A quality notecard set featuring great Japanese prints by masters like Hokusai and Hiroshige. These notecards illustrate 16 outstanding Japanese prints from the world-class collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The front of each card features a striking detail of a print, while the back shows the entire print along with a caption. All the best-loved themes of Japanese art are represented, including landscape, nature, and fantasy. Presented in a handsome box, these notecards are the perfect stationery for all art lovers and Japanophiles. Published as a companion to the book Pictures of the Floating World: An Introduction to Japanese Prints ISBN 9780789214393.

Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme. Ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and more. Add some extra savour, zest, or zing to your correspondence with these quality notecards, each of which is illustrated with a different colour engraving of a herb or spice from 18th and 19th century sources. The perfect stationery for the cook, gardener, or gourmand in your life.

Mushrooms includes 16 outstanding botanical illustrations from Leon Dufour's Atlas of Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms (1891). These lifelike colour engravings include the chanterelle and black trumpet mushroom, fit for a delicious meal, and others best left on the forest floor, like the deadly fly agaric. Presented in a handsome box, these notecards are the perfect stationery for the forager or mycophile in your life.

Norman Rockwell is often associated with the series of witty covers he executed for The Saturday Evening Post. But, in fact, he had a much wider impact as an artist and illustrator: story illustrations for the" Ladies' Home Journal, "covers for popular magazines such as "Boy's Life, Literary Digest, and Life"; journalistic interpretations of social themes and portraits of political figures for "Look "magazine; and advertisements for corporate giants like AT&T and Kellogg cereal. The 30 images presented here highlight Norman Rockwell's entire artistic vision, capturing the spirit of America's most beloved pictorial storyteller.

This tiny yet majestic volume introduces us to some 250 queens who ruled in their own right - who were crowned as the sovereigns of their countries or, in some cases, decided to crown themselves. It begins with queens of the ancient world and ends with those ruling today, encompassing along the way both household names, like Elizabeth I and Catherine the Great, and those who deserve to be better known, like Margaret I of Denmark and Ranavalona I of Madagascar. Each queen is represented by her portrait - painted, carved, engraved, or photographed - and an interesting fact about her reign. This Tiny Folio will be the perfect gift for the powerful women in your life.

Between 1886 and 1942, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Pomology Division — pomology being the study of fruit growing — commissioned an illustrated register of fruits. These watercolour illustrations were invaluable to growers, who used them as records of prized varieties that were in danger of being stolen or counterfeited by competitors. The illustrations realistically portrayed fruit in all conditions, showing not only immaculate pomegranates fit to eat off of the page but bruised bananas as well. These watercolours, most of which were painted by women, chronicle an agricultural landscape at the turn of the twentieth century and provide a visual time capsule of many fruit varieties now lost. This book highlights 250 vibrant, mouthwatering watercolours from the Pomological Watercolor Collection, showing fruit from all 50 states and around the world, from apples and oranges to gooseberries and plums. As small as an apple or avocado you would hold in your hand, this miniature book will entice both gourmets and art lovers.

Mosaics Magnified features details of four Greek and Roman mosaics, highlighting the incredible precision with which the craftsmen placed their many thousands of tesserae. Each set includes 16 notecards (four different designs) and 17 envelopes, in a presentation-quality box.

This notecard set, Fruit: Selections from the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection, reproduces 16 individual watercolours — including an apple, an avocado, an orange, and a strawberry. These vibrant and lifelike watercolours were commissioned by the US Department of Agriculture as a national register of fruits, featuring varieties from the United States and around the world. This scrumptious notecard set comes housed in a presentation-quality box.

The Detailed Notes are luxury notecards that feature a striking close-up of a great artwork on the front, and the entire artwork on the back. Each set is housed in a presentation-quality box. This set, The Trees of North America, reproduces details of four exquisite hand-coloured plates from François-André Michaux's classic North American Sylva, by such masters of botanical art as Pierre-Joseph Redouté and Pancrace Bessa.

From the 1950s through today, here is the "complete" visual history of the rock concert poster: the funkiest bills advertising Elvis, B.B. King, and Howlin' Wolf; the multicolored psychedelic hallucinations promoting the Grateful Dead, Dylan, and the Doors; the deliciously tasteless art for the Sex Pistols, Crime, and the Clash. From the Red Dog Saloon in San Francisco, where the psychedelic scene started, to CBGB, New York's punk Mecca, and beyond. 1,500 images searched out world-wide from clubs, attics, and bedrooms--as well as more formal collections--are reproduced in their original blazing colors.
Replete with firsthand history--including exclusive interviews with scores of insiders, poster artists, musicians, and promoters--this is the ultimate high for the rock music fan, required reading for the poster collector, a treasure trove for the graphic artist, and a riotous feast for anyone who digs pop culture.

All Abbeville gift wrap books feature:
- 4 patterns in each book
- 12 pull-out sheets (each opens to 19 x 30")
- 12 matching gift tags
- Great to have on hand