Fantastic Gothic and Renaissance Ornament
Title | Fantastic Gothic and Renaissance Ornament PDF eBook |
Author | Rudolf Berliner |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Pages | 82 |
Release | 2012-09-21 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 0486154165 |
Beasts of myth and legend, writhing foliage, dancing symbols of fate — this spectacular compendium of 15th- and 18th-century designs features 127 black-and-white illustrations from the far corners of the imagination.
Renaissance Ornaments and Designs
Title | Renaissance Ornaments and Designs PDF eBook |
Author | Marty Noble |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Pages | 34 |
Release | 2012-09-11 |
Genre | Design |
ISBN | 0486164446 |
Freshly rendered and richly detailed, the 129 designs in this collection depict cherubs, mythological animals, human faces and figures, floral and foliated designs, and many other items, all derived authentic sources.
Ornament of the Italian Renaissance
Title | Ornament of the Italian Renaissance PDF eBook |
Author | Arthur L. Blakeslee |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Pages | 66 |
Release | 2007-02-27 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 0486454533 |
This gallery of stunning architectural accents from Italy's Middle Ages has been assembled from a rare early-20th-century publication. Grotesques from carved panels of choir stalls, tombstone and ceiling ornaments, pierced stone balcony panels, and more, are reproduced in 60 richly detailed illustrations. A modestly priced treasury of authentic Renaissance style.
Gothic Ornament
Title | Gothic Ornament PDF eBook |
Author | Joseph Halfpenny |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Pages | 130 |
Release | 2005-11-30 |
Genre | Design |
ISBN | 0486445100 |
These royalty-free motifs feature exquisite specimens of the sculptured ornaments from northern Europe's largest medieval cathedral. York Cathedral features soaring Gothic architecture and a vast interior, parts of which date back to the 13th century. Reproduced from a rare 18th-century volume, this compilation consists of 175 illustrations, selected from throughout the building.
Fantastic Ornament
Title | Fantastic Ornament PDF eBook |
Author | Michel Liénard |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Pages | 66 |
Release | 2012-04-04 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 0486154041 |
Swirling with gargoyles, devils, dragons, griffins, and other haunting figures, this otherworldly assortment features illustrations from a rare 19th-century volume: cartouches, frames, doors, trophies, cabinets, friezes, and much more.
Pugin's Gothic Ornament
Title | Pugin's Gothic Ornament PDF eBook |
Author | Augustus C. Pugin |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Pages | 108 |
Release | 2012-11-01 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 0486155420 |
This classic sourcebook of decorative motifs contains 100 plates of royalty-free Gothic designs, meticulously reproduced from rare 19th-century engravings. Many are floral and foliate designs rendered from panels, capitals, borders, brackets, friezes, grotesques, and other decorative elements from such architectural landmarks as New College Chapel at Oxford and Rouen Cathedral.
Fantastic Ornament, Series Two
Title | Fantastic Ornament, Series Two PDF eBook |
Author | A. Hauser |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Pages | 68 |
Release | 2013-07-17 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 0486315983 |
Engraved in the 19th century, these flamboyant ornamental designs are based on a wide variety of historical examples, dating back as far as the 1500s and including images by Watteau and Dürer.