Animal Motifs from Around the World(POD)

Selectedfromtheancientartandartifactsofaninternationalarrayofmuseumcollections,thisspectacularvolumeoffersauniquecollectionofunusualanimalmotifsfromPrussia,Egypt,Persia,China,Germany,Sweden,andotherregions.Chosenfortheirunconventionality,frankness,anddecorativequalities,theseimagesaresimpleratherthansophisticated.Theirtimelessappealmakesthemespeciallyattractivetocontemporarydesigners,tattooartists,crafters,andotherseekersofcreativeinspiration.ThetremendousdiversityofstylesrangesfrommajesticByzantinelionstoplayfulCostaRicancrocodiles.Featuredillustrationsincludeafifteenth-centuryGothicshielddepictingastag,animageofabullfromAssyrianceramics,horsesfromtheearthenwareofancientGreeceandEgypt,creaturesfromtheBayeuxTapestry,andotherrareanimalmotifs.