Clip Art category: 192 books

This lavish collection of royalty-free engravings by the celebrated 19th-century artist F. Knight — reproduced directly from a rare original edition — contains elaborate wall murals with trompe-l’oeil effects; scenes of hunters, flanked by mythological figures; idealized damsels in rustic settings; and numerous other florid motifs.

Over 1,000 designs in rare 19th-century catalog of impressive architectural ornaments and statuary — rendered in zinc, brass, and copper — includes rosettes, historical figures, angels, gargoyles, knights, eagles, griffins, cornices, friezes, much more. Captions supply measurements and prices. Great browsing for antique and nostalgia buffs; excellent source of royalty-free illustrations.

Painstakingly reproduced from a rare volume of German engravings, this splendid work comprises all of the Bible's best-loved, most-quoted stories. Imaginative illustrations depict 105 episodes from the Old Testament and 74 scenes from the New Testament, accompanied by a citation of chapter and verse and the King James Version of the text.

Outstanding collection of 400 motifs of rich Persian tradition, ready to use in many areas of design. The motifs include floral designs, geometrics, arabesques, mythical creatures, rosettes, paisley patterns, palmettes, medallions, border and marginal decorations, scrolls, curves, and hunting scenes.

Finely detailed illustrations, selected from rare turn-of-the-century sources, provide striking examples of decorative ironwork designed to embellish balconies, gates, window grilles, staircases, doorways, and other architectural features. A rich source of inspiration and elegant, royalty-free material for graphic artists, designers, and craftworkers.

Selected from rare l9th- and early-20th-century manufacturers' catalogs, the 97 full-color tile designs in this splendid collection display a host of patterns, many revealing striking Moorish influence. Predominantly blue, green, red, and brown with white backgrounds, the tiles incorporate stylized flowers, leaves, and other plant forms, abstract and geometric figures, stars, and suns.

A wealthy Anglo-Italian connoisseur devoted to the nineteenth-century struggle for Italian unification, Frederick Stibbert amassed an extensive collection of arms, armor, and costume — which today can be found in the Tuscan museum bearing his name. During the years in which he built up the museum's...

From 1861 to 1890 the Munich publishing firm of Braun & Schneider published plates of historic and contemporary costume in their magazine Münchener Bilderbogen. These plates were eventually collected in book form and published at the turn of the century in Germany and England. This volume presents...

The Victorians loved their flowers, and from a stunning nineteenth-century collection of floral motifs comes this garden of decorative designs. Exquisitely detailed and stylistically rare, its illustrations feature lush blossoms and plants surrounded by design elements of the most magnificent order. These...

A rich source of striking imagery, this compilation of 163 black-and-white prints was reproduced from a rare collection of 18th-century broadsides. Illustrations include folkloric characters (Peggy Bacon-face, Bet Boozer, Sir John Falstaff) as well as animals, ships, soldiers, traditional English heroes and members of the royal family, and other distinctive graphics.

Have you ever wanted to create your own embroidery and crewel designs but given up the idea just because you can't draw? Here is a book containing over 500 patterns and designs from the finest Victorian source. Just transfer the designs to cloth, select a color scheme, use your favorite stitches,...

Over 850 versatile illustrations from rare sources depict engaging moppets playing with toys, dolls, and pets; riding bicycles, playing tennis and baseball, reading, sleeping, engaged in activities with other children, and in many other settings and situations. Appealing vignettes of bygone times for artists, designers, and craftworkers.

Swirling with gargoyles, devils, dragons, griffins, and other images that haunt both dreams and nightmares, this otherworldly assortment features more than 100 decorations from a rare nineteenth-century volume. Decorations include:Cartouches in the style of Louis XIII; stone balustrades; arabesques;...

The timeless beauty of elegant floral designs has made them prime favorites among artists and craftspeople. This rich harvest of blossoms, vines, and other floral decorations has an unlimited variety of applications, allowing them to serve equally well as individual motifs or as running borders. More...