Author: Joseph D'Addetta
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486155382
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
284 Chinese motifs — flowers and plants, animal life, and more. 100 plates.
Treasury of Chinese Design Motifs
Author: Joseph D'Addetta
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486155382
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
284 Chinese motifs — flowers and plants, animal life, and more. 100 plates.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486155382
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
284 Chinese motifs — flowers and plants, animal life, and more. 100 plates.
Chinese Designs and Motifs
Author: Marty Noble
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486150682
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Dragons, fish, flowers, and foo dogs abound in this magnificent compilation of Chinese designs and motifs. An exotic archive of permission-free art, this volume offers 361 crisp black-and-white images in a wide variety of shapes and sizes that adapt themselves easily to use as spot illustrations, borders, and a host of other possibilities. Certain to lend a distinctive Far Eastern accent to any project, these evocative images will prove a treasury of inspiration for illustrators, graphic artists, and crafters.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486150682
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Dragons, fish, flowers, and foo dogs abound in this magnificent compilation of Chinese designs and motifs. An exotic archive of permission-free art, this volume offers 361 crisp black-and-white images in a wide variety of shapes and sizes that adapt themselves easily to use as spot illustrations, borders, and a host of other possibilities. Certain to lend a distinctive Far Eastern accent to any project, these evocative images will prove a treasury of inspiration for illustrators, graphic artists, and crafters.
Chinese Lattice Designs
Author: Daniel Sheets Dye
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486146227
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Chinese craft design excelled in the manipulation of geometric space and reached its highest point in the design of window lattices on Chinese houses. Long recognized as an important folk art, window lattices have been generally neglected as an art form and this book is the first work on the subject since the 17th century. Fortunately, it is also the definitive work on the subject, and though no book can present a complete coverage of Chinese lattice, this book is a great classic study and an incredibly rich source of design for Westerners. More than 1200 designs are shown here, arranged in a clear system of classification that includes 22 areas of related design — borders, brackets, tail pieces, and so on. The lattices are classified according to one basic figure or concept, and the hundreds of beautiful design variations fall into only 26 categories: parallelogram, octagon or octagon square, hexagon, single focus frames, double focus frames, triple focus frames, quintuple focus frames, no focus frames, wedge-lock, presentation, out-lock, in-out bound, the Han line, parallel waves, opposed waves, recurving wave, loop-continued, like swastikas (a Buddhist symbol), unlike swastikas, central Ju I, allover Ju I, S-scroll, U-scroll, rustic ice-ray, symmetrical ice-ray, and square and round. Each category is introduced in sections at the front. In addition, there is usually a short description for each design and every design is designated by name, location, and approximate date of construction. Professor Dye spent over 21 years studying and copying lattices all over China, and because of the ravages of time and changing cultural values, this collection can probably never be duplicated. Balanced, intricate, sometimes asymmetrical, usually harmonious, these lattice designs present a wealth of material for the Western commercial artist, textile designer, pattern-maker, and craftsman. Reflecting their Chinese heritage, these designs are universal and can be used almost anywhere.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486146227
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Chinese craft design excelled in the manipulation of geometric space and reached its highest point in the design of window lattices on Chinese houses. Long recognized as an important folk art, window lattices have been generally neglected as an art form and this book is the first work on the subject since the 17th century. Fortunately, it is also the definitive work on the subject, and though no book can present a complete coverage of Chinese lattice, this book is a great classic study and an incredibly rich source of design for Westerners. More than 1200 designs are shown here, arranged in a clear system of classification that includes 22 areas of related design — borders, brackets, tail pieces, and so on. The lattices are classified according to one basic figure or concept, and the hundreds of beautiful design variations fall into only 26 categories: parallelogram, octagon or octagon square, hexagon, single focus frames, double focus frames, triple focus frames, quintuple focus frames, no focus frames, wedge-lock, presentation, out-lock, in-out bound, the Han line, parallel waves, opposed waves, recurving wave, loop-continued, like swastikas (a Buddhist symbol), unlike swastikas, central Ju I, allover Ju I, S-scroll, U-scroll, rustic ice-ray, symmetrical ice-ray, and square and round. Each category is introduced in sections at the front. In addition, there is usually a short description for each design and every design is designated by name, location, and approximate date of construction. Professor Dye spent over 21 years studying and copying lattices all over China, and because of the ravages of time and changing cultural values, this collection can probably never be duplicated. Balanced, intricate, sometimes asymmetrical, usually harmonious, these lattice designs present a wealth of material for the Western commercial artist, textile designer, pattern-maker, and craftsman. Reflecting their Chinese heritage, these designs are universal and can be used almost anywhere.
Chinese Motifs and Designs
Author: Joseph D'Addetta
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486998630
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
With motifs ranging from 1300 B.C. to the 19th century, here is a remarkable volume of 313 black-and-white designs from one of the world's richest artistic traditions: blossoms, birds, wildlife, medallions, dragons, and more.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486998630
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
With motifs ranging from 1300 B.C. to the 19th century, here is a remarkable volume of 313 black-and-white designs from one of the world's richest artistic traditions: blossoms, birds, wildlife, medallions, dragons, and more.
Treasury of Japanese Designs and Motifs for Artists and Craftsmen
Author: Carol Belanger Grafton
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486244350
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
360 traditional Japanese designs and motifs redrawn in clean, crisp black-and-white, royalty-free illustrations.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486244350
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
360 traditional Japanese designs and motifs redrawn in clean, crisp black-and-white, royalty-free illustrations.
1500 Chinese Design Motifs
Author: Pan Wuhua
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 048615405X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
These crisp, black-and-white images will lend a distinctive Far Eastern accent to any project. Hundreds of eye-catching images include geometrics, abstracts, optical illusions, plus other intriguing configurations that adapt easily for use as spot illustrations or as repeating patterns. Professional and amateur artists, illustrators, and designers will find this inexpensive treasury a priceless source of royalty-free inspiration.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 048615405X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
These crisp, black-and-white images will lend a distinctive Far Eastern accent to any project. Hundreds of eye-catching images include geometrics, abstracts, optical illusions, plus other intriguing configurations that adapt easily for use as spot illustrations or as repeating patterns. Professional and amateur artists, illustrators, and designers will find this inexpensive treasury a priceless source of royalty-free inspiration.
Traditional Chinese Designs
Author: Barbara Christopher
Publisher: Dover Publications
ISBN: 9780486252599
Category : Decoration and ornament
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Outstanding selection of 41 designs dragons, cranes, fish, bats, lotuses, peonies, chrysanthemums, many more. "
Publisher: Dover Publications
ISBN: 9780486252599
Category : Decoration and ornament
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Outstanding selection of 41 designs dragons, cranes, fish, bats, lotuses, peonies, chrysanthemums, many more. "
Treasury of Flower Designs for Artists, Embroiderers and Craftsmen
Author: Susan Gaber
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486240967
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
A hundred garden favorites rendered in black-and-white line illustrations will suggest numerous design and artistic uses. Amaryllis, anemone, begonia, cinquefoil, peony, snapdragon flow and weave, many forming borders and frames.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486240967
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
A hundred garden favorites rendered in black-and-white line illustrations will suggest numerous design and artistic uses. Amaryllis, anemone, begonia, cinquefoil, peony, snapdragon flow and weave, many forming borders and frames.
Japanese Floral Patterns and Motifs
Author: Madeleine Orban-Szontagh
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486263304
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Practical archive of 45 royalty-free designs adapted from watercolors, screens, kimonos, Noh drama costumes, wall hangings, more. Wide variety of stripes, allover patterns, nature scenes, grand sprays of flowers and tree branches, other clearly detailed designs suggesting subtle elegance of Japanese art. Introduction. Captions.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486263304
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Practical archive of 45 royalty-free designs adapted from watercolors, screens, kimonos, Noh drama costumes, wall hangings, more. Wide variety of stripes, allover patterns, nature scenes, grand sprays of flowers and tree branches, other clearly detailed designs suggesting subtle elegance of Japanese art. Introduction. Captions.
Islamic Designs for Artists and Craftspeople
Author: Eva Wilson
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 048625819X
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Beautifully rendered from book illustrations, pottery, metalwork, carvings, and other sources, these 280 black-and-white designs include geometrics, florals, and animal and human figures in circular, hexagonal, rectangular, and other shapes.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 048625819X
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Beautifully rendered from book illustrations, pottery, metalwork, carvings, and other sources, these 280 black-and-white designs include geometrics, florals, and animal and human figures in circular, hexagonal, rectangular, and other shapes.