Книги издательства Dover

More than 4,500 objects on 415 plates illustrate a remarkable variety of decorative ironwork from Roman times to the 19th century. Drawn from a rare 1924 source by a noted scholar and collector, it runs the gamut from door knockers and grilles to jew...

Magnificent study by expert on age-old craft provides a spirited overview. 140 illustrations include grilles, doors, and gates; stair railings and balustrades; small handles, hinges, door-knockers, and keyhole plates; Elizabethan-era firedogs; weathe...

Over 400 magnificent designs, from 12th to 17th centuries, depict beautifully detailed hinges, door knockers, candlestands, grilles, gates, locks, chests, screens, keys and other architectural and ornamental elements. Wonderful inspiration for artist...

Hundreds of charming images, adapted from rare sources, depict a wide array of subjects--from animals in assorted poses and children playing, to couples embracing and people working. The high-quality, royalty-free illustrations are ideal for artists,...

One of the great book illustrators of all time, Gustave Doré created richly detailed, brilliantly imaginative scenes of legendary worlds filled with fantastic creatures. This collection of more than ninety illustrations dramatically demonstrat...

Complete collection of drawings from the 1872 classic by France's most celebrated graphic. Included are amazingly perceptive sketches of workaday London, busy marketplaces, the Christy Minstrels, thieves gambling, the Devil's Acre in Westminster, flo...

This very special edition collects 532 of the finest images from Dover's design archive — a treasure trove of color and black-and-white illustrations that spans over three centuries. An absolute essential for both designers and craftspeople, this cru...

Powerful practitioners of wizardry and dragons — those vigilant guardians of fair maidens and treasures — are featured in this exciting CD-ROM and book collection. 190 original, black-and-white illustrations of smoke- and fire-breathing dragons, scal...

Utilizing as few words as possible, but presenting a tremendous variety and volume of illustrations, this all-in-one guide details the fundamentals of drawing in its various phases and fields. In the opening pages, the author points out the first ste...

This retrospective showcases the works of a leader of the Decadent movement, Baron Hans Henning Voigt (1887–1969). Better known as Alastair, the artist created works that are frequently likened to those of Aubrey Beardsley, Harry Clarke, and Ed...

81 plates show development from youth to full style. Many favorites, many new. Introduction by Alfred Werner. Includes Self-Portrait at the Age of Thirteen, Female Nude (with Headcloth and Slippers), Orpheus Slain by Bacchantes, with Boy Running Away...

Seventy large-size illustrations trace Mucha's skills as a draftsman over more than 40 years. Among the more famous examples are original plans and drawings for "The Seasons," sketches for the Sarah Bernhardt poster, studies from Mucha&...

Striking color work: "Seasons," "Alphabet," "Numerals," "Aces," and "Precious Stones." 50 plates, including 4 on covers.

Lush, full-color reproductions of 56 dazzlingly inventive silkscreens reflect the richness of color and sensuous theatricality which have become Erté's trademark. Exquisite visions of "The Seven Deadly Sins," "The Four Emoti...

Few publications illustrate so comprehensively what American men, women and children wore in the 1940s than the Sears catalogs of those years, when the company's fashions typified the tastes of the American mainstream. This book is a compilation of 1...