Seventeen full-color sticker illustrations from rare sources depict youngsters in nightclothes, figures of Father Christmas, bags of toys, holly, trees, much more.
Because silhouettes have a unique capacity to capture attention and communicate quickly and clearly, they are especially useful in advertising and communications. The silhouettes in this splendid collection, selected from an archive of late-19th- and early-20th-century graphic arts, offer designers and artists nearly 1, 000 designs ideal for illustrating a vast array of subjects.The human profile and figure, coiffed and dressed in many differe...
Throughout its two decades of dominance at the turn of the 19th century into the 20th, thousands of carefully wrought Art Nouveau designs embellished books, bookplates, furniture, and appliances. Here, for Art Nouveau motif seekers, are 577 copyright-free, authentic Art Nouveau period designs specially chosen for artists and designers. All are clearly reproduced in black-and-white line art.
Panoramic display of evolving styles ranges from hoop-skirted gowns of the mid-1800s to turn-of-the-century fashions that produced diminished bustles and close-fitting skirts. "A superb resource." -- "History in Review.
