1,100 Designs and Motifs from Historic Sources (Dover Pictorial Archive)

Hundreds of beautifully rendered, royalty-free images painstakingly adapted from a host of design traditions: primitive tribal, Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Chinese, Japanese, Persian, Byzantine, French Renaissance and more. Also, decorative motifs derived from metalwork, heraldic ornament, floral vignettes, letters, other elements. Invaluable sourcebook for artists, craftworkers and decorative art enthusiasts. Well-known in the Victorian art world for his award-winning ornamental designs, John Leighton decided to provide contemporary artists and artisans with a rich sourcebook of ideas and inspiration to use in developing their own designs. Entitled Suggestions in Design, the book featured an enormous array of designs and motifs from many cultures and times. The present volume contains all 102 plates from that rare 19th-century compilation. Included are more than 1,100 motifs painstakingly adapted from a host of design traditions: primitive tribal art and pottery; Egyptian sculpture and painting; Assyrian wall sculptures and carved ivory; Greek sculpture and terra-cotta vases; Etruscan painting, bronzework, and jewelry; Pompeian architectural details and mosaics; designs from Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Persian, Moorish, French Renaissance, and other sources. Careful reworkings rather than exact copies of original designs, these motifs were meant to guide users in creating their own versions of decorative ornament. Reproduced from a valuable original printed in 1881, this book includes detailed descriptions of the plates. It represents a highly useful source of beautifully rendered, copyright-free images that will be welcomed by artists, illustrators, craftworkers, and countless enthusiasts of the decorative arts. Title Page; NOTE; Table of Contents; Copyright Page; DESCRIPTION OF PLATES; SAVAGE AND EARLY TRIBES (PLATE 1); EGYPTIAN (PLATES 2-4); ASSYRIAN (PLATES 5-6); GREEK (PLATES 7-12); ETRUSCAN (PLATE 13); POMPEIAN (PLATE 14); ROMAN (PLATES 15-20); CHINESE (PLATE 21); JAPANESE (PLATES 22-24); INDIAN (PLATES 25-26); PERSIAN (PLATE 27); MOORISH OR SARACENIC (PLATES 28-31); BYZANTINE, WITH NOTICES OF ROMANESQUE AND CELTIC (PLATES 32-34); GOTHIC (PLATES 35-40); ORNAMENTAL METAL WORK (PLATES 41-44); GEOMETRIC (PLATE 45); INLAYS, LABYRINTHS, AND DIAPERS (PLATES 46-48); BLAZONRY AND HERALDRY (PLATES 49-54) Beautifully rendered, royalty-free images adapted from a host of design traditions -- from primitive tribal to French Renaissance. Invaluable sourcebook for artists, designers, craftworkers