Vintage 1947 Designs Forms & Ornaments Artist Crafts Reference Book by M. Estrin

Description

Vintage 1947 Design Instruction Book entitled “2,000 Designs, Forms, and Ornaments” Compiled by Michael Estrin. An Idea and Reference Book with 122 plates, Primitive through Modern for the Artist, Craftsman, Hobbyist, and Designer in the Development of Designs and Decorations. An album that represents the entire range of ornament from prehistoric times until the present.
“Almost every conceivable kind of ornament and artistic decoration is illustrated in this unusually helpful and encyclopedic reference and idea book. Its 109 black-and-white plates and 13 plates in full color represent the entire range of ornament and all its different styles and manifestations from prehistoric days to the present.
This book is a valuable reference source for: artists, craftsman, designers, hobbyist, decorators, printers, painters, sculptures, wood-carvers, chasers, modelers, architects, scenic designers, display creators, textile designers, leather, plastic and metal workers, and decorators and designers of all sorts.”
Copyright 1947 by Knickerbocker Publishing Co. Printed in the United States.
“Everything that human hands make has form, and much of that is decorated. The simplest examples that come to mind are fabrics, wallpapers, pottery, furniture, buildings, etc. this book purports merely to illustrate examples of ornaments and designs and their applications to decorative art throughout the ages.”
Condition is used. Plastic spiral binding. No writing in book. There is overall wear, light soiling and creasing to front and back covers. Light pencil markings on back cover. There is a discoloration area predominantly seen on back cover. The staining can be seen lightly at the bottom edges of every page. Possibly a vintage coffee spill from a busy designer’s desk. The interior pages are in good condition otherwise. This book does NOT have any offensive odor.
128 pages. Measures approximately 8-1/2 x 11 inches.
Ships from a smoke-free location.