Simian painters, bon-vivant crocodiles, debutante birds, amorous butterflies, philosophical owls, and more: this whimsical CD-ROM set abounds with over 300 intricate black-and-white images of animals whose expressions, poses, and clothing brilliantly satirize human behavior. A rare gallery of illustrations from one of the most influential artists of the 19th century.

These distinctive engravings are drawn from a rare 1818 volume, Tableau Encyclopédique et Méthodique des Trois Règnes de la Nature, a modified version of the illustrated encyclopedia by Diderot and d'Alembert. The CD includes every image from the book, which features 494 black-and-white illustrations — crabs, lobsters, bees, beetles, spiders, and other creatures.

Based on popular motifs of ancient Greece and Rome, Neo-Classical design dominated European architecture and decorative styles from the late 1700s onward. This collection of elegant clip art features scenes from mythological, historical, and biblical sources as well as vines and leaves, floral elements, real and legendary beasts, and geometric patterns. 823 images.

Floral motifs, pastoral scenes, picturesque views — this elegant treasury is filled with approximately 120 black-and-white frames from authentic 19th-century sources including Moore's Irish Melodies and Chants et chansons populaires de la France. Crisp and convenient, the images will add antique flair to invitations, advertisements, decoupages, and many more design projects.

This compilation of graphic embellishments was selected from a rare and valuable 1891 catalog. A versatile, high-quality collection, it features 180 royalty-free corners, frames and borders, rules, headpieces, calligraphic ornaments, and much more.

Borders, panels, scrolls, wall friezes, and other design elements--selected from a rare early-twentieth-century stylebook--contain a vast assortment of motifs, among them tangled ivy vines and voluptuous sprays of tulips and lilies; sea life, parrots, and peacocks; and lovely women with flowing tresses, all sensually rendered in subtle hues. A handy, affordable collection for graphic artists, illustrators, and craftspeople. A browser's delight for lovers of the Art Nouveau style. 317 full-color illustrations.

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.