Carol Belanger Grafton: 12 books

Graphic artists and craftworkers in search of attractive and unusual floral motifs will find them in this rich treasury of exquisite designs. Carol Belanger Grafton has selected over 350 handsome floral and foliated arrangements from a wide variety of Victorian-era sources. Reproduced from such rare...

"This is a gorgeous book, ideal for any lover of Art Nouveau." —bookaddiction Dover's extensive library of Art Nouveau graphic art and typography serves as the source for this comprehensive volume, which features hundreds of magnificent full-color and black-and-white illustrations. Images...

A Rich Archive of Medieval Vignettes From Authentic Pages of HistoryIn this artful look back at the fascinating facets of medieval society, the realms and reveries of the Middle Ages unfold in more than 750 black-and-white illustrations. Crisp depictions of battling warriors, everyday business and industry,...

This handsome volume is an original selection of Bellow's best lithographs depicting a wide array of subjects, from portraits and nudes to street life and prize fighting. Brilliantly executed, richly evocative works include Nude in a Bed, Evening, In the Subway, Dempsey Through the Ropes, and Base Hospital.

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...

Indispensable collection for enhancing menus, invitations, ad copy, greeting cards, catalogs — almost any graphic project — includes 199 black-and-white designs, among them crisply rendered floral and foliate motifs, butterflies and peacocks, female figures and sensuous cherubs, asymmetrical shapes and undulating lines, all in a variety of shapes and sizes.

A handsome collection of full-color vignettes, lovingly culled from rare 19th- and early-20th-century chromolithographs. Exquisite, royalty-free, full-color illustrations of sailors, ships, rowboats, lighthouses, swimmers, fish, shells, and other nautical motifs in a great variety of sizes, shapes, and styles. Over 250 full-color illustrations. 24 plates printed one side only.

Comprising more than 500 years of printed botanical illustrations, this stunning compendium of black-and-white and color images begins with medieval illuminated manuscripts and woodcuts from the early days of printing. In addition to images from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, the collection...

Detailed illustrations, photographs, of over 300 exquisite lace samples and designs created over past 500 years. Delicate masterpieces depict human and mythical figures, filigree designs of hearts and flowers, beautiful floral and foliate motifs, more. Royalty-free designs from elegant borders, edgings, collars, doilies, much else.

Charming collection of 12 full-page and 24 half-page frames features colorful collages of flowers, cherubs, butterflies, heart-felt messages, and more. Compiled from rare Victorian-era materials, the lovely royalty-free borders will add a special old-time touch to assorted graphics projects, but will also be ideal for accenting photos and other collectibles.

Over 150 patterns selected from rare 19th-century publications. Florals, foliates, geometrics, and many other motifs ready to add period flavor to almost any project. Indispensable for textile, package and graphic designers, artists, craftspeople, many more.

Mozart's beloved comic romp, reprinted from a late (C. F. Peters, 1941) but beautifully engraved and highly regarded edition, which preserves Mozart's autograph manuscript and early translations of the libretto and includes passages that are often cut in other editions.