Fantastic Gothic and Renaissance Ornament

Fantastic Gothic and Renaissance Ornament
Author: Rudolf Berliner
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total 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.

Fantastic Gothic and Renaissance Ornament

Fantastic Gothic and Renaissance Ornament
Author: Rudolf Berliner
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2008-04-21
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0486460177

Dancing beasts of myth and legend, thick foliage that appears to live and breathe, reclining figures engulfed by symbols of fate — this spectacular compendium of 15th- and 18th-century decorative elements offers up a dizzying array of designs steeped in fantasy. A marvel of history and art! 127 black-and-white illustrations.

Renaissance Ornaments and Designs

Renaissance Ornaments and Designs
Author: Marty Noble
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total 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

Ornament of the Italian Renaissance
Author: Arthur L. Blakeslee
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total 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.

Fantastic Ornament

Fantastic Ornament
Author: Michel Liénard
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total 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.

Gothic Ornament

Gothic Ornament
Author: Joseph Halfpenny
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total 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.

Pugin's Gothic Ornament

Pugin's Gothic Ornament
Author: Augustus C. Pugin
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total 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

Fantastic Ornament, Series Two
Author: A. Hauser
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total 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.

Medieval Ornament and Design

Medieval Ornament and Design
Author: Jules Gailhabaud
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2013-03-05
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0486147401

This lavish archive of exquisite engravings and designs--originally created in the mid-nineteenth century for the professional artist and architect--contains some 200 splendid illustrations, expertly adapted from decorative as well as utilitarian features of medieval cathedrals, churches, tombs, houses, shops, public buildings, and other structures. Encompassing a wide variety of styles, the designs include finely detailed panels, gawking gargoyles, marvelously carved pillars and pedestals, exquisite ironwork patterns, decorative stonework, magnificent stained glass windows, moldings enhanced with intricately woven motifs, and much more. Artists, designers, and craftworkers will find wide use for these versatile, royalty-free illustrations. Students of architecture, art historians, and lovers of ornamental art will delight in the pure beauty of this magnificent collection.

Medieval Ornament

Medieval Ornament
Author: Karl Alexander von Heideloff
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2012-12-03
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0486155641

The decorative arts of the Middle Ages — richly ornate, filled with religious and mythic symbolism — were especially remarkable for the complexities of their design and their inspired craftsmanship. This fascinating volume presents nearly 1,000 illustrations of medieval ornament, consisting mostly of architectural elements from German Romanesque and Gothic churches and other buildings. Originally compiled by the German architect, painter, and engraver Karl Alexander von Heldeloff (1788–1865) as a source of study and inspiration for practicing artists and architects, this grand pictorial archive has been exactingly reproduced from a rare original edition, complete with new English translations of the German captions. The book is filled with precisely detailed engravings of doors, windows, decorative stonework, columns, pedestals, and more. It remains a richly varied resource of authentic images of medieval ornament, ideal for students of architecture and the decorative arts and essential for graphic artists and designers in search of royalty-free illustrations.