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Japanese Emblems & Designs
by Walter Amstutz
Description: Copyright-free motifs-clouds, lotus flowers, animal and bird forms, geometrics, medallions, borders and much more-drawn from prized medieval Turkish-Ottoman pottery. 110 plates. Captions.
Treasury Of Turkish Designs
by Azade Akar
Description: Almost 800 mon (emblems or crests) combine natural and geometric forms for striking effects, Ideal for design, jewelry, mosaics, more.
Treasury Of Historic Folk Ornament In Full Color
by Helmuth Theodor Bossert
Description: Rich collection of attractive, highly usable folk motifs spans broad range of historical periods and cultures-from ancient Egypt to early 20th-century Japan. Over 700 designs, brimming with native imagination and invention, include examples of decorative artwork derived from textiles, pottery, clothing, masks, tapestries and other original sources. All copyright-free.
The Complete Chinese Ornament : All 100 Plates
by Owen Jones
Description: From one of the most beautiful books on the decorative arts ever published: reproductions of classic full-color renderings by the great Victorian designer Owen Jones of design elements in Chinese porcelain and cloisonné antiquities now in the The Victoria and Albert Museum. Reprinted from the original plates made in 1867, these illustrations represent copyright-free inspiration for artists, illustrators, and designers, as well as an excellent browsing book for lovers of the decorative arts.
Arabic Geometrical Pattern & Design
by J. Bourgoin
Description: Intricate overall patterns based on hexagon, octagon, geometric figures, rosettes, etc. from traditional sources. 200 plates.
Traditional Japanese Design Motifs
by Joseph D’Addetta
Description: Over 250 readily useable, copyright-free, authentic Japanese designs-from ceramics, textiles, more. Includes florals, demons, animals, geometrics, more.
Treasury Of Chinese Design Motifs
by Joseph D’Addetta
Description: 284 copyright-free Chinese motifs-flowers and plants, animal life, etc. 100 plates.
Persian Designs & Motifs For Artists & Craftsmen
by Ali Dowlatshahi
Description: This outstanding collection of motifs comprises over 400 examples of rich Persian tradition, ready to use in many areas of design. An invaluable source for artists, needleworkers and craftspeople of all varieties.
Chinese Lattice Designs
by Daniel Sheets Dye
Description: The definitive work on an area of Chinese design long recognized as an important folk art. 1,239 designs are shown, with titles, commentaries, and other information: 265 groups of design based on parallelogram, octagon, hexagon, single focus frames, wedge-lock, parallel waves, swastikas, U-scroll, etc.
Coptic Textile Designs: Egyptian Designs ... Early Christian Era
by M. Gerspach
Description: Commercial artists and designers looking for strong, novel motifs for their graphics, textiles, advertising, will find this volume a rich sourcebook. 153 designs, including 9 in color on the covers, include animals, geometrics, human figures, wave and scroll effects, fruits, floral and leaf patterns and more.
Treasury Of Japanese Designs & Motifs For Artists & Craftsmen
by Carol Belanger Grafton
Description: 360 traditional Japanese designs and motifs redrawn in clean, crisp black/white, copyright-free illustrations.
Chinese Folk Designs
by Willis M. Hawley
Description: 300 authentic, solid-silhouette designs printed in colors: phoenix, chrysanthemum, lotus, plumblossom, butterfly, fish, boat, etc. Provides rare source of ideas and direct reproduction wherever Oriental flavor is needed. "One of the most aesthetically pleasing books to cross our desk in a long time!"-Kliatt Paperback Book Guide. 300 plates.
Traditional Japanese Crest Designs
by Clarence Hornung
Description: Over 500 copyright-free stylized motifs. Nature, abstracts, geometrics, more. Striking designs for logos, spots, other graphics.
Traditional Japanese Stencil Designs
by Clarence Hornung
Description: Versatile collection of 276 exquisite Japanese stencil designs-clouds, birds, butterflies, bamboo, plum and cherry blossoms, geometrics, more. Copyright-free illustrations are ideal for modern decorative and graphic needs-fabric, wallpaper and textile designs, calendars, menus, woodblock printing, needlecrafts, etc. 276 black-and-white illustrations. Introduction.
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Japanese Design Motifs
by Matsuya Company
Description: Definitive catalogue of Japanese heraldic crests featuring almost unlimited variety of plant, animal, bird, and geometric forms-everything from "wild goose" to "folding fan" to "mountain and mist," each with dozens of variations. 4,260 illustrations. "The 4,260 marvelous heraldic emblems of Japan can be translated into embroidery designs...the shapes are delicate, interesting, and perfect."-Lady's Circle Needlework.
Chinese Cut-Paper Designs
by Theodore Menten
Description: 269 modern paper-cuttings from Mainland China: horses, pandas, butterflies, flowers, fish, peacocks, monkeys, phoenixes, lanterns, vases, landscapes, other traditional and modern motifs-printed solid red, black, blue or green. Often amount to silhouettes. Oriental feeling, decorations for graphics, various crafts.
Japanese Border Designs
by Theodore Menten
Description: From 19th-century source used by great Japanese designers (Kodai Moshiki Zuko) 444 borders, 19 full-page scenes, incredibly rich variety: chains, vines, reeds, florals, pipes, bamboo, lanterns, abstracts, ships, calligraphy, reeds, feathers, fans, nets, mazes, yang and yin, lutes, tortoises, many others!
Oriental Design Stained Glass Pattern Book
by Richard Ott
Description: 47 exquisite designs-cranes, peonies, geishas, etc.-for stained glass craft projects from lightcatchers to lampshades.
5000 Designs & Motifs From India
by Ajit Mookerjee
Description: Incredibly rich treasury of authentic copyright-free designs adapted from artifacts of the Harappa culture, coins and pottery from South India, Ajanta and Bagh murals, Muslim monuments, Buddhist temples, textiles from Gujarat, Punjab, other regions, masks and tribal arts, much more. Immediately usable material or great resource for design inspiration. Introduction. Notes.
Japanese Floral Patterns & Motifs
by Madeleine Orban-Szontagh
Description: Practical archive of 45 copyright-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.
Japanese Optical & Geometric Art
by Hajime Ouchi
Description: Some of the most ingenious and attractive modern motifs. 746 designs.
Authentic Folk Designs From India In Full Color
by K. Prakash
Paisleys & Other Textile Designs From India
by K. Prakash
Description: Over 500 splendid motifs, adapted from elegant brocades, colorful block prints and woven designs, and inspired by the Indians' spiritual affinity with nature (trees, leaves, flowers, buds, animals and birds). A superb, comprehensive sourcebook for artists, art historians, textile designers, needleworkers, fabric painters and other craft enthusiasts.
Designs & Patterns From North American Carpets & Textiles
by Jacques Revault
Description: 121 plates of the best Tunisian textile designs. Abundance of patterns for anyone working in graphics and handicrafts: special motifs (lions, soldiers, fish, birds, camels); geometrics; simple and elaborate borders and linear patterns and much more. Most patterns appear on grids for easy copying. 340 illustrations.
Islamic Designs In Color
by N. Simakoff
Description: Over 160 rich, sumptuous designs, reproduced from rare 19th-century edition. Copyright-free motifs drawn from carpets, tiles, carved wood, plates, jewelry, decorative painting of buildings and furnishings, metalwork, jewelry, more. Geometrics, florals and other designs in many sizes and shapes; rich selection of borders. Indispensable resource for design inspiration or direct practical use. 162 designs on 68 plates. Captions.
Authentic Chinese Cut Paper Designs
by Carol Belanger Grafton
Description: Nearly 200 copyright-free motifs: pandas, bamboo, cranes, dragons, peacocks, florals, landscapes, many more.
Chinese Designs Laser-Cut Plastic Stencils
by M. C. Waldrep
Description: Craftworkers can add exotic Far Eastern touch to their projects with this original stencil collection of traditional Chinese designs. Six attractive designs include a carp, dragonfly, bamboo tree, dragon, a butterfly-ornamented character representing joy, and another character (symbolizing wealth, health, age, and virtue) surrounded by five stylized bats. Laser-cut for sharpest detail and greatest durability. Instructions.
Oriental Designs CD-ROM and Book
by Dover
Description: Inexpensive resource contains nearly 500 illustrations of flowers, fruits, birds, pagodas, pandas, ming trees, other traditional images derived from Chinese, Japanese and Korean cultures. Ideal for newsletters, magazine and book illustration, menus, other graphic arts projects. 64-page large-format book contains all designs on the disk.
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