Animal Motifs from Around the World

Animal Motifs from Around the World
Author: Doris Rosenthal
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2013-01-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0486497631

Drawn from the ancient art and artifacts of an international array of museum collections, this spectacular volume offers a unique selection of unusual animal motifs from Prussia, Egypt, Persia, China, Germany, Sweden, and other areas. The edgy designs possess a timeless appeal that makes them especially attractive to contemporary designers, tattoo artists, crafters, and others.

Traditional Animal Designs and Motifs for Artists and Craftspeople

Traditional Animal Designs and Motifs for Artists and Craftspeople
Author: Madeleine Orban-Szontagh
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 134
Release: 1993-01-01
Genre: Design
ISBN: 0486274853

Over 1,000 royalty-free illustrations of animals, birds, insects and creatures both real and fanciful as depicted in dozens of design traditions from Ancient Egyptian to Early American. Chinese dragons, Indian elephants, Egyptian scarab beetles, and hundreds more, arranged by category and identified by captions. Indispensable source of ready-to-use animal art for artists, illustrators, craftspeople, more.

4000 Animal, Bird and Fish Motifs

4000 Animal, Bird and Fish Motifs
Author: Graham McCallum
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2005-08-24
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780713489392

This sourcebook of animal, bird and fish motifs features 4000 authentic copyright-free designs taken from a wide range of historical and world sources, such as prehistoric cave painting, ceramics from the ancient world, medieval illuminated books, Renaissance paintings and turn-of-the-century textiles. Author Graham McCallum is an artist, designer and craftsperson, whose lifetime in design has enabled him to create a unique reference source of zoomorphic motifs. These high-quality, black-and-white images can be traced, photocopied and enlarged for design work in any creative field. Organized around specific types of animal and historical and cultural periods for ease of use, this book is brimming with ideas. A detailed index and contents list help you to find just what you want. There is also an introductory design class to help you get the most out of the book. Whether you are a glass painter, woodworker, ceramicist, embroiderer, graphic designer or artist, this book is sure to contain something to inspire you.

The Continuum Encyclopedia of Animal Symbolism in Art

The Continuum Encyclopedia of Animal Symbolism in Art
Author: Hope B. Werness
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 508
Release: 2004-01-01
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9780826415257

Animals and their symbolism in diverse world cultures and different eras of human history are chronicled in this lovely volume.

Creative Haven Art Nouveau Animal Designs Coloring Book

Creative Haven Art Nouveau Animal Designs Coloring Book
Author: Marty Noble
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 37
Release: 2013-03-21
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0486493105

Thirty-one elegant designs adapted from the works of Verneuil, Mucha, and other Art Nouveau masters. Features patterns inspired by swans, peacocks, and other creatures. Previously published as Art Nouveau Animal Designs Coloring Book.

How the Animals Got Their Colors

How the Animals Got Their Colors
Author: Michael Rosen
Publisher: Harcourt Childrens Books
Total Pages: 48
Release: 1992
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780152367831

A collection of tales from around the world explaining how various animals got their colors.

MYTHOLOGY LEGENDS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE

MYTHOLOGY LEGENDS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE
Author: Andreas Sofroniou
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 654
Release: 2017-03-24
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1326986309

This book is dealing with the study of mythology around the world, relating to and dealing with the interpretation of myths, legends, and occasionally extending to logos, speech. It explains myths and their allegorical narrative pertaining to the gods, demigods, and legendary heroes of a particular people and their branch of knowledge that deals with a popular belief or assumption that has grown up around someone or something. Myths explained as traditional stories about the past, often including religious or fantastic elements; as they can be found in all societies, although they may function in different ways. They may be attempts to explain the origins of the universe and of mankind, the development of political institutions, or the reasons for ritual practices, or they may simply be told for the love of a good story.

Creating Celtic Animal Designs

Creating Celtic Animal Designs
Author: Cari Buziak
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
Total Pages: 131
Release: 2020-01-15
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0486837319

Many instruction books focus on how to duplicate a given set of designs, but this unique work shows how to create your own. The Aon method presents simple, step-by-step directions for incorporating animal forms into Celtic designs.

Archetypes and Motifs in Folklore and Literature: A Handbook

Archetypes and Motifs in Folklore and Literature: A Handbook
Author: Jane Garry
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 514
Release: 2017-07-05
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1351576151

This is an authoritative presentation and discussion of the most basic thematic elements universally found in folklore and literature. The reference provides a detailed analysis of the most common archetypes or motifs found in the folklore of selected communities around the world. Each entry is written by a noted authority in the field, and includes accompanying reference citations. Entries are keyed to the Motif-Index of Folk Literature by Stith Thompson and grouped according to that Index's scheme. The reference also includes an introductory essay on the concepts of archetypes and motifs and the scholarship associated with them. This is the only book in English on motifs and themes that is completely folklore oriented, deals with motif numbers, and is tied to the Thompson Motif-Index. It includes in-depth examination of such motifs as: Bewitching; Chance and Fate; Choice of Roads; Death or Departure of the Gods; the Double; Ghosts and Other Revenants; the Hero Cycle; Journey to the Otherworld; Magic Invulnerability; Soothsayer; Transformation; Tricksters.

Hide and Seek

Hide and Seek
Author: Charlene Man
Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-08-04
Genre: Animals
ISBN: 9781780675909

Help! Some of the animals are hiding! Can you find them and return them to their proper homes? A fun seek and find book, full of animals from all around the globe, beautifully illustrated by Charlene Man. A wonderful first introduction for children of 3+ to animals around the world and where they live.