Carol Belanger Grafton Bücher

Elegant , refined, artful, imaginative . . . these draped decorative elements ― be they banners, ribbons, or scrolls ― run the gamut from the most extravagant confections of swirling delight to staid and conservative commercial illustrations. Perched patriotic eagles, medieval ladies-in-waiting and knights in armor, sailing ships, dollar signs, calligraphic doves in flight ― nearly every conceivable motif is represented. They come in a variety of sizes with open or narrow spaces suitable for graphic messages and are ready to be adapted to the purposes of any artist, designer, or advertiser.Artist Carol Belanger Grafton has selected all 503 of these beautifully drawn banners, ribbons, and scrolls from authentic nineteenth-century Cassell's Magazine, Century Magazine, Illustrated London News, and other popular periodicals as well as various catalogues, copybooks, and book plates. Sumptuous Victorian designs reflect the glorious styles of the Egyptian, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque—and prefigure the styles of the future — Art Nouveau and Art Deco. Each and every design is handsome, affordable, and royalty free.

The exotic imagery of ancient Egyptian art has been captured in this splendid collection of 371 illustrations, based on Egyptian originals. Among the designs are figures of gods and pharaohs, priests and priestesses, ordinary citizens, plants and animals, and scenes of state occasions, battles, funerary customs, domestic life, and more.The sources for the illustrations are wall paintings and decorations, pottery and jewelry, statuary, and architecture of various periods. Artists and designers will find among these images a rich treasury of designs for use in graphic arts and craft projects without fee or permission. Each is finely delineated and easily reproducible, ideal for projects of many different kinds, from illustrations to textile design.

1,489 decorative ornaments for artists and craftspeople: headpieces, tailpieces, dingbats, lunettes, calligraphic and heraldic devices, and more, in Renaissance, Baroque, Victorian, Art Nouveau, and many other styles.

Over 900 intriguing images from rare decks of playing cards used between the 14th and 20th Bacchus, death, dancing dogs, players cheating at cards, royal coats of arms, stylized versions of king, queen and other face cards, hunting scenes, much more. Immediately usable graphics for illustrators and a treasury of diverting subjects.

There are over 800 royalty-free illustrations of equestrian subjects in this wonderful collection. Each is boldly printed in black-and-white for quick and easy reproduction. The illustrations were selected from more than 25 vintage and contemporary American and European publications, among them Punch, Scientific American, Harper’s Weekly, Chatterbox, Scribner’s Magazine, La Vie Parisienne, Illustrated London News, and Fliegende Blätter.The art is arranged by horses, riding, hunting, equestrian events, racing, polo, military, Western, stables and blacksmiths, equipment and accessories, carriages, mythical subjects, and hobbyhorses. The styles range from classical Greek and Roman to Victorian and modern. The mood varies from serious to comic. Graphic artists and designers, horse fanciers, and anyone with an interest in horses and riding will enjoy perusing — and using — this fascinating collection.

Glorious reproductions of masterpieces from the defining era in art history include the sacred and secular as well as familiar and unjustly overlooked  Botticelli's Birth of Venus, Raphael's Lady with a Unicorn, Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, plus treasures from Bellini, Michelangelo, Correggio, Fra Bartolommeo, and many others.

Over 120 full-page figurative frames from rare authentic 19th-century sources make up a one-of-a-kind treasury of Victorian-era illustrations. Includes floral motifs, romantic pastoral scenes, rollicking tableaux of merrymaking, pictures of martial glory, picturesque views, and much more.

This immensely usable archive of vintage illustrations not only offers a wonderful window on the goods and merchandise of a bygone era, but is an absolute treasure trove of easily reproducible graphic art as well.Some 2,300 cuts culled from such rare nineteenth-century periodicals as The Art Journal , The Illustrated London News , The Scientific American , and The Youth's Companion have been organized in convenient clothes, furniture, kitchenware, toys and games, musical instruments, stationery supplies, domestic accessories, and much more.Among them are detailed and highly reproducible illustrations of fans, corsets, toiletry kits, jewelry, roller skates, a baby carriage, bicycles, baseball gloves, a pencil sharpener, crayons, fountain pen, typewriter, drafting tools, compass, microscope, feather duster, parasol, small table with smoking paraphernalia, high-topped "storm slippers," and hundreds of other objects.

Here is a nearly inexhaustible supply of copyright-free graphics filled with late 19th- and early 20th-century charm, ideal for a wide range of arts and crafts projects. Reproduced from the catalog of a famous French type foundry, it is a rich and authoritative source of advertising art of the period—filled with many delightful and arresting images not available elsewhere. An enormous array of objects, activities, and interests are depicted in finely detailed illustrations that lend themselves especially well to reproduction. Motifs include food and drink, domestic furnishings, vehicles, machines, tools and hardware, medical utensils, pharmaceuticals, farm animals and birds, as well as trades, sports, and music. Also included are fencers, golfers, insects, billiard tables, wrought-iron gates, architectural decorations, cows being milked, hunting dogs in the field, crowns and coronets, extravagantly carved breakfronts, elegant presentations of food, and much, much more. In addition, a large section is devoted to ornate banners, mortised cuts, and other line art specifically intended for typographical use.While the cuts in this collection range in style from genre realism to Art Nouveau, the images—beautifully realized in scrupulous and revealing detail—have a timeless appeal ideal for a wide variety of graphic uses.

This comprehensive treasury of copyright-free floral designs ― chosen from rare periodicals and illustrated books ― offers graphic artists and craftworkers a variety of floral favorites in ornamental styles that range from 18th-century classical to Victorian and Art Nouveau. Selections include reproductions from such 19th- and 20th-century periodicals as The Studio, L'Art pour tous, and Formenschatz, as well as a wide range of materials from American, English, French, German, and Spanish typography catalogs.Ideal for embellishing almost any artistic or craft project, the motifs include such favorites as roses, tulips, irises, lilies, and violets. Use these eye-catching motifs to decorate menus, invitations, stationery, book covers, and advertisements, or create needlework patterns as well as designs for textiles and woodworking.Artists, designers, illustrators, and craftspeople will find this rich selection of exquisite designs a valuable addition to their resource libraries ― one they will turn to again and again for inspiration as well as ready-to-use floral creations.