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- Publisher:
Batsford
- Publication Date: August 2004
- Pages: 384
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Artists, designers, craftspeople, and hobbyists will find endless
inspiration in this rich sourcebook, filled with 4,000 beautiful
images of flowers and plants in a range of styles and from a variety
of historical periods. All the high-quality, beautifully drafted
pictures can easily be enlarged and photocopied, and the
organization makes it easy to find just what's wanted. The choice is
simply astounding. Pore through motifs from many cultures, art
styles and movements, blossoming in profusion on the pages. In
addition to floral favourites, such as lilies, roses, and tulips,
other featured plants include vegetables, a cornucopia of fruits,
and trees, from firs to palms.
Contents: Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Greek,, Romanesque,
Byzantine, Medieval, Islamic, Chinese, Japanese, Folk,, Art
Nouveau, Art Deco, Flowers, Leaves, Fruit, Vegetables, Fruiting
Bodies, Trees, Motifs, Borders. see.my Gallery for motifs from this
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- Publisher:
Batsford
- Publication Date: July 2005
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A sourcebook of 4000 animal, bird and fish motifs, perfect for
artists, designers, craftspeople and hobbyists. The author's
lifetime in design has enabled him to create a unique reference
source of stunning motifs from a range of styles and historical
periods. All the images are presented so that they can be enlarged
and photocopied by all craftspeople, designers and artists. Whether
you are a glass painter, woodworker, embroiderer, quilter, graphic
designer or simply an artist, this book will have something to
inspire you. The quality of the images in terms of originality and
draughtsmanship sets this book apart from the competition. Organized
around specific styles and periods for ease of use, this book is
brimming with ideas. A detailed index and contents list helps the
reader find just what they want.
Contents: Stone Age Europe,
Mesopotamia-Neolithic/ Sumerian/ Hittite/ Assyrian/ Babylonian/
Persian, Egyptian, Aegean-Minoan/ Mycenaean/ Cypriot/ Greek,
Chinese, Nomadic Steppe Cultures, Celtic, Barbarian, Byzantine,
Medieval, Islamic, South American Cultures, Japanese, Arts and
Crafts, Art Deco. see. my Gallery for motifs from this book.. |
- Publisher: Batsford
- Publication Date: October 2006
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Pattern Motifs is an exploration
on the subject of Patterning, from mankind’s earliest Stone Age attempts, right
through to the modern Art Deco style. This volume contains many types of
patterns: the chequered, the stellar, the scale-like, the spiraled, the
arabesque, and many, many more. This wide field of motif and pattern sourcing,
affords the user of this book many and varied applications. I have created the
patterns to a set ratio using the decimal system and many have registration
marks to facilitate the reader copying them. The patterns are drawn in fine
detail, in black and white, to facilitate their accurate reproduction. I am
certain that within this books rich heritage, you will find the style, the look
and the type of motif and pattern that you are searching for to complete all
your projects and I trust that the many beautiful images- will be the key to
unlocking and releasing your own innate creativity. Contents – Stone Age Europe/
Neolithic Europe/ Mesopotamia/ Egyptian/ Minoan/ Mycenaean/ Greek/ Chinese/
Early Celtic/ Barbarian/ Byzantine/ Romanesque/ Gothic/ Japanese/ Art Deco.
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- Publisher: Batsford
- Publication Date: October 2009
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4000 Alphabets and Letter Motifs is a genealogical exploration and collection of Scripts and Alphabets. Their formation and story line is examined in the first section of the book, from the ancient Egyptian and Sinai Desert models down through the Phoenician, Greek and Etruscan scripts to the Roman alphabet. This book is constructed as both an instructional manual and as a sourcebook. Alphabet families are grouped together for your instruction, convenience and inspiration and ordered chronologically. This bequeathed inheritance includes scripts from the Phoenicians, Greeks and Etruscans.
Included in this book are alphabets gathered from the Romans, the Romanesque era, the Visigoths, Celts, Anglo-Saxons, from the Gothic and Humanistic period and the English Round Hands that we use today. Here lies the value in this book, that an appreciation of historic lettering will allow the reader to develop their own styles of writing and lettering.
Also in this publication is a comprehensive collection of several thousand letter motifs arranged from the letter A to the letter Z, as well as a compilation of alphabets by the author for your personal use. This book includes a CD containing all the artwork in the book for your electronic convenience.
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- Publisher: Batsford
- Publication Date: 2010
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400 Art Deco Motifs focuses on the style of design that emerged in the 1920’s. This artform which glorified the modern world was characterised by inspirational and optimistic motifs and forms such as sunbursts, scallops, zigzags, lightning bolts, spirals and cloud billows. Motifs such as wings and gears also conveyed society’s keen interest in fast locomotives and motor cars. Art Deco is a decorative style as its name implies, but more than this - it is a style encompassing form and mass. This book comprehensively explores these new forms as well as the decorative; presenting these designs in a functional fashion for your use and inspiration.
These motifs have been sourced from jewellery, art pottery, statues, motorcars, household appliances and object d’art from around the world. It is this breadth of sourcing that explains why Art Deco lends itself so well to all modern day crafts, hobbies and pursuits. If you are an Embroiderer, Quilter, Wood Carver, Fabric Painter or Scrap Booker (to name a few) this publication will supply you with a wellspring of inspiring images. From within this generous collection of motifs, borders and patterns, you will find the precise image you are looking for to inspire you or to complete your project. A CD is included in this book.
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- Publisher: Batsford
- Publication Date: June 2011
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400 Art Nouveau Motifs is a sourcebook
that celebrates the floral and plant kingdom; an assembly of the very best of
this style’s motifs, drawn in exquisite detail and clarity in black and white,
and in such a fashion as to allow for their copying and easy rendition. The Art
Nouveau style emerged towards the end of the 19th Century as a natural extension
of the Arts and Crafts Movement. It was a reaction against the crassness of the
Industrial Revolution and its heavy and generalising manufacturing hand. Here is
a book whose contents will appeal to all who seek life’s splendour, abundance
and gorgeousness. It is for those who cherish and exult in the floral world, and
for those who seek a natural expression. This generous collection of motifs will
certainly delight the eye and excite you to creativity. I have sourced the
motifs in this book from many disciplines such as ceramics, glass, wrought-iron,
jewellery, fabrics, furniture and architecture. Whatever your craft or art, be
it ceramic decoration, leather work, stained glass, fabric design, embroidery or
tattoo art - this publication will find broad contemporary application. |
- Publisher: Batsford
- Publication Date: 2010
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Chinese art is a result of a long and rich legacy, stretching back several thousand years. This endowment is of unrivalled consistency and expression and has bestowed on this present age an unparalleled gift. The inspiration appears to be inexhaustible, and each year’s archaeological discoveries bring more wondrous artefacts to our appreciative eyes.
For the motif hunter – “400 Chinese Motifs’ is a veritable treasure chest. I have sourced motifs from the full expression of Chinese creativity. Some of these sources are ceramics, paintings, bronze vessels, jade carvings, architecture and sculpture. The motifs and patterns are all both beautiful and functional. If your passion is for structure or line, texture or pattern, form or shape - I maintain you will find what you seek in this publication.
Added to this appeal is the wide functionality of Chinese art and its varied topics. It lends itself generously to all the crafts and hobbies. The lush floral motifs and borders will most certainly benefit all the Needlework crafts, from Embroidery to Tapestry. The Stenciller, Woodcarver, Scrap booker, Leather worker, Card maker or Fabric Painter, Art Teacher or Art Student will find this book an invaluable addition to their bookshelves. A CD is included in this publication. |
- Publisher: Batsford
- Publication Date: March 2011
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400 Japanese Motifs is a comprehensive
collection of motifs drawn from Japanese arts and crafts. The motifs were
gathered from suits of armour, to fine silk kimonos, to temple bronzes, to
delicately glazed porcelain vessels. The artist, the craftsman, the teacher, and
the student, will find the motif or pattern that will give them inspiration,
direction and instruction. For the lover of design and beauty, this book is full
of the kind of creativity that will brighten and delight the eye. I have
included many well known Japanese motifs in this book, such as the crane motif,
the fan motif and the cherry blossom motif. Japanese art is a significant
influence on many contemporary creative disciplines, such as Graphic Art, Fabric
Design, Interior Design, Needle-Art, Fabric Design and Ceramics. If you are
looking for that perfectly sublime flower pattern to grace your appliquéd
cushion, maybe an amusing animal motif for a charm bracelet, or perhaps a
striking koi fish tattoo for your shoulder - this book will not disappoint. The
contents of this book are divided into the following chapters... Flowers and
Plants/ Animals/ Birds/ Fish/ and Borders and Patterns. |
- Publisher: Batsford
- Publication Date: July 2011
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5000 Flower and Plant Motifs is a new and
improved edition of the original book 4000 Flower and Plant Motifs
which was published in 2004, seven years ago, by Batsford, Anova Books, London.
The editors at Batsford approached me last year to update the book, a task I
accepted, as it gave me a fine apportunity to add any theme or subject I had
missed on the first go. My aim has been to make the new book as comprehensive as
possible; a sort of plant and flower design Bible. I have added an extra 1000
complete motifs. The new edition will come out sometime midyear 2011 and offers
the purchaser real value for money, as the book covers so many design styles and
subjects. It also contains a CD with all the books contents in an electronic
format. This is a super bonus as it allows the purchaser to copy, manipulate and
colour the motifs as desired. The book is already been advertised, so keep an
eye out for it on any of the large bookseller websites. The Contents of this
book will be as follows... Mesopotamian/ Egyptian/ Greek/ Romanesque/ Byzantine/
Medieval/ Islamic/ Chinese/ Japanese/ Folk/ Art Nouveau/ Art Deco/ Flowers/
Leaves/ Fruit/ Vegetables/ Nuts, Seeds and Cereals/ Trees/ Borders. |
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