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Add Art Nouveau flair to any graphic project with the beautifully rendered royalty-free designs in this collection. Sinuous, organic shapes are perfect for highlighting announcements, catalog copy, advertisements, more. Also included is a selection of miscellaneous cuts and sections of frames useful as spots, tailpieces and other decorative elements.

This book, the second in the series following Really Good Logos Explained, addresses the elements of effective packaging vs. packages that aren’t successful and what makes a particular design more powerful or attention-getting than others. Four well respected design professionals - each of whom will specialize in the area of product packaging - evaluate the 300+ design examples in the book. Each author provides specific and to-the-point observations and critiques.

A hip, modern recipe book on mastering the essentials of entertaining, effortlessly presented by two fashionable personalities who love throwing parties.

This inspiring cookbook offers fresh approaches to throwing the perfect get-together, whether it is a brunch, afternoon tea, or outdoor cocktail party. Fashion executive Michael Leva and textile designer Nancy Parker know what it takes to entertain with polish and flair in a short amount of time. This youthful duo provides clever time-saving cheats hidden behind a beautiful presentation. These hosts are everyday cooks who have learned simple culinary tricks by trial and error, ensuring that anyone can give a fabulous party. Ten inspirational gatherings are presented in different locales. The festivities range from a family lunch in the country to a beach picnic and a Moroccan buffet on a New York rooftop. Exquisite shots of an international mix of dishes range from tomato salad with preserved lemon and chive blossoms to ceviche served on silver spoons and green tea Madeleines. Useful tips on such topics as decorative accents and floral arrangements are also discussed in this user-friendly primer on the art of entertaining family and friends.

Cet ouvrage présente des éléments décoratifs d’architecture accompagnés de leurs détails techniques. Les 80 planches regroupent des thèmes tels que : les épis de faîtage, les  ambrequins, les pentures etc.

Exquisite collection by the most celebrated artist in the history of botanical art includes 184 meticulous reproductions of original watercolors. A spectacular treasury of lilies, tulips, roses, cherries, crocus, and other plants will prove to be an invaluable resource for artists, designers, and craftworkers. The lovely, royalty-free images will delight nature lovers as well.

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Includes 184 images saved in high-quality JPEG formats.

Floral Masterpieces. The finest treasures of Pierre-Joseph Redouté

French flower painter Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759–1840) devoted himself exclusively to capturing the diversity of flowering plants in watercolor paintings which were then published as copper engravings, with careful botanical descriptions. The darling of wealthy Parisian patrons including Napoleon’s wife Josephine, he was dubbed “the Raphael of flowers,” and is regarded to this day as a master of botanical illustration.

This elegant catalogue brings together all engravings from Redouté’s illustrations of Roses and Choix des plus belles fleurs (Selection of the Most Beautiful Flowers) and the most astounding images from The Lilies. Offering a vibrant overview of Redouté’s admixture of accuracy and beauty, it is also a privileged glimpse into the magnificent gardens and greenhouses of a bygone Paris.

The author:

H. Walter Lack is a Professor at the Free University of Berlin and former Director of the Botanical Gardens and Botanical Museum in Berlin-Dahlem. A leading expert in the history of botany, his research focuses on the global transfer of useful and ornamental plants from a cultural-historical perspective. He is the author of TASCHEN’s Garden of Eden and The Book of Palms.

Floral Masterpieces. The finest botanical treasures of Pierre-Joseph Redouté

Meet “the Raphael of flowers,” Pierre-Joseph Redouté. Adapted from our best-selling XL edition, this book gathers some of the finest engravings from his masterful volumes Roses, Lilies, and Selection of the Most Beautiful Blooms and Branches with the Finest Fruits. The dazzling images transport us back to the magnificent greenhouses and gardens of a bygone Paris.

Flower painter Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759–1840) devoted himself exclusively to capturing the diversity of flowering plants in watercolour paintings which were then published as copper engravings, with careful botanical descriptions. The darling of wealthy Parisian patrons including Napoleon’s wife Josephine, he was dubbed “the Raphael of flowers,” and is regarded to this day as a master of botanical illustration.

This collection brings our best-selling XL-sized edition to a smaller, more convenient format, still gathering some of the finest colour engravings from Redouté’s illustrations of Roses, Lilies, and Choix des plus belles fleurs et quelques branches des plus beaux fruits (Selection of the Most Beautiful Blooms and Branches with the Finest Fruits). Offering a vibrant overview of Redouté’s admixture of accuracy and beauty, it is also a privileged glimpse into the magnificent gardens and greenhouses of a bygone Paris.

The author

H. Walter Lack is a Professor at the Free University of Berlin and former Director of the Botanical Gardens and Botanical Museum in Berlin-Dahlem. A leading expert in the history of botany, his research focuses on the global transfer of useful and ornamental plants from a cultural-historical perspective. He is the author of TASCHEN’s Garden of Eden and The Book of Palms.

About the series:

TASCHEN is 40! Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980, TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible publishing, helping bookworms around the world curate their own library of art, anthropology, and aphrodisia at an unbeatable price. Today we celebrate 40 years of incredible books by staying true to our company credo. The 40 series presents new editions of some of the stars of our program — now more compact, friendly in price, and still realized with the same commitment to impeccable production.

271 full-color illustrations

The decades between 1910 and 1950 were the golden age of the American movie poster, an era when films were promoted through the talents of illustrators like Thomas Hart Benton and Norman Rockwell. A selection of these posters, many never before published, is presented in this miniature volume.

There are some design projects that will never see the light, staying in the drawer and failed to be released. In this book, we wanted to pick up this collection of works bringing them to life, under no limits or conditions, designs that have never been produced, published or printed in any graphic discipline – corporate image, packaging, advertising, and computer graphics.

The lofty painted ceilings of Europe's palaces and churches rank among the greatest treasures of the Renaissance and Baroque eras. This unique assemblage features brilliant full-color reproductions of some of the finest examples of such art. Drawn from two rare French and German portfolios of the nineteenth century, this unique volume re-creates more than 60 magnificent ceilings from Parisian drawing rooms, German castles, and Italian galleries.

Richly depicting scenes from nature and mythology, this collection abounds in chubby cherubs, ethereal goddesses, heroes in full battle armor, and all manner of animals, both legendary and realistic. In addition, a generous assortment of floral ornaments includes rosettes, garlands, and clusters of acanthus and other decorative leaves and vines. Whether used in their entirety or as individual motifs, these designs will add beauty and sophistication to any art or craft project.

Данная книга приглашает вас перенестись в переломный период нашего культурного наследия. Эта эпоха сформировала наше коллективное сознание, и ее влияние мы ощущаем и по сей день - ее называют эпохой Возрождения - Ренессанса.

Именно в этот период на свет появился "современный человек", "современный" в новом эмпирическом и научном осознании себя как личности, "современный" в постепенном отходе от средневековых понятий о реальности.

Эта коллекция декоративных орнаментов характерна для духа Ренессанса, в эпоху которого проявилось превосходство орнаментального дизайна. Многие из этих орнаментов были внесены в краткие руководства, которые использовали художники в своей работе. В этих сборниках присутствовали лиственные орнаменты, плетеные орнаменты, перемежающиеся геометрическими линиями, и стилизованные растительные формы; арабески, которые пошли от арабских орнаментов, распространившихся в 15-м веке из Венеции по всей Европе; другие рисунки, используемые для создания скульптур, ювелирных украшений и мебели, украшались необычными существами, напоминающими людей и животных одновременно.

Аналогичные узоры использовались в таких разнообразных областях, как архитектура, живопись, кружевоплетение и текстиль.

Все иллюстрации в этой книге представлены на компакт-диске, которые могут использоваться как на PC, так и на Мас компьютерах. Изображения сохранены в файлах формата TIFF высокого разрешения.

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With the Renaissance in the 15th and 16th centuries came a revival of interest in the classical arts of Ancient Greece and Rome. Although the sculpture and architectural ornamentation during the Renaissance tended to be complex, two-dimensional patterns were often more subdued.

The worlds largest collection of jewellery, art objects, artistic glass and drawings by Rene Lalique. Calouste Gulbenkian (1869-1955), the famous Portuguese collector, was a friend of Rene Lalique for 50 years and a great connoisseur of the various activities of this versatile artist. Between 1899 and 1927 Calouste Gulbenkian acquired 80 extraordinary works of art directly from the artist; these are conserved today in an exclusive space inside the Calouste Gulbenkian museum in Lisbon.

This book and CD-Rom set contains a stunning collection of repeating patterns from the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the Baroque period. The earlier designs often show domestic animals and animals associated with hunting, such as dogs and deer, or mythical and fantastic beasts, such as unicorns. The later designs are dominated by floral compositions. All periods covered in this book include designs with a clear geometric element.

All designs in this book have been taken from authentic period originals, for the most part from tapestries and other textiles. The often highly intricate repeating quality of the designs makes them suitable for limitless patterns and an infinite range of applications.

Agile Rabbit Editions contain stunning images for use as a graphic resource, or inspiration. All the illustrations are stored in high-resolution format on the enclosed free CD-ROM and are ready to use for professional quality printed media and web page design. The pictures can also be used to produce postcards, or to decorate your letters, flyers, etc. They can be imported directly from the CD into most design, image-manipulation, illustration, word-processing and e-mail programs; no installation is required. For most applications, single images can be used free of charge.