3,000 Decorative Patterns of the Ancient World (Dover Pictorial Archive)
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| Rating | : | 4.13 (850 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0486229866 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 106 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Walter J. Jamieson Jr. said Need a Design?. This little volume provides a vast number, and bewildering variety, of authentic decorative designs from Classical Antiquity and earlier from all over the world. Each one is identified, and there is a contents page which helps one home in on the item wanted, along with a page showing the approximate time relation of the various periods represented. One could not have enough projects in a lifetime to drain this resource of its usefulness. I needed it for one purpse only -- to find a design to repoussee' for the shield on the front of a miniature Roman Chariot. I found it imediately just by flipping through this amazing book.. Wonderful resource for artist and crafts(wo)man Helene Knott I LOVE Dover books as a resource for art forms and designs for my work. Their 'Pictorial Archive' series consists largely of images that are of art in public domain and I have often searched out my own design resources from books on history, archaeology, etc; finding a design on an antique Oriental carpet here and another on an urn there. This can be fun, like a scavenger hunt, but is a lot of work with many books or sources yielding only one or two inspirations and so I find these Dover 'collections' of designs most valuable. With an eye to cost though, I do like to see inside the book before I buy. If I can find the book a. Wonderful book Love this book full of inspirational drawings, great for anyone looking for designs and ideas. Layout simple and easy to follow.
Mythical animals, florals, rosettes, religious and secular symbols, more.