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Monochrome vector SVG files
Monochrome historical vector art, it cuts, scores and engraves, and it prints too.
38 collections, 12,606 pieces in total. Pick a collection to see the art inside it.
Engraving
Lacy fern frond
From Edward Joseph Lowe, Ferns: British and Exotic , scan page 29
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Spreading lacy fern frond
From Edward Joseph Lowe, Ferns: British and Exotic , scan page 33
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Toothed pinnate fern frond 01
From Edward Joseph Lowe, Ferns: British and Exotic , scan page 45
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Creatures
Beasts, sea monsters, shells and insects from early natural history engravings.
Botanical
Flowers, ferns, leaves and wreaths traced from nineteenth-century botanical plates.
Heraldry
Crests, shields, coats of arms, badges and crowns from heraldic handbooks.
Medieval
Dragons, castles, knights and manuscript borders from medieval and heraldic sources.
Occult
Sigils, seals and pentacles, alchemical emblems, zodiac figures and the reading of hands, engraved when magic was printed as carefully as botany.
Ephemera
Postage stamps, postmarks, apothecary labels, tickets and seals for collage and journalling.
Nautical
Anchors, compass roses, whales, rigging and knots from maritime sources.
Alphabets & Initials
Decorated initials, monograms and full alphabets from sign-painting and printers' books.
Japanese
Waves, koi, cranes and family crests from Japanese pattern books and Hokusai's sketchbooks.
Archaeology
Greek vases, carved reliefs, ruins and excavated artifacts from archaeological reports.
Birds
Songbirds, owls and waterfowl, with the eggs, nests and feathers that go with them.
Insects
Butterflies, moths, beetles, dragonflies and bees from hand-engraved entomology plates.
Borders & Frames
Borders, frames, corner pieces and cartouches to run around a sign, tag or panel.
Labels
Poison labels, prescription blanks, cologne and bitters labels, and the ornamental frames a chemist overprinted with a shop name.
Figures
Silhouettes, costume plates, dancers and portrait studies of the human figure.
Cottagecore
Wildflowers, songbirds, herbs and folk borders for a soft, rural, hand-made feel.
Architecture
Gothic windows, tracery, carved panels, columns and arches measured from real buildings.
Patterns & Ornaments
Rosettes, knots, frets, scrolls and repeat patterns that stand on their own, from pattern books and needlework manuals.
Mechanical
Gears, cams, linkages, valves and whole engines, lifted from Victorian engineering plates where every part is drawn as clean line.
Dark Academia
Anatomy, moths, lettering and architecture drawn together into one studious, shadowed look.
Gothic
Tracery, crosses, ravens, skulls and pointed arches for high-contrast gothic work.
Tools & Instruments
Compasses, calipers, theodolites, lancets and lathe work, engraved when an instrument was drawn as carefully as a portrait.
Art Nouveau
Whiplash florals, monogram panels and sinuous borders in the Art Nouveau manner.
Objects & Furniture
Chairs, clocks, keys, lamps and teapots, drawn from the pattern books cabinet-makers and silversmiths worked from, where every object is a clean measured elevation.
Transport
Carriages, spoked wheels, ships, locomotives and bicycles from trade catalogues and engineering plates.
Apothecary
Herbals, retorts, phials and remedies. The old pharmacy, from Culpeper and Blackwell through to laboratory glass.
Anatomical
Skulls, hearts, hands and skeletal studies from historical anatomical atlases.
Memento Mori
Skulls, skeletons, hourglasses and tomb carving from the memento mori tradition.
Fungi
Mushrooms, toadstools, bracket fungi and lichens from mycological iconographies.
Whimsigoth
Moons, stars, zodiac symbols, serpents and open hands for a mystical, witchy mood.
Egyptian
Ankhs, scarabs, lotus motifs and hieroglyphic borders from Egyptological plates.
Celestial
Moon phases, constellations, zodiac figures and star charts from historical atlases.
Chinoiserie
Peonies, cranes, pagodas and fretwork in the European chinoiserie decorative style.
Steampunk
Brass, cogs, boilers and airships. The machine age as it drew itself, pulled together from engineering, flight and clockwork plates.
Chinese
Cloud scrolls, dragons, peonies and lattice fretwork from Chinese ornament sources.
Astronomical Volvelles
Paper volvelles from Apian's Astronomicum Caesareum: layered star discs, planetary dials, moon phase wheels and zodiac calendars.
Celtic
Interlaced knotwork, spirals and carved crosses recorded from standing stones and metalwork.
Angels & Demons
Winged figures and horned ones. Dore's seraphim and the engraved imps of the Dictionnaire Infernal, from the century that illustrated both with equal care.
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