1001 Floral Motifs and Ornaments for Artists and Craftspeople

by Carol Belanger Grafton

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 048625352X
• ISBN13: 9780486253527
• Release Date: July 1987
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.4" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Traditional Designs and Motifs for Artists

Whether you craft old-fashioned greeting cards or design decorative accessories, this is an invaluable reference of copyright-free floral designs. Ranging from 18th-century classical to Victorian and Art Nouveau, selections include borders, frames, sprays, trophies, drops, swags, bouquets, buds and much more. Images are clean and clear (all are line art, NO half-tones) and can easily be scanned, sized, cropped or even colored. I recognize some of the art to be either directly from, or in the style of, a wide range of milestone artists like Johann Weinmann (18th cen botanicals), Giambattista Pergolesi (17th cen classical motifs), Thomas Bewick (late 18th cen woodcuts), C. F. A. Voysey (Arts and Crafts period), and Alfons Mucha (Art Nouveau), and more. As usual, Dover Publications offers another compendium of artwork that belongs in the library of the artist and craftperson.

It is what it is!

If you're looking for 1001 floral motifs then the book delivers. Lots of nice ones... Some not so nice. If I need a piece of floral clip art this is the place I turn.