Striking compendium of Chinese art and design culled directly from rare sources includes animals, birds, fish, abstracts, and patterns in a remarkable diversity of styles, elegantly simple to intricately complex. 200 full-color and black-and-white illustrations.

Danish-American artist Kay Nielsen is famed for his versions of stories by the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen as well as the Nordic fables recounted in East o' the Sun and West o' the Moon. This enchanting compilation draws upon Nielsen's images from these and other beloved books. 59 illustrations.

All manner of creatures from the animal kingdom, as portrayed by famed masters, fill the pages of this unique collection. From Rembrandt's monumental elephant and Toulouse-Lautrec's prancing circus steed to Rubens' brush-and-ink study of a lion, this rich pictorial legacy will be prized by animal lovers and devotees of fine art. 102 illustrations, 17 in color.

This essential sourcebook offers authentic views of interior and exterior designs of buildings erected in the decades following the American Revolution. Reproduced from a rare 1805 edition, the handsome facsimile takes a fascinating look at how public structures and private homes were designed, contracted, built, and embellished during the Federal period.

This outstanding collection features short stories by great writers from America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Western Europe. Ranging from the 19th to the 20th centuries, writers include Poe, Chekhov, Joyce, Kafka, Faulkner, Pirandello, Mann, and other major writers of world literature. A wonderfully wide-ranging and enjoyable anthology.

Russian literature's first major prose novel, this gripping work was a primary influence on Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, and other great 19th-century writers. The author drew upon his personal Byronic exploits to create these picaresque adventures amid the rugged Caucasus in the company of bandits, freebooters, and beautiful women.

Swirling with gargoyles, devils, dragons, griffins, and other images that haunt both dreams and nightmares, this otherworldly assortment features illustrations from a rare 19th-century volume. Images include cartouches, frames, doors, trophies, cabinets, friezes for textiles and wallpaper, decorative scutcheons, stone balustrades, arabesques, roof cornices, and much more.

One of the most celebrated books in architectural history, this volume consists of the Adam brothers' own selections of illustrations from their high-profile commissions. Dating from the 1770s, these 106 illustrated plates epitomize the style that influenced generations of British and American architectural and furniture designs.

This fascinating reference offers a crisp pictorial record of foods found on our tables today that emerged thousands of years ago in faraway lands. Scores of rare woodcuts enhance intriguing anecdotes about the origins of grains and coffee, the odysseys of pineapples and peanuts, and the mysteries behind breadfruit, pomegranates, others.

Dragons, tigers, cranes, peacocks, and peonies abound in this dazzling collection of popular Japanese motifs. So do other designs featuring flowers, plants, and animals. Geometric, abstract, and allover patterns are also included. More than 130 authentic illustrations serve as a wonderful source of inspiration for original design work.

Wily wizards in pointed hats, demonstrative dragons, the gentle unicorn and other figures from the realm of fantasy fill the pages of this versatile and virtually inexhaustible supply of easy-to-reproduce art. Dover Electronic Design series contains permission-free illustrations and designs for art, craft, business and educational use. Hundreds of designs scanned at 600 dpi and saved in the most popular formats; can be used for Mac and Windows. Each set contains CD-ROM and book with every image on the CD printed large for easy reference or direct use.

From the Parisian studio of E. A. Seguy comes this dazzling portfolio of authentic Art Deco designs of the 1920s. This essential set gathers 152 full-color examples of the French artist's best and most beautiful work, featuring vivid floral patterns, exquisite butterflies, and colorful animal motifs originally designed for textiles and wallpaper.

This compilation features both color and black and white illustrations by the artist, designer and driving force behind the British Arts and Crafts Movement. Images include color reproductions of textile, wallpaper and stained glass designs in addition to black and white illustrations and ornamental motifs from the Kelmscott Chaucer and other illustrated books. This work is part of Dover Full-Color Electronic Design series: Brilliant full-color, royalty-free illustrations and designs for art, craft and hobby use. Each set features one CD-ROM containing hundreds of images scanned at 300 dpi and saved in TIFF format, a large-format book with every image on the CD-ROM printed large and clearly for easy reference and direct use. Mac and Windows compatible.

Spritely revelers, gossamer-winged creatures, and fantastic goblins mingle with exquisitely rendered birds, flowers, and insects in this enchanting collection by top Victorian-era artists. Scores of delightful, full-color illustrations by Rackham, Dulac, and others for use by graphic designers, hobbyists, lovers of fine art, and devotees of fairy lore.

Reproductions of 24 of the 17th-century Dutch master's most luminous paintings include Girl with a Pearl Earring, View of Delft, The Love Letter, The Music Lesson, more.

«One of the most popular of Victorian-era painters, John W. Waterhouse (1849-1917) blended reality and fantasy, combining classical mythology and European legend in his dramatic portraits of wistful, long-haired maidens. This collection includes 24 of his finest works, among them «The Lady of Shalott, «The Soul of the Rose, «and «La Belle Dame Sans Merci.»

This single-volume compilation of two books explores the construction of geometric proofs. In addition to offering useful criteria for determining correctness, it presents examples of faulty proofs that illustrate common errors. High-school geometry is the sole prerequisite. Proof in Geometry, the first in this two-part compilation, discusses the construction of geometric proofs and presents criteria useful for determining whether a proof is logically correct and whether it actually constitutes proof. It features sample invalid proofs, in which the errors are explained and corrected. Mistakes in Geometric Proofs, the second book in this compilation, consists chiefly of examples of faulty proofs. Some illustrate mistakes in reasoning students might be likely to make, and others are classic sophisms. Chapters 1 and 3 present the faulty proofs, and chapters 2 and 4 offer comprehensive analyses of the errors.

This illustrated edition of the yuletide classic features 12 full-color plates plus 18 black-and-white drawings. The timeless appeal of Rackham's evocative illustrations form the perfect complement to the master storyteller's wise and witty prose. Dickens's immortal tale still sends a message that strikes the reader's heart and soul.

Drawn from the legends of the Algonquins, Iroquois, Sioux, Pawnee, and Northern and Northwestern Indians, these enchanting tales offer rich insights into tribal character and beliefs. The stories, selected by the distinguished anthropologist and folklorist Lewis Spence, range in theme from romantic love to rivalry between warriors.

Spanning 5 centuries of magnificent ironwork designs by Italian masters, this superb archive encompasses both simple and elaborate ornamentation for doors, windows, gates, balconies, stairs, and other architectural features. A remarkable variety of motifs are depicted — from gracefully executed florals and foliated elements to striking portrayals of mythical beasts. 172 black-and-white illustrations.