Customer Reviews

Viking Designs (Dover Pictorial Archive)

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This book was everything I wanted it to be. The artwork is clear Black and White linework, with notations on each page about where the design came from and what it was used on. I would recommend this to anyone interested in Historical Reproductions.

I bought this book as a source of inspiration for tattoos with a Norse cultural feel. It provided that and more. With hundreds of illustrations sourced from real life examples (rune stones, sword guards, jewellery etc) and from multiple developmental stages in "Norse" artwork, it provides an easy to use reference for those wishing to explore their Norse heritage. Well worthwhile for those Asatruar or re-enactors looking for real life examples to base their craft or tattoo work on.

It seems like the author was a bit too selective. I would have liked a huge book of designs, not just a short book of the best ones, but for the price, I'm very satisfied with what I got.

Vikings put designs on literally everything, and in places you would never see, such as the inside of a belt buckle, or the back of a writing tablet.

I bought this book in hopes of finding I really unique design for a tattoo. I wanted something Nordic done because that is my heritage, and I found just the design. For all of you who have the book, or are planning on getting it, I will be getting the design of page 9. It's so great, I love it!

No complaints about the book, was in perfect condition, although it took a little longer to get than I expected. But it was well worth the wait.

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I was very disapointed with this book. But I should have known, Dover Publications tends to produce shoddy material. I was not impressed with the quality of the art work. I expected to see clearer designs. It looked to me like they let a five year old trace some pictures from a history book.
All though it is from a different culture I would recomend Celtic Designs by Chris Down. The artwork is amazingly clear and very reproducable! If you see this book then you will know exactly why Viking Designs is such a let down!