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    Heraldic Crests: A Pictorial Archive of 4,424 Designs for Artists and Craftspeople
    Heraldic Crests: A Pictorial Archive of 4,424 Designs for Artists and Craftspeople
    Heraldic Crests: A Pictorial Archive of 4,424 Designs for Artists and Craftspeople
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    Heraldic Crests: A Pictorial Archive of 4,424 Designs for Artists and Craftspeople

    By James Fairbairn

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    Rich selection of royalty-free motifs from famous British reference. Striking, varied designs suitable for any number of graphic projects. Images include lions, tigers, wreaths, falcons, rosettes, human figures, mythical creatures, crowns, and much more. Add aristocratic flair to book and magazine illustrations, advertisements, newsletters, etc.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDover Publications
    Release dateFeb 4, 2013
    ISBN9780486155609
    Heraldic Crests: A Pictorial Archive of 4,424 Designs for Artists and Craftspeople

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      This is the edition that has plates grouped by subject matter. Makes for easier searches.
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      Useful catalog of heraldic symbols. Well preserved clear printable plates

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    Heraldic Crests - James Fairbairn

    DOVER PICTORIAL ARCHIVE SERIES

    AMERICAN INDIAN DESIGN AND DECORATION, Leroy Appleton. (0-486-22704-9)

    DESIGNS AND PATTERNS FROM HISTORIC ORNAMENT, W. and G. Audsley. (0-486-21931-3)

    VICTORIAN SOURCEBOOK OF MEDIEVAL DECORATION: WITH 166 FULL-COLOR DESIGNS, W. and G. Audsley. (0-486-26834-9)

    SNOW CRYSTALS, W. A. Bentley and W. J. Humphreys. (0-486-20287-9)

    EMPIRE STYLE DESIGNS AND ORNAMENTS, Joseph Beunat. (0-486-22984-X)

    ARABIC GEOMETRICAL PATTERN AND DESIGN, J. Bourgoin. (0-486-22924-6)

    DESIGNS AND PATTERNS FOR EMBROIDERERS AND CRAFTSMEN, Briggs Company. (0-486-23030-9)

    VICTORIAN FRAMES, BORDERS AND CUTS, George Bruce’s Son & Co. (0-486-23320-0)

    1,337 SPOT ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE TWENTIES AND THIRTIES, Leslie Cabarga and Marcie Cabarga (eds.). (0-486-27232-X)

    AMERICAN FOLK ART DESIGNS AND MOTIFS FOR ARTISTS AND CRAFTSPEOPLE, Joseph D’Addetta. (0-486-24717-1)

    3,800 EARLY ADVERTISING CUTS, Deberny Type Foundry. (0-486-26658-3)

    PERSIAN DESIGNS AND MOTIFS FOR ARTISTS AND CRAFTSMEN, Ali Dowlatshahi. (0-486-23815-6)

    DESIGN MOTIFS OF ANCIENT MEXICO, Jorge Enciso. (0-486-20084-1)

    TREASURY OF HISTORIC PATTERN AND DESIGN, J. Engelhorn. (0-486-26274-X)

    HERALDIC CRESTS: A PICTORIAL ARCHIVE OF 4,424 DESIGNS FOR ARTISTS AND CRAFTSPEOPLE, James Fairbairn. (0-486-27713-5)

    HERALDRY: A PICTORIAL ARCHIVE FOR ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS, Arthur Fox-Davies. (0-486-26906-X)

    A TREASURY OF FLOWER DESIGNS FOR ARTISTS, EMBROIDERERS AND CRAFTSMEN, Susan Gaber. (0-486-24096-7)

    CARTOUCHES AND DECORATIVE SMALL FRAMES, Edmund V. Gillon, Jr. (0-486-23122-4)

    VICTORIAN STENCILS FOR DESIGN AND DECORATION, Edmund V. Gillon, Jr. (0-486-21995-X)

    ALPINE FLOWER DESIGNS FOR ARTISTS AND CRAFTSMEN, Francois Gos and Karen Baldauski. (0-486-23982-9)

    THE AMERICAN WEST IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY: 255 ILLUSTRATIONS FROM HARPER’S WEEKLY AND OTHER CONTEMPORARY SOURCES, John Grafton (ed.). (0-486-27304-0)

    BALTIMORE BRIDE’S QUILT DESIGNS, Doreen Lynn Saunders. (0-486-27610-4)

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