Decorative Tile Designs in Full Color

Decorative Tile Designs in Full Color
Title Decorative Tile Designs in Full Color PDF eBook
Author Carol Belanger Grafton
Publisher Dover
Pages 110
Release 1992
Genre Architecture
ISBN

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Spectacular plates reprinted from rare 19th- and early-20th-century English, French, and Spanish manufacturers' catalogs. 400 royalty-free examples inspired by more than 2,000 years of tile designs produced by the civilizations of Islam, Greece, Rome, and Byzantium, among others. Largest collection of color tile designs in a single volume.

Turn-of-the-Century Tile Designs in Full Color

Turn-of-the-Century Tile Designs in Full Color
Title Turn-of-the-Century Tile Designs in Full Color PDF eBook
Author L. Francois
Publisher Courier Corporation
Pages 97
Release 2013-02-20
Genre Art
ISBN 0486155803

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250 royalty-free designs, from a rare early-20th-century tile catalog, brimming with Art Nouveau flavor: beautiful floral and foliate motifs on wall tiles for bathrooms, multicolored stenciled friezes, and more.

Spanish Tile Designs in Full Color

Spanish Tile Designs in Full Color
Title Spanish Tile Designs in Full Color PDF eBook
Author Carol Belanger Grafton
Publisher Courier Corporation
Pages 52
Release 2013-07-02
Genre History
ISBN 0486320308

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DIV97 full-color, royalty-free designs from turn-of-the-20th-century catalogs incorporate stylized flowers, leaves, and other plant forms, abstract and geometric figures, stars, suns, and more. /div

5000 Years of Tiles

5000 Years of Tiles
Title 5000 Years of Tiles PDF eBook
Author Hans Van Lemmen
Publisher Smithsonian Institution
Pages 305
Release 2013-10-22
Genre Design
ISBN 1588343987

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A comprehensive, full-color exploration of tile art and production worldwide, from earliest times to the present day. The book is both an authoritative work of reference and a visual delight, ranging from ancient Greece, where the first fired roof tiles date from as early as the third millennium BC, to twentieth-century Mexico. Along the way we encounter stunning examples of the tiler's art: the enormous English medieval floor pavements from Byland Abbey and Clarendon Palace; figural tiles from China, intended to adorn roofs and ward off evil; the famous Iznik tiles from the Islamic world, with their richly decorative patterns; the highly stylised ceramic tiles of the Arts and Crafts movement; and the tiles created by some of the finest ceramic artists and potters of the twenty-first century. Placing the tiles firmly in their historical and cultural context, the book highlights both continuity and diversity, the dissemination of techniques and designs, and how tile art in one time and place has inspired and rejuvenated those in others. Tiles are also studied in terms of function as well as form, and the full range of architectural and practical purposes for which they have been used - from floors to roofs, stoves to bathrooms, cathedrals to metro stations - will be explored, along with the various techniques employed to create such versatile pieces. 5000 Years of Tiles is the essential, most comprehensive single volume for anyone interested in the ceramic, decorative, and architectural arts.

400 Traditional Tile Designs in Full Color

400 Traditional Tile Designs in Full Color
Title 400 Traditional Tile Designs in Full Color PDF eBook
Author Carol Belanger Grafton
Publisher Courier Corporation
Pages 100
Release 2013-07-02
Genre Art
ISBN 048631975X

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Spectacular plates reprinted from rare 19th- and early-20th-century English, French, and Spanish manufacturers' catalogs. 400 royalty-free examples inspired by more than 2,000 years of tile designs produced by the civilizations of Islam, Greece, Rome, and Byzantium, among others. Largest collection of color tile designs in a single volume.

Full-Color Japanese Designs and Motifs

Full-Color Japanese Designs and Motifs
Title Full-Color Japanese Designs and Motifs PDF eBook
Author Dover
Publisher Courier Corporation
Pages 129
Release 2013-04-24
Genre Art
ISBN 0486155951

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Dragons, tigers, cranes, peacocks, and peonies abound in this collection of 130 authentic Japanese motifs. So do flowers, plants, and animals. Geometric, abstract, and allover patterns are also included.

Medieval Tile Designs

Medieval Tile Designs
Title Medieval Tile Designs PDF eBook
Author John Gough Nichols
Publisher Courier Corporation
Pages 74
Release 2011-12-08
Genre Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN 0486299473

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132 royalty-free motifs: crosses, churches, fleur-de-lis, stylized plant forms, mythological creatures, stars, abstract and geometric figures, and other authentic elements.