Design Motifs of Ancient Mexico (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780486200842)

"A rich source of inspiration." -- San Francisco Examiner
"Couldn't be more practical . . . meets the highest standard." -- Interior Design and Decoration
Here is an unusual collection of pictorial material for artists, commercial designers, handicraft workers, and at-home hobbyists -- 766 vigorous primitive designs that will add color and strong, rhythmic lines to textile work, leather craft, wood and metalwork, advertising art, and other areas where novel decorative ideas are at a premium. More than 90 percent of this material has never before been printed; all of it is royalty free. You may use up to 10 items for any single use without fee or special permission.
The book reproduces plumed serpents, calendrical elements, wind gods, insects, toads, lizards, birds, real and mythological animals, flowers, demons, the human head and figure, and hundreds of abstract ornamental designs derived from carved seals of the Aztec, Maya, Totonac, Zapotec, Olmec, Toltec, and other early Mexican cultures. This book is the finest inexpensive collection of such motifs to be found anywhere.

Author: Jorge Enciso
ISBN-10: 0486200841
ISBN-13: 9780486200842
Publisher: Dover Publications
Language: English
Published: 06/01/1953
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.40d