Borders, detailed scroll work, gargoyles, acanthus leaves, sword hilts, urns, mirror frames, ceiling decorations and hundreds more detailed Victorian ornamental designs by expert engraver F. Knight. These helped to define the lavish style of ornamentation associated with Victorian design and this collection is reproduced directly from a rare original 19th century edition.
Images include: elaborate wall murals with trompe l'oeil effects, chandeliers and fountains; scenes of hunters, scroll and lattice work, mythological figures; women in rustic settings, majestic swirls and garlands of flowers or ivy, nautical images, silverware, panels, corner images, ceiling roses and bosses, lamps candelabra, snakes, cherubs, dogs, neptune's head, chains and links and many more. Fantastic and fascinating designs ideal for use in design and page layouts.
Illustrations: 700 engravings
Size: 220 x 285 mm
Copyright: Permission Free
ISBN 10: 0486402657
