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Enter a garden of decorative delights.

Sure to inspire artists, designers, and fans of the Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau styles, PLANTS AND THEIR APPLICATION TO ORNAMENT gathers 72 elegant illustrations into one luxurious collection. Reproduced from an original 1897 design primer by Paris-based graphic designer Eugène Grasset, the botanical drawings and stylized images in this book demonstrate how plant-based motifs can morph into the decorative patterns used on textiles, wallpapers, ceramics, stained glass, metalwork, architecture, furniture, and more.

Published in association with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, this deluxe, oversized edition presents an important art history artifact, a useful design reference, and a lovely objet d'art. To truly appreciate the intricacy and beauty of these drawings, take a peek at some of the images on our Web site, or visit our blog and read what author David Becker and editor Bridget Watson Payne have to say about the making of the book, the history of the genre, and today's DIY equivalents.

By the way, we're not the only ones excited about this book. Vanity Fair raves, "Eugène Grasset beautifully arranges an array of lavish and lovely botanical illustrations," and O At Home encourages readers to "enjoy the book whole, or frame some its oversize, full-color plates." While we love the good press, the very thought of dismantling such a gorgeous object makes us weep. So, we're offering an exclusive gift to keep the scissors at bay.

BUY THE BOOK AND ENTER TO WIN A SET OF FRAMED ILLUSTRATIONS!
The first 50 readers who purchase the book from our Web site will be entered to win a framed pair of the Lilac illustration proofs from the book (shown at left). Our printer's proofs are exact reproductions of the color plates in the book (even down to the paper stock and ink), but these sheets are unbound and only printed on one side. This makes for ready-to-frame, high-quality prints—and no hardbound copies will be harmed in the process!

For your chance to win this one-of-a-kind giveaway, you must complete two steps:

1. click here to buy the book
2. send an email to webmaster@chroniclebooks.com with the subject line "PLANTS" and your purchase date

All entries must be received by APRIL 15, 2008. Only one winner will be selected. We will verify the purchase and notify the winner by email, so be sure to use the same email address that you registered with on our Web site. Good luck!

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