The visual vernacular of the Baroque period is typified by an exuberant use of curves and flourishes, along with bright, contrasting colours. The result is an exhilarating ornamental style of great beauty.

Baroque Patterns is part of a series that covers the decorative styles prevalent in Europe since the beginning of the Western calendar.

Agile Rabbit Editions contain stunning images for use as a graphic resource, or inspiration. All the illustrations are stored in high-resolution format on the enclosed free CD-ROM and are ready to use for professional quality printed media and web page design. The pictures can also be used to produce postcards, or to decorate your letters, flyers, etc. They can be imported directly from the CD into most design, image-manipulation, illustration, word-processing and e-mail programs; no installation is required. For most applications, single images can be used free of charge. Please consult our section on image rights for conditions.

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