4000 Flower and Plant motifs
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An excellent resource book!From the back cover
Contains 4000 stunning and original floral and plant motifs for re-use
Provides inspiration for all designers, craftspeople, quilters and embroiderers
A range of historical and regional styles, from Medieval through Islamic and Japanese to Art Nouveau and Art Deco
Contains trees, leaves, fruits and fruiting bodies as well as flowers
A detailed index helps the reader find the ideal motifA section from the introduction
Within these covers are over four thousand designs of plants, flowers, fruit and vegetables.You may copy or adapt any of them for your own purposes. One thousand nine hundred of these designs have been sourced from the generous artistic legacy of many hundreds of artists and designers, covering many historic and cultural styles and art movements. I have taken great care in drawing these designs, and in representing them to you in all their wonderful creative genius. This will aid you in reproducing the images, as well as in teaching you the different elements, principles and approaches to designingSample page - here.
Soft cover, 380 pages.
Price: $49.95 ($45.41)
Contents:
Introduction
Mesopotamian
Egyptian
Greek
Romanesque
Byzantine
Medieval
Islamic
Chinese
Japanese
Folk
Art Nouveau
Art Deco
Flowers
Leaves
Fruit
Vegetables
Fruiting Bodies
Trees
Motifs
Borders
Index