are ideal for enhancing such print projects as ads, brochures, newsletters, posters, signs, catalog copy, and much more., Priceless treasury of 19th-century royalty-free designs includes fanciful ornaments -- flowers, mythological creatures, etc. -- striking designs with classical columns, heraldic designs, plus charming calligraphic alphabets., Priceless treasury of 19th-century royalty-free designs includes fanciful ornaments - flowers, mythological creatures, etc. - striking designs with classical columns, heraldic designs, plus charming calligraphic alphabets.
LC Classification NumberNK1530.K5713 1999