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HTML

<nav>
<ul>
<li>
<a class="navig-a" href="#">
<span class="center">Главная</span>
</a><img src="http://s2.ipicture.ru/uploads/20111127/o1yeJ2V4.png" class="rightcorner" alt="decor">
</li><li class="active">
<a class="navig-a" href="#">
<span class="center">Авторы</span>
</a><img src="http://s2.ipicture.ru/uploads/20111127/o1yeJ2V4.png" class="rightcorner" alt="decor">
                 </li><li>
                     <a class="navig-a" href="#">
                        <span class="center">Помощь</span>
                     </a><img src="http://s2.ipicture.ru/uploads/20111127/o1yeJ2V4.png" class="rightcorner" alt="decor">
                 </li>
             </ul>
         </nav>

CSS

nav li {
display: inline-block;
height: 30px;
padding-left: 6px;
background: url(http://s2.ipicture.ru/uploads/20111127/VPYg2u73.png) no-repeat;
vertical-align: bottom;
margin-left: 15px;    
}
.navig-a {
display: inline-block;
background: url(http://s2.ipicture.ru/uploads/20111127/VwYFYT1U.png) repeat-x;   
height: 100%;
color: #39414d;
font-family: Tahoma, Arial;
text-decoration: none;
font-size: 12px;
padding: 13px 9px 0px 9px;

}

.center {
position: relative;
bottom: 5px;    
}

.rightcorner {
vertical-align: top;
height: 100%;
width: 6px;
}