| 3200 Old-Time Cuts and Ornaments Contributor(s): Cirker, Blanche (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0486417328 ISBN-13: 9780486417325 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2001 Annotation: Royalty-free illustrations from 1909 French typography foundry catalog: more than 100 plates, over 3,200 pictures and motifs, including fruits, flowers, plants, and trees; animals; stray eyes and ears; playing cards; angels, saints, and religious motifs; musical instruments; carriages and sailing vessels; sporting events; plus ornamental borders, mortised cuts, banners, wreaths, and other line art. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Design | Graphic Arts - Illustration - Design | Clip Art - Design | Decorative Arts |
| Dewey: 741.6 |
| LCCN: 2001028307 |
| Series: Dover Pictorial Archives |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 9.4" W x 12.19" (0.90 lbs) 112 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An ideal sourcebook for artists and designers, this collection comprises a cornucopia of appealing royalty-free designs, illustrations, and embellishments, brought together from a rare catalog published by a note French typography foundry at the turn of the last century. More than 100 of the best plates from that catalog -- containing over 3,200 clear, detailed illustrations and covering an enormous range of subjects -- have been painstakingly reproduced in this volume. Among the eye-catching spot illustrations and motifs included here are fruits, flowers, plants, and trees; animals; playing cards; angels, saints, and religious motifs; musical instruments; carriages and sailing vessels; sporting events; household furnishings and equipment; hats, shoes, parasols, and other clothing items; military figures in full garb; and much more. Here also are ornamental borders, elaborate mortised cuts, banners, wreaths, and a host of other line are ideal for framing, embellishing, or calling attention to printed matter. This comprehensive selection of charming cuts from a bygone era will provide artists and illustrators with a nearly inexhaustible supply of royalty-free graphics awash in period ambience -- perfect for use in catalogs, brochures, newsletters, and a host of other artistic and print projects. |