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Historicornamentanddesignisanareaofperennialinterestinartistsandillustratorsseekinginspirationfromthepastoractualartthatcanbeusedwithoutapermissionfee.Thepresentvolumeoffersjustsucharichcollectionofattractive,usablefolkmotifsspanningabroadrangeofperiodsandcultures,fromancientEgypttoearly-twentieth-centuryJapan.
Over700full-colordesigns,reprintedfromarareportfolio,includeexamplesofdecorativeartworkderivedfromtextiles,pottery,clothing,tapestries,andotheroriginalsources.Magnificentlydisplayedaredelicatefloralsandfoliateddesigns,intriguinggeometricsandgracefulspirals,skillfullyexecutedimagesofanimals,andahostofotherunusualdesignelements.Accompanyingcaptionsincludedatesandidentifyculturesfromwheretheornamentalartwastaken.