700 Victorian Ornamental Designs

This lavish collection of copyright-free engravings by the celebrated 19th-century artist F. Knight—reproduced directly from a rare original edition—contains elaborate wall murals with trompe-l’oeil effects; scenes of hunters, flanked by mythological figures; idealized damsels in rustic settings; and numerous other florid motifs. Designs both floral (leaves, running vines, and blossoms) and animal (realistic and grotesque) appear in a variety of sizes and styles. 700 black-and-white illustrations.