The design book of Filippo Orsoni
These pages come from an album of drawings in pen, ink and wash with yellow watercolour. The album contains 306 pages of designs for armour and weapons. These designs were the work of a little-known painter called Filippo Orsoni, from Mantua in northern Italy. One of the pages is dated 1554. Orsoni may have wanted the designs to be published as many are annotated with self-promoting captions that openly tout for business.
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Design and the Decorative Arts: Georgian Britain 1714-1837
One of three stunning paperback volumes from the acclaimed Design and the Decorative Arts series.
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PRACTICAL WORKSHOP: Explore the technique of book cover design. Learn how to generate ideas for a striking cover using the work of Charles Dickens as inspiration. Transform your designs using precision paper – cutting techniques and leave with your own intricate artwork.
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