Victorian Ornaments & Designs

One hundred and ninety rare plates, adapted by a celebrated Victorian-era illustrator from Egyptian carpeting, Grecian railings, Elizabethan ceiling patterns, Italianate ironwork, other design traditions. Borders, corners, frames, rosettes, allover patterns, many more. A quick and ready source of immediately usable ornamental graphics for royalty-free use in a host of projects. 190 illustrations.

This collection of rare plates dating from 1847 is a strong testament to the Victorian love of ornamentation. Designers of the era borrowed freely from a wealth of historical influences, as shown here in plates adapted by the celebrated illustrator. Samuel Leith, from Egyptian carpeting, Grecian railings, Elizabethan ceiling patterns, Italianate ironwork as well as Flemish. French, Moorish and other design traditions. Presented in a wide variety of formats. sizes and shapes (borders, corners, frames, rosettes, mortised cuts, all over patterns, etc.), these 190 exquisitely rendered illustrations were originally meant as both a guide for the building trades and a source of design inspiration. They will prove ideal for sparking the imaginations of today's architects, graphic designers, restorers, homeowners and craftspeople, as well as being a quick and ready source of immediately useable ornamental graphics for copyright-free use in a host of projects.

Rare 1847 plates adapted from Egyptian carpeting, Grecian railings, Elizabethan ceiling patterns, Italianate ironwork, other design traditions. Borders, corners, frames, rosettes, much more. Royalty-free ornamental graphics include borders, corners, frames, rosettes, much more. 190 illus.

Rare 1847 plates adapted from Egyptian carpeting, Grecian railings, Elizabethan ceiling patterns, Italianate ironwork, other design traditions. Borders, corners, frames, rosettes, much more. 190 illustrations.