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Product: Book
ISBN-10: 0-486-40237-1
ISBN-13: 9780486402376
Publisher: Dover Publications
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Year: January 23, 1998
Size: 22.61 x 29.72 x 0.51cm
Number of pages: 144
Weight: 431gr
Binding: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0-486-40237-1
ISBN-13: 9780486402376
Publisher: Dover Publications
Country:
Year: January 23, 1998
Size: 22.61 x 29.72 x 0.51cm
Number of pages: 144
Weight: 431gr
Binding: Paperback
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Product Description
Unusual and imaginative illustrations, carefully arranged into four major divisions (quadrupeds, birds, fishes, and insects), include realistic and fanciful depictions of virtually every real animal, plus such fantasy creatures as unicorns, dragons and basilisks. Indispensable volume of copyright-free graphics for immediate use by commercial and graphic artists; fascinating subjects for art lovers, antiquarians, and anyone interested in the ideas and art of an earlier era.
Unusual and imaginative illustrations, carefully arranged into four major divisions (quadrupeds, birds, fishes, and insects), include realistic and fanciful depictions of virtually every real animal, plus such fantasy creatures as unicorns, dragons and basilisks. Indispensable volume of copyright-free graphics for immediate use by commercial and graphic artists; fascinating subjects for art lovers, antiquarians, and anyone interested in the ideas and art of an earlier era.
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An Excellent Reference 
This book is a collection of images and engravings of mythological animals. For the artist who is in search of period imagery, I highly reccomend this book; the engravings are beautiful and wierd--enough to stimulate anyone's imagination! For one who wants content and description of these creatures, this book isn't for you--there is not much text. Overall, a great resource book for artists.
This book is a collection of images and engravings of mythological animals. For the artist who is in search of period imagery, I highly reccomend this book; the engravings are beautiful and wierd--enough to stimulate anyone's imagination! For one who wants content and description of these creatures, this book isn't for you--there is not much text. Overall, a great resource book for artists.
1300 Real and Fanciful Animals,Paperback Book 
1300 Real and Fanciful Animals: From Seventeenth-Century Engravings (Dover Pictorial Archive Series) Excellent book!!No copywrites,and that's perfect for artists and animal lovers alike.Extremely beautiful carving collection.A must for any artist or animal lover!
1300 Real and Fanciful Animals: From Seventeenth-Century Engravings (Dover Pictorial Archive Series) Excellent book!!No copywrites,and that's perfect for artists and animal lovers alike.Extremely beautiful carving collection.A must for any artist or animal lover!
Nicely done
This is a nicely done book of woodcuts and pen and ink illustrations for anyone looking for a different style of illustration. There is little clean-up involved on these nice clean illustrations if you decide to scan them. They also convert nicely to vector with the Live-Trace feature in Adobe Illustrator CS3.
This is a nicely done book of woodcuts and pen and ink illustrations for anyone looking for a different style of illustration. There is little clean-up involved on these nice clean illustrations if you decide to scan them. They also convert nicely to vector with the Live-Trace feature in Adobe Illustrator CS3.
VERY INTERESTING SUBJECT MATTER.
While searching for pyrography patterns of dragons, I came upon this selection and have been very happy with the purchase. Images are small but easy to copy and enlarge. Not the usual subject matter and some very unusual creatures.
While searching for pyrography patterns of dragons, I came upon this selection and have been very happy with the purchase. Images are small but easy to copy and enlarge. Not the usual subject matter and some very unusual creatures.
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