3,800 Early Advertising Cuts: Deberny Type Foundry
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Rating | : | 4.96 (695 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0486266583 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2017-08-05 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Reproduced from the catalog of a famous French type foundry, it is a rich and authoritative source of advertising art of the period—filled with many delightful and arresting images not available elsewhere.. From the Back CoverHere is a nearly inexhaustible supply of copyright-free graphics filled with late 19th- and early 20th-century charm, ideal for a wide range of arts and crafts projects
Pilar Sosa said Five Stars. Great!. good images Reviewer i've used this book a few times in my work - wouldnt say it is any better or worse than any other dover book, they are all great to have on the shelf. Beware Clip art may not mean what you think it does. I own several Dover collections of 19th Century clip art, which I have used in collage work. Though it says "copyright free" and "royalty free" on the covers and in every description, I recently noticed that all my Dover clip art books have a small paragraph on the copyright page that limits usage of
In addition, a large section is devoted to ornate banners, mortised cuts, and other line art specifically intended for typographical use.While the cuts in this collection range in style from genre realism to Art Nouveau, the images—beautifully realized in scrupulous and revealing detail—have a timeless appeal ideal for a wide variety of graphic uses.. Reproduced from the catalog of a famous French type foundry, it is a rich and authoritative source of advertising art of the period—filled with many delightful and arresting images not available elsewhere.An enormous array of objects, activities, and interests are depicted in finely detailed illustrations that lend themselves especially well to reproduction. Also included are fencers, golfers, insects, billiard tables, wrought-iron gates, architectural decorations, cows being milked, hunting dogs in the field, crowns and coronets, extravagantly carved breakfronts, elegant presentations of food, and much, much more. Motifs include food and drink, domestic furnishings, vehicles, machines, tools and hardware, medical utensils, pharmaceuticals, farm animals and birds, as well as trades, sports, and music. Here is a nearly inexhaustible supply of copyright-free graphics filled with late 19th- and early 20th-century charm, ideal for a wide range of arts and crafts projects