5000 Designs and Motifs from India (Dover Pictorial Archive) [Paperback]

Ajit Mookerjee (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Dover Pictorial Archive | Publication Date: June 7, 1996

Incredibly rich treasury of authentic royalty-free designs adapted from artifacts of the Harappa culture, coins and pottery from South India, Ajanta and Bagh murals, Muslim monuments, Buddhist temples, textiles from Gujarat, Punjab, other regions, masks and tribal arts, much more. Immediately usable material or great resource for design inspiration. Introduction. Notes.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications; Dover ed edition (June 7, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486290611
• ISBN-13: 978-0486290614
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #686,245 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poor qulity drawings, July 7, 2003

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sid's mom (ca, usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 5000 Designs and Motifs from India (Dover Pictorial Archive) (Paperback)

I was looking forward to getting this book as I am unable to find quality books on Indian designs and motifs. Being from India, and really interested in beautiful Indian art from a very young age, I have even contemplated writing a book using my own collection of designs.

I was very disappointed when I got this book. 5000 designs sounds like a lot of work but a lot of the designs are not even worth using... the quality of drawing is so poor - it is an embarassment! There is even repetition of same designs on different pages. I would have forgiven that but the author seems more focused on making the number of designs large rather than actually making them legible qaulity. Moreover what really annoys me is the fact that he offers hardly any explanation to the source of the various designs he has used.

Overall very poor book... i wouldn't recomment it to anybody except that there are not that many books out there on Indian designs.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Clip Art Book I Ever Bought!, July 17, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: 5000 Designs and Motifs from India (Dover Pictorial Archive) (Paperback)

Unlike the other reviewers, I bought this book for use in some graphic design projects. Many of the images are clear and simple enough to scan well. There are TONS of great borders and pictures that can be used in any project, not just those with an Indian aspect. I have also used the images as inspiration for jewelery design and in collages.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A lot of patterns - most of them are very small, May 15, 2000

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Vasuki Narayan (Pleasanton, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 5000 Designs and Motifs from India (Dover Pictorial Archive) (Paperback)

This book has a great selection of patterns - can be used for a number of things from mehendi to creating stencils to painting on clothes. The selection is very broad and covers patterns from all over India - there are even some traditional rangoli patterns. I just wish there were more large patterns as well...