European Designs
Ancient Scandinavian Designs
by Bev Ulsrud Van Berkum
Designs from sword hilts, wooden boat carvings, brooches, jewelry boxes, crypt designs motifs and other artifacts of Scandinavian culture from the 7th to the 12th century A.D.
Antique Lace Patterns
by Francis Bradbury
Designs drawn from the handmade needle and bobbin laces of the 16th to the 18th centuries; made in Italy, France, England, Flanders and Belgium.
Aubrey Beardsley Designs
by Barbara Holdridge
Bold black shapes, swirling lines, stylized nature motifs and splendid borders.
Celtic Designs
by Rebecca McKillip
Men, beasts, birds and serpents writhe and bite their way through twisting bands of knotwork and swirling spirals.
Angels in Traditional Design
by Silvia Crockett
This book concentrates on the Judeo/Christian concept of angelic beings in many different styles.
Art Nouveau Abstract Designs
by Rebecca McKillip
Abstract motifs incorporated into complex and richly varied designs of the period.
Drollery Designs in Illuminated Manuscripts
by Muriel Parker
Monsters, dragons and hybrid grotesques found in Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance manuscripts.
English Crewel Designs sixteenth to eighteenth centuries
by Francis Bradbury
Patterns filled with swirling stems, leaves, flowers and birds traditionally found in English textiles.
Faience Designs
by Francis Bradbury
Tin-enameling designs, including scrollwork, lace patterns, vases of flowers, Chinese motifs and other Baroque and Rococo decorations.
Medieval Floral Designs
by Phoebe Ann Erb
One of the great discoveries of the Middle Ages was the beauty of the natural world. Earlier, the life of warfare and danger had blunted appreciation of nature. Now, the enclosed garden represented more than a safe place away from strife.
Medieval Garden Design Book
by Ramona Jablonski
Medieval artists’ illustrations of gardens, garden structures and bedding patterns with birds, animals, plants and people.
Medieval Tapestry Designs
by Delores Andrew
Drawings of knights and courtiers, real and mythological animals, castles and parterres, flowers and trees, pennants and crests, as well as columns and border designs.
Polish Wycinanki Designs
by Frances Drwal
The charming designs of Polish paper-cutters, including the leluja, woodland, gwiazdy, ribbon, medallion and symmetric patterns.
Pysanky Patterns & Designs
by Gail Parsons & Emily Vieyra
The art of decorating eggs as practiced originally in the Ukrainian region predates Christianity, but has become associated with Easter. The designs illustrated here authentically capture the artistry, symbolism and joy of these unique decorated eggs, traditionally used as gifts for special occasions and holidays.
Spanish Patterns & Designs
by Anita Benarde
Distictive and elegant designs from metalwork, architecture, painting, tile, furniture and fabrics. Intricate art spanning many centuries of Spain’s celebrated artisans is ready to be explored and used.
Traditional Designs of Armenia & the Near East
by Ramona Jablonski
An untapped source of exciting Near-Eastern designs and art objects discovered in Armenia, from both past and present.
Victorian Gothic
by Ramona Jablonski
These superb ornaments in the form of columns, plinths, borders, friezes and cornices are from period books meant to be used by artists and craftspeople as well as architects.
Victorian Ornament and Pattern Designs
by Sue Ann Stonesifer
Fabric, wallpaper, plaster and rug designs popular in the Victorian era.
Victorian Wallpaper
by Caren Caraway
These period wallpaper designs are from newspaper advertisements, here reproduced in full.
William Morris Patterns and Designs
by Phoebe Ann Erb
Splendid collection of fin de siecle art from the artist who defined the style.