| Russian Folk Motifs Contributor(s): Linenthal, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486402754 ISBN-13: 9780486402758 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $6.26 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 1998 Annotation: 226 designs for royalty-free use, all meticulously rendered from authentic Russian art and artifacts, include motifs from Moldovian carpets, Ukrainian Easter eggs, stove tiles, gingerbread molds, architectural carvings, ancient metalwork, and much more. Depictions of Matryoshka dolls, ceramic toys, and woodcuts of characters from folklore appear as well. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Design | Clip Art - Design | Decorative Arts |
| Dewey: 745.094 |
| LCCN: 98-34138 |
| Series: Dover Pictorial Archives |
| Physical Information: 0.14" H x 8.29" W x 10.97" (0.33 lbs) 48 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Artists, designers, and craftworkers will welcome this inexpensive archive of traditional Russian folk motifs -- all royalty-free. Over 220 designs, meticulously rendered from authentic art and artifacts, date from the third to the 20th centuries. Included are Matryoshka dolls; carpet motif from Moldova; stove tile motifs from Moscow and the Ukraine; clay toys from Archangel, Kirov, and Tula; metalwork motifs from the Caucasus; architectural motifs from Georgia; ceramic figurines from Gzhel; Ukrainian Easter eggs, and many more. |