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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good inspiration for the working artist
This is a good source for artistic inspiration - I am a henna artist and most of the designs are easily adaptable into body art (for those of intermediate to advanced drawing skills). The only critiques I have are the lack of specific dates/origins of the designs and the lack of translations of arabic script. Given its nature as a general overview with hand-rendered...
Published on March 31, 2007 by M. Dilmore
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1 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
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fascinating
terrific, i am enjoing every minute of looking in this wonderfull book
Published on March 16, 2006 by Ezer Zur
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good inspiration for the working artist,
This review is from: Persian Designs and Motifs for Artists and Craftsmen (Dover Pictorial Archive) (Paperback)
This is a good source for artistic inspiration - I am a henna artist and most of the designs are easily adaptable into body art (for those of intermediate to advanced drawing skills). The only critiques I have are the lack of specific dates/origins of the designs and the lack of translations of arabic script. Given its nature as a general overview with hand-rendered drawings, it is a good resource to build your own artwork from, not to use as a historical reference book.
10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good for Understanding Basic Motifs,
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This review is from: Persian Designs and Motifs for Artists and Craftsmen (Dover Pictorial Archive) (Paperback)
The book is in black and white and is a rendering of motifs by Mr. Dowlatshahi. It is not a historical text or a book of pictures of Persian designs. It is his rendering of those designs. It is good for the purpose for which it was created: the use of Persian motifs in designing fabrics, textiles, etc...
10 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
great if you're going to make a persian rug,
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This review is from: Persian Designs and Motifs for Artists and Craftsmen (Dover Pictorial Archive) (Paperback)
This book is perfect if your planning to make a nice rug. We bought it for henna designs. The patterns in this book are not good for mehndi. Nice designs though!
1 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
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fascinating,
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This review is from: Persian Designs and Motifs for Artists and Craftsmen (Dover Pictorial Archive) (Paperback)
terrific, i am enjoing every minute of looking in this wonderfull book
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Persian Designs and Motifs for Artists and Craftsmen (Dover Pictorial Archive) by Ali Dowlatshahi (Paperback - October 1, 1979)
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