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Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Vanity Fair 100 Years showcases a century of personality and power, art and commerce, crisis and culture--both highbrow and low. In the sumptuous 384-page coffee table book, the editors of Vanity Fair have created the definitive history of the most talked-about magazine of our day. From its Invaluable source of information for art historians, craftspeople, dealers, collectors, and…

Erte: Erte`s Seven Deadly Sins

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: Lush, full-color reproductions of 56 dazzlingly inventive silkscreens reflect the richness of color and sensuous theatricality which have become Erté's trademark. Exquisite visions of «The Seven Deadly Sins», «The Four Emotions», «The Zodiac», «At the Theatre», and more will delight enthusiasts and win new admirers for the legendary designer. Preface. 56 full-color illustrations.

Grafton: French Fashion Illustration of the Twenties

Скачать книгу (размер 447 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 89) Аннотация: Treasury of royalty-free motifs from famed periodical, drawn with wit, flair and charm. Slinky beauties in a variety of gowns, dresses, coats, suits, beachwear, and other stylish outfits. Perfect for graphic projects calling for sophistication and feminine allure.

Harbert-Dys: Art nouveau design fantasies in full color

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: Created during the early years of the Art Nouveau movement, these eye-catching motifs reflect the late-19th-century interest in Japanese art, as well as the fresh excitement of a blossoming style that's remained fashionable for well over a century. 66 full-color images feature luxurious patterns and ornaments designed for ceramics, furniture, textiles, walls, and ceilings.

Mucha: Art Nouveau Figurative Designs by Mucha

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: Thirty-seven renderings by Ed Sibbett, Jr., of Alphonse Mucha's spectacularly sensuous designs. Art Nouveau nymphs and goddesses, highly designed borders, stars, exotic ornaments. Printed in brown ink to capture lines of originals. 4 plates in color on covers.

Noble: Dragons: A Book of Desigs

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: 125 black-and-white images based on motifs in a wide array of sources: fairy tale collections, medieval French and Celtic manuscripts, Japanese and Chinese artwork, and more. Smoke-and-fire-breathing dragons, scaly creatures of the sea, powerful beasts endangering the lives of mariners, Celtic dragons with interwoven body parts, and much more.

Orban-Szontagh: Japanese Floral Patterns and Motifs

Скачать книгу (размер 157 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 32) Аннотация: Practical archive of 45 royalty-free designs adapted from watercolors, screens, kimonos, Noh drama costumes, wall hangings, more. Wide variety of stripes, allover patterns, nature scenes, grand sprays of flowers and tree branches, other clearly detailed designs suggesting subtle elegance of Japanese art. Introduction. Captions.

Racinet: Historic ornament in Full Color

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: 2,000 decorative motifs expertly reprinted in full color from a rare 19th-century publication. Adapted from borders, tiles, carved wood panels, and other ornamental sources, the designs include classic Egyptian, Greek, Roman and Etruscan motifs; Chinese, Japanese, Persian and Indian patterns; samples from the Arabic and Byzantine cultures; Celtic, medieval, Renaissance and 18th century European…

Verneuil: Art Nouveau Floral Patterns and Stencil Designs

Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: Magnificent collection of floral patterns and stencil designs, created by one of the movement's finest artists, includes 120 images of graceful garden flowers — foxglove, hollyhocks, columbine, lilies, among others, and 39 stencil designs of blossoming trees, reeds, mushrooms, oak leaves, peacocks, and more.

Wilde: Lady Windermere's Fan

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: This Victorian comedy of manners sparkles with Wilde's trademark repartee, epigrams, and witty dialogue. Arch-moralist Lady Windermere, shattered by the suspicion of her husband’s infidelity, contemplates running off with a roué until her rival illustrates the difference between morality and its appearance. A comic masterpiece, studded with humorous quips and clever paradoxes.

Chesterton: Favorite Father Brown Stories

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Six well-plotted and suspenseful tales by the noted British critic, author and debunker extraordinaire feature the «little cleric from Essex» in «The Blue Cross,» «The Sins of Prince Saradine,» «The Sign of the Broken Sword,» «The Man in the Passage,» «The Perishing of the Pendragons» and «The Salad of Colonel Cray.»

Great Horror Stories: Tales by Stoker, Poe, Lovecraft and Others

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Featuring an international rogues' gallery of authors, this spine-tingling anthology celebrates one of the most popular and enduring literary traditions. Fourteen timeless tales of terror include chilling classics from Bram Stoker, Edgar Allan Poe, H. P. Lovecraft, Arthur Machen, Ambrose Bierce, Izumi Kyoka, Algernon Blackwood, and more.

James Henry: Daisy Miller

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: »Daisy Miller» is a fascinating portrait of a young woman from Schenectady, New York, who, traveling in Europe, runs afoul of the socially pretentious American expatriate community in Rome. First published in 1878, the novella brought American novelist Henry James (1843-1916), then living in London, his first international success. Like many of James`s early works, it portrays a venturesome…

Adalbert Roeper: Treasury of Ornamental Ironwork: 16th to 18th Centuries

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: The enormous diversity and enduring beauty of ornamental ironwork is celebrated in this singular sourcebook. Sixty antique plates showcase metal doors, balconies, window arches, gates, corner pieces, decorative embellishments, and more, many wrought with gargoyles, human figures, and florals. An accurate and invaluable reference for art historians, architects, and designers.

Eugene Grasset: Grasset's Art Nouveau Flower and Plant Designs

Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: Compiled by a pioneer in Art Nouveau design, these 72 plates of lush floral images are lovingly reproduced from a hard-to-find edition of a Belle Epoque classic. Full-page images, borders, and insets include illustrations — both real and fanciful — by M. P. Verneuil and other masters of the genre.

F. B. Heald: 600 Decorative Floral Designs

Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: Exquisitely detailed and stylistically rare, these 19th-century illustrations depict lush blossoms and plants surrounded by design elements of the most magnificent order. Perfect for enhancing greeting cards, newsletters, and websites, the 72 pages of black-and-white patterns also offer inspiration for needlework and other craft projects. Dover original selection from «A Selection of Suggestive…

Carol Belanger Grafton: Art Nouveau Decorative Borders and Frames (+ CD-ROM)

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: This treasury of 204 authentic black-and-white border and frame designs overflows with outlines that will add instant polish to any project. Selected from vintage periodicals, these floral and figurative motifs range from dainty cartouches to elaborate, full-page compositions and from delicate and ethereal to bold and stately.

Carol Belanger Grafton: Bookplate Designs (+ CD-ROM)

Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: In a unique homage to bookplate art, this treasury illuminates over 320 of the finest examples of the craft in a breathtaking variety of black-and-white designs. Produced by woodcut, engraving, etching, and other methods, and collected from all over the world, each bookplate is a masterpiece in small scale.

Jean Le Pautre: French Baroque Ornament

Скачать книгу (размер 401 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 80) Аннотация: Chosen from a rare 19th-century source, these 124 black-and-white illustrations capture the lavish devices and grand sweep of European Baroque design. Use the royalty-free art in this collection — a population of elaborate architectural ornaments, decorative motifs, and border elements — to embellish a host of craft, design, and graphic projects.

F. Kottenkamp: Medieval Knights, Armor and Weapons (+ CD-ROM)

Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: Skillfully reproduced from a rare 19th-century masterpiece, this collection features 60 hand-coloured engravings of medieval knights and their weapons. Images include warriors on horseback as well as an assortment of lances, spears, mobile siege towers, muskets, and armour.