2600 Typographic Ornaments and Designs (Dover Pictorial Archive Series) (Paperback)

by Maggie Kate (Editor)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Reproduced from a rare turn-of-the-century German catalog, these permission-free frames, headpieces, tailpieces, title pages, spot art, scrollwork, and other ornamental motifs include bold Art Nouveau designs along with a wealth of detailed, evocative images of couples dancing, placid landscapes, sailing ships, fairies and elves, cherubs playing musical instruments, beautiful young ladies, floral borders, and much more. 2600 black-and-white illustrations.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (November 28, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486417980
• ISBN-13: 978-0486417981
• Product Dimensions: 12.1 x 9.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #115,993 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars One small problem, September 16, 2006

By	Andrew (NYC) - See all my reviews

No cd-rom included. You'll have to scan whatever you want to use. Not a huge deal, however some of the ornaments in here are quite small and the resulting scans will be of somewhat low quality.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, November 8, 2006

By	M. G. KING "mgking" (denver, co, usa) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was quite disappointed with this collection. There is a significant amount of mid 19th century work in here, which is difficult to use - if a use could be found for it.

4.0 out of 5 stars Pure Design Gold, June 1, 2008

By	Derrick Castle (Nashville) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is the first book of its type that I have picked up. I pretty much stumbled upon it at a local book store. Not sure why previous reviews rated it so low. I think this is pure design gold! Full of great ornamental clip art. Yeah if it comes with no CD but you can scan in the stuff, you can trace it or even create your own inspired by the many examples this book includes. 2,600 to be exact. I think this book is great! I can see using this book as inspiration for years to come.