305 Authentic Art Nouveau Jewelry Designs (Dover Jewelry and Metalwork)

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The elegant, royalty-free illustrations are exquisitely detailed with flower, foliage, and butterfly motifs, and are readily adaptable to any design use.. The work features over 300 spectacular Dufrène pieces: pendants, combs, buckles, rings, bracelets, brooches, umbrella handles, penknives, buttons, clasps, and scissors in detailed photographs reprinted from rare, turn-of-the-century folios. He was frequently represented in the Salon d'Automne and played a major role in planning the Pris Exposition Universelle of 1937. The style's sweeping, rhythmic curves and use of stylized floral and animal forms lent themselves well to adaptations in precious stones and rare metals. The Art

"The book of illustrations about art nouveau jewelry designs." according to Ria Rue. I think it's worth buying this book first before getting in to more advance of art nouveau jewelry designs. The book is organized in plate numbers listing the type of jewelry. All of the plates are illustrated in black and white, so don't expect colorful pages because there's none except the front cover.. "Five Stars" according to S.R.P.. I like the designs and the layout.. Keith Jones said Jewellery. I would have liked to see greater contrast between the designs and their backgrounds so that the images were sharper. An excellent collection of designs though.