Hands: A Pictorial Archive from Nineteenth-Century Sources (Dover Pictorial Archive)

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More than just a five-digit grasping appendage, the abnormal human hand is capable of a virtually infinite range of expression. Here are over 1,100 images of hands, specially assembled by a noted graphic designer in response to the growing demand for reasonably priced and royalty-free art depicting hands.
Chosen for diversity and style in addition to usability, these images were carefully culled from thousands of pages of nineteenth-century European and American books and periodicals, some of them very rare. Some of the images represent the height of the wood engraver’s art — and as artists and designers know, for lots of purposes wood engravings are far superior to photographs.
Here are large hands, small hands, lovely hands, and ugly hands. There are hands resting and active and hands writing, sewing, demonstrating scientific experiments, the usage of tools, performing magic tricks, applying first aid, playing parlor games, and even casting hand shadows on the wall. Hands are displayed to demonstrate palmistry, anatomy, and sign language, or are simply poised to reveal superb form and dignity. In response to the enormous demand, hands with pointing fingers appear in an abundance of sizes, shapes, and shades, and are roughly stylized or realistic to suit each need.
A glance through this magnificent collection will suggest a multitude of royalty-free uses to any artist, designer, or crafter, including collage, decoupage, and advertising art. On every occasion the decorative, expressive, or symbolic potential of a hand is needed, it would be best to turn to this reasonably priced yet comprehensive treasury.


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