Albrecht D rer's 96 engravings, six etchings, and three dynamic drypoints are counted among his finest and best-known works. By the very nature of the medium, each fine line of an engraving is controlled by the artist and is dependent upon the pressure of the burin in his hand. In the engravings, D rer was therefore able to achieve an unprecedented intricacy of detail, subtlety of line, and three-dimensionality. All 105 of D rer's works in these three mediums are reproduced in this edition. Among them are his most famous works, "Knight, Death and Devil," "Melencolia I," and "St. Jerome in His Study"; also portraits of his contemporaries, including Erasmus of Rotterdam and Frederick the Wise, popular and religious subjects sold by D rer's wife at fairs, "Adam and Eve," the Engraved Passion (15 subjects), and "The Virgin with the Dragonfly." Many of these show him even more charming and subtle than do the comparative woodcuts. Reproductions of experimental impression offer the opportunity to study D rer's working method. D rer's subjects range from scenes of the New Testament and the life of the Saints to portrayals of peasant personalities and representations of portentous events, such as "The Four Witches" and "Sol Justitae," done in 1499 in anticipation of the Final Judgment that was widely predicted for the end of the century. The engraving "The Monstrous Sow of Landser," a pig born with one head, four ears, two bodies, eight feet, on six of which it stood, and with two tongues," similarly recorded in event that was regarded as an ill omen. In the present edition, by means of shooting in most instances directly to lithographic film from the finest impressions, the engravings, where possible, have been printed so that even under a magnifying glass D rer's exact lines can be seen. Likewise, except in a very few cases, the sizes have been kept exactly to the originals, complete with border-lines where indicated. Walter L. Strauss has prepared the commentary for this edition with references to major catalogs, a summary of the statements of earlier commentators, and background material on the engravings, on D rer, and on the subjects of the works. If you are interested in D rer, a copy of this edition of the engravings is a must.
Автор: O`Kane J. Название: 5000 Decorative Monograms for Artists and Craftspeople ISBN: 0486429792 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780486429793 Издательство: Dover Рейтинг: Цена: 2614.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This voluminous and diversified collection contains more than 5,000 examples of two-, three-, and four-letter combinations in a rich variety of styles. Arranged alphabetically in columns, each series is grouped under an appropriate head. Crowns, coronets, and a number of ancient and modern alphabets are displayed in the final plates, with many quaint and beautiful specimens of ornamental lettering found throughout the work. Indispensable to commercial artists and designers, the comprehensive sourcebook of royalty-free design will also be a boon to craftworkers.
Автор: Wilson, Eva Название: North American Indian Designs for Artists and Craftspeople ISBN: 0486253414 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780486253411 Издательство: Dover Рейтинг: Цена: 1855.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Over 360 authentic royalty-free designs adapted from Navajo blankets, Hopi pottery, Sioux buffalo hides, more. Geometrics, symbolic figures, plant and animal motifs, much more.
Автор: Carol Belanger Grafton Название: 1001 Floral Motifs and Ornaments for Artists and Craftspeople ISBN: 048625352X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780486253527 Издательство: Dover Рейтинг: Цена: 1607.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Over 1000 copyright-free designs: roses, tulips, irises, lilies, more. Classical, Victorian, Art Nouveau, other styles.
Описание: The continual demand among graphic artists for floral and botanical illustrations, combined with the perennial popularity of the Victorian style, have inspired this practical royalty-free collection. Artist Carol Belanger Grafton has selected 344 handsome and botanically accurate wood engravings from two notable botanical classics: Paxton's Flower Garden by John Lindley and Sir Joseph Paxton, 1850-53; and The Natural History of Plants: Their Forms, Growth, Reproduction, and Distribution by Anton Kerner von Marilaun and F. W. Oliver, 1902.Illustrations include exquisitely detailed renderings of flowers and other plant features of exotic specimens from around the world: passionflower, baobab, spider lily, hop, quaking grass, mourning cypress, American mangrove, wayfaring tree, Christmas rose, Indian rhododendron, false indigo, winged pea, Persian walnut. cat's-claw mimosa, Bhutan cypress, and many more.The engravings encompass a broad spectrum of plant forms: trees, shrubs, aquatic and climbing plants, evergreens, vines, brushes, herbs, various perennials, and others. Orchids are especially well represented; over 10 percent of the illustrations in this volume depict orchids. Each illustration is accompanied by an identifying caption that provides the scientific name and a brief description of the plant, its native region, and if it is a flower, the coloration of the blossoms.The clarity and accuracy of these engravings is striking; they are well-suited to reproduction for almost any graphic purpose. Moreover, all illlustrations are royalty-free; no prior permission or fee is required for their use. Invaluable to graphic artists in need of a comprehensive archive of unusual floral illustrations, this versatile reference will delight botanists, naturalists, flower lovers, and any admirer of exotic plants that are depicted with the meticulous clarity and detail of fine engravings.
Автор: Stegenga Wil Название: Geometric Patterns and Designs for Artists and Craftspeople ISBN: 0486423085 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780486423081 Издательство: Dover Рейтинг: Цена: 1855.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Geometric patterns and motifs are among the most in demand graphics, invaluable for use in projects ranging from wallpaper and textile design to packaging and computer art. This dazzling new original collection by a master of the genre presents 250 high-impact permission-free designs that exploit the dramatic potential of squares, circles, triangles, rectangles and other elements to their fullest, providing artists and craftspeople with great graphics for immediate use and inspiration for creative ideas of their own. Will Stegenga's first book of geometric designs (see related titles) is a strong seller, now in its 4th printing; this new collection will prove every bit as successful.
Автор: Sean Shesgreen Название: Engravings of Hogarth ISBN: 0486224791 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780486224794 Издательство: Dover Рейтинг: Цена: 3965.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book contains 101 of Hogarth's finest and most important engravings, including all the major series or "progresses": "The South Sea Scheme," A Harlot's Progress, "A Midnight Modern Conversation," A Rake's Progress, Before and After, Marriage la Mode, Industry and Idleness, "The March to Finchley," The Four Stages of Cruelty, "Time Smoking a Picture," "Tailpiece," and many more, including ten study sketches and paintings that show how the final works evolved. Sean Shesgreen, a foremost authority on Hogarth, has consistently selected the best states of the plates to be used in this edition and has carefully introduced them, commenting upon the artist's milieu and the importance of plot, character, time, setting, and other dimensions. A most important aspect of this book, found in no other Hogarth edition, is the positioning of the editor's commentary on each plate on a facing page. With the incredible and sometimes overwhelming amount of detail and action going on in these engravings, this is a most helpful feature.
Автор: Noble Marty Название: Elegant Floral Designs for Artists and Craftspeople ISBN: 0486421775 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780486421773 Издательство: Dover Рейтинг: Цена: 1235.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: The exquisite designs in this graceful garden of flowers will delight illustrators, commercial artists, designers, and craftworkers alike. Beautifully rendered from old-world collections, 60 plates of lovely black and white artwork depict borders of fanciful flowers; filligreed compositions of floral sprays, wreaths, and single blossoms; delicate butterflies with wings displaying a patchwork mosaic; nosegays wrapped on lacy horns; and much more. Projecting the illusion of fine needlework, these permission-free illustrations of elegant floral designs are ideal for lending dramatic accents to embroidery projects and textile patterns, for leatherwork, and a host of other craft projects.
Re-create a lovely spray of wild roses that once bloomed in abundance on an early nineteenth-century fabric. Duplicate a lush Persian floral print from a kerchief worn in the waning days of the acien regime. These and dozens of other superb royalty-free designs -- adapted from patterns on antique textiles -- are available now to artists and craftspeople in this attractive collection. A noted artist and surface designer has masterfully rendered nearly 230 designs from French, English, German, Swiss, and Russian textiles of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Featured are profusions of flowers, leaves, sprays, branches, fruits, and birds in a wide variety of formats: clusters, bouquets, single vignettes, and more. Also shown are several full-page motifs with a single large, elaborate flower. Captions supply a brief description, date, and place of origin for the designs on each page. Among the many charming samples are floral and butterfly blockprints from Alsace in France (c. 1790), a Kashmir floral motif from England (1805), an English rose bouquet (1834), berries and flowers from Switzerland (1820), and scores of others.
Описание: Karl Popper described Die Beiden Grundrpobleme der Erkenntnistheorie - The Two Fundamental Problems of Knowledge - as " above all about... the crisis of physics. It asserts the permanence of crisis; if it is right, then crisis is the normal state of a highly developed rational science." Finally available in English for the first time, it is a major contribution to Twentieth century philosophy.
