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Heraldry: A Pictorial Archive for Artists and DesignersHeraldry: A Pictorial Archive for Artists and Designers
by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
Royalty-free treasury of 393 full-color, 654 black-and-white illustrations: heraldic arms, windows, lions, eagles, dragons, shields, crests, etc. Add medieval romance to any graphic project.
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$18.95
Illustrated Encyclopedia of World Railway LocomotivesIllustrated Encyclopedia of World Railway Locomotives
by P. Ransome-Wallis
Authoritative international survey reviews everything from standard steam engines, diesels and gas turbines to subways and electric motor coaches. Includes details of construction, problems of operation, and building methods. More than 300 illustrations, photographs. read more
$36.95
Medieval Costume, Armour and WeaponsMedieval Costume, Armour and Weapons
by Jan Durdík Eduard Wagner Zoroslava Drobná
Over 400 accurate royalty-free illustrations depict items ranging from simple peasant tunics and robes to battle equipment and armor of warriors and fur-lined cloaks and brocaded garments of the aristocracy.
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$39.95
Rackham's Fairy Tale Illustrations in Full ColorRackham's Fairy Tale Illustrations in Full Color
by Arthur Rackham Jeff A. Menges
Fifty-five lovely plates, reproduced from rare, early editions, include scenes from Irish Fairy Tales, English Fairy Tales, Hansel and Gretel, Snowdrop and Other Tales, Little Brother & Little Sister, and more.
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$12.95
Snow CrystalsSnow Crystals
by W. A. Bentley W. J. Humphreys
Over 2,000 clear photomicrographs printed on black background of snow crystals. Also frost, rime, hail, and more. Brief text on methodology of research. Absolutely inexhaustible source of design. 202 plates. read more
$22.95
The Book of KellsThe Book of Kells
by Blanche Cirker
Painstakingly reproduced from a rare facsimile edition, this volume contains full-page decorations, portraits, illustrations, plus a sampling of textual leaves with exquisite calligraphy and ornamentation. 32 full-color illustrations. read more
$9.95
The Complete "Masters of the Poster": All 256 Color Plates from "Les Maitres De L'Affiche"The Complete "Masters of the Poster": All 256 Color Plates from "Les Maitres De L'Affiche"
by Stanley Appelbaum
The most famous artistic compilation ever made of the great age of the poster, featuring works by Cheret, Steinlen, Toulouse-Lautrec, nearly 100 other artists. One poster per page.
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$39.95
The World's Lighthouses: From Ancient Times to 1820The World's Lighthouses: From Ancient Times to 1820
by D. Alan Stevenson
This superb, profusely illustrated survey by noted authority recounts the history of seamarks from antiquity to the early 19th century. 261 black-and-white illustrations. read more
$26.95