Banners, Ribbons and Scrolls - (Dover Pictorial Archives) by Carol Belanger Grafton (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Artist Carol Belanger Grafton presents 503 beautifully drawn banners, ribbons and scrolls from authentic 19th-century sources. Sumptuous Victorian designs reflect the glorious styles of the past--Egyptian, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque--and prefigure the styles of the future--Art Nouveau and Art Deco. Each and every design is handsome, affordable, and copyright-free.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>This handsome, affordable, and royalty-free collection features over 500 designs of ornamental scroll-work. Selected from authentic 19th-century sources - Cassell's Magazine, Century Magazine, Illustrated London News, and more.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p></p><p>Elegant<b>, </b>refined, artful, imaginative . . . these draped decorative elements ― be they banners, ribbons, or scrolls ― run the gamut from the most extravagant confections of swirling delight to staid and conservative commercial illustrations. Perched patriotic eagles, medieval ladies-in-waiting and knights in armor, sailing ships, dollar signs, calligraphic doves in flight ― nearly every conceivable motif is represented. They come in a variety of sizes with open or narrow spaces suitable for graphic messages and are ready to be adapted to the purposes of any artist, designer, or advertiser.<br>Artist Carol Belanger Grafton has selected all 503 of these beautifully drawn banners, ribbons, and scrolls from authentic nineteenth-century sources: <i>Cassell's Magazine, Century Magazine, Illustrated London News, </i>and other popular periodicals as well as various catalogues, copybooks, and book plates. Sumptuous Victorian designs reflect the glorious styles of the past: Egyptian, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque--and prefigure the styles of the future--Art Nouveau and Art Deco. Each and every design is handsome, affordable, and royalty free.<br>Dover (1983) original publication.</p><p></p>
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