Antique Playing Card Designs by Henry Rene D'Allemagne (2005, Trade Paperback)

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This antique book features a collection of playing card designs by Henry Rene D'Allemagne. The Dover Electronic Clip Art series book is in trade paperback format and includes a CD-ROM with 48 pages of clip art and 496 permission-free drawings. The book measures 11 inches in length and 8.2 inches in width, and weighs 7.7 ounces. The book is in English and covers topics such as clip art and card games. It is a great resource for designers and those interested in antique playing card designs. The book is published by Dover Publications, Incorporated and the CD-Rom has never been removed from its shrinkwrap.

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PublisherDover Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-100486996476
ISBN-139780486996479
eBay Product ID (ePID)44466495

Product Key Features

Book TitleAntique Playing Card Designs
Number of Pages48 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicClip Art, Card Games / General
Publication Year2005
GenreDesign, Games & Activities
AuthorHenry Rene D'allemagne
Book SeriesDover Electronic Clip Art Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight7.7 Oz
Item Length11 in
Item Width8.2 in

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SynopsisFrom a rare volume on the history of playing cards: nearly 500 elegant illustrations that once graced European regular and tarot card decks. On display are face cards, musical instruments, fantasy figures, and other motifs -- all ideal for adding a period flair to almost any graphic project. 251 black-and-white illustrations, 245 designs in color., Nearly 500 elegant illustrations that once graced European regular and tarot card decks. Face cards, musical instruments, fantasy figures, and other motifs -- 251 black-and-white illustrations, 245 designs in color., This striking treasury of playing cards, reproduced from designs used on cards between the fourteenth and early-twentieth centuries, includes nearly 500 images from a rare French volume. The elegant illustrations, approximately half of which are in full color, graced both European regular and tarot card decks and display such motifs as stylized versions of king, queen, and other face cards; musical instruments; fantasy figures; and wild fowl. The set includes a CD-ROM containing 496 high-quality, permission-free images―251 black-and-white images scanned at 600 dpi and saved in six different formats (TIFF, PICT, EPS, BMP, as well as Internet-ready JPEG and GIF) and 245 full-color images scanned at 300 dpi and saved in JPEG format, and a large-format, 48-page book with every image on the CD-ROM printed large and clearly and numbered for easy reference. Also included on the CD-ROM is Dover Design Manager, a simple graphics editing program for Windows. Offering an intriguing look at the historic and decorative aspects of playing cards, these eye-catching illustrations also provide artists and illustrators with a rich selection of immediately usable graphics that will add a period flair to almost any project.

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