400 Traditional Tile Designs in Full Color

Dover Pictorial Archive Series

Carol Belanger Grafton (Eds.)

Product: Book
ISBN-10: 0-486-26952-3
ISBN-13: 9780486269528
Publisher: Dover Publications
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Year: January 22, 1992
Size: 22.86 x 30.73 x 0.76cm
Number of pages: 96
Weight: 454gr
Binding: Paperback

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Product Description
Spectacular plates reprinted from rare 19th- and early 20th-century English, French and Spanish manufacturers’ catalogs. More than 400 copyright-free examples inspired by over 2000 years of tile designs produced by the civilizations of Islam, Greece, Rome and Byzantium, among others. Largest collection of color tile designs in a single volume.

Excellent design source in COLOR!
This is part of the Dover pictorial archive collection, so the whole book is designs. The bit I like about this book is that the designs are in color, so you can see variations in light and dark colors, color combinations, colors receeding and coming forward, etc.

Some designs are done using just the tile shape, and some depend on designs painted onto the tiles. Some are very bold and simple designs and some are very flowery. Appears to be a good mix of designs from around the world and throughout time.

Well worth the price!

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