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Comprising the finest plates from the great illustrator's work, this collection features outstanding engravings from such literary classics as Milton's Paradise Lost, The Divine Comedy by Dante, Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe, Sue's The Wandering Jew, and many others. Captions.
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Chivalry and romance of the Middle Ages, dramatically and powerfully depicted in 36 splendid illustrations, recapture the romance of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, the love story of Lancelot and Guinevere, the tale of the fair Elaine, and more. Accompanied by appropriate quotes from Tennyson's poem.
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Bold, rhythmic circle designs, originally incorporated on small clay spindle weights, depicting man-like deities; animals both real and fantastic; reptiles, birds, flowers, masks, geometrical figures, wheels, foliage, maze-like patterns, frets--all employed with the boldness and fanciful characteristics of pre-Columbian art.
Sourcebook of 300 motifs created by the Aztecs, Toltecs, Totonacs and other pre-Conquest peoples of Mexico, found on malacates...
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"Engraved in the 19th century, these flamboyant ornamental designs are based on a wide variety of historical examples, dating back as far as the 1500s and including images by Watteau and Dürer. Created as embellishments for walls, arms and armor, and everyday objects, these designs remain eminently useful for graphic and decorative purposes"--
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