Turn-of-the-Century Tile Designs in Full Color (Dover Pictorial Archive) - Softcover

Francois, L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486415252 ISBN 13: 9780486415253

Verlag: Dover Publications Inc., 2003

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Book by Francois L

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250 lovely designs from a rare early-20th-century tile catalog include beautiful floral and foliate motifs on wall tiles for bathrooms, multicolored stenciled friezes, decorative panels of all sizes, plus eye-catching signs for meat markets, food shops, and other establishments. Brimming with Art Nouveau flavor, this inexpensive collection will serve as a splendid resource.

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Carefully selected from a rare 1905 French tile catalog, this splendid full-color collection of tile designs features scores of eye-catching motifs. A valuable resource for today's artists and designers, this volume of authentic images can also serve as inspiration for craftspeople working in a variety of areas.
The 250 illustrations include panels and borders of all sizes, decorated with lotus blossoms, lilies-of-the-valley, irises, and other delicate florals; multicolored designs promoting meat markets, dairies, and other commercial establishments; decorative wall tiles for bathrooms; stenciled friezes with ornate floral and foliate motifs; vibrantly colored enameled squares; geometrics; and much more.
Rich in Art Nouveau flavor and elegance, these versatile copyright-free designs not only constitute an invaluable archive of usable art and design inspiration but also a magnificent browsing book for lovers of the decorative arts.
Original Dover (2001) selection of 250 full-color designs on 43 plates from La Céramique Architecturale: Album de Carreaux pour Revêtements, originally published by Les Faïenceries de Sarreguemines, Digoin et Vitry-le-François, 1905.

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• Verlag: Dover Publications Inc.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0486415252
• ISBN 13: 9780486415253
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 48