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Victorian Ornaments and Designs (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)

by Samuel Leith

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One hundred and ninety rare plates, adapted by a celebrated Victorian-era illustrator from Egyptian carpeting, Grecian railings, Elizabethan ceiling patterns, Italianate ironwork, other design traditions. Borders, corners, frames, rosettes, allover patterns, many more. A quick and ready source of immediately usable ornamental graphics for royalty-free use in a host of projects. 190 illustrations.

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Original title: The tradesman's book of ornamental designs
Original publication date: 1847
Disambiguation notice: A republication of all the plates from The tradesman's book of ornamental designs, as published by J. Ainsworth, Manchester, England, in 1847

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Genres: Nonfiction, Art & Design
DDC/MDS: 745.4494109034 — Arts & recreation Drawing & decorative arts Decorations & Handicrafts / Calligraphy Pure And Applied
LCC: NK1378 .T732 — Fine Arts 3600-(9990) Other arts and art industries Decorative arts Decoration and ornament. Design History
BISAC: DES DESIGN Clip Art

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Published: 1847
Genres: Nonfiction, Art & Design
DDC/MDS: 745.4494109034
LCC: NK1378 .T732

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