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TREASURY OF IRONWORK DESIGNS
469 EXAMPLES FROM HISTORICAL SOURCES
Arranged by Carol Belanger Graflon
The history of Western decorative arts is filled with splendid examples of ornamental ironwork—elaborately wrought designs for gates and fences, finials and posts, banisters and window grilles, signs and marquees, cathedral screens and a host of other architectural and decorative features. This practical archive brings together nearly 500 outstanding examples of the ironworker's art. Meticulously rendered in fine black-and-white line art, the designs have been reprinted from rare European and American catalogs and periodicals of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, including L'Art Pour Tous,Art Journal,The Illustrated London News, Harpers Monthly and others. The designs illustrated here date from the Middle Ages through the late 19th century, encompassing the ornate figuration of the Renaissance, the exuberant innovations of Baroque and Rococo artists, and the sinuous designs of 19th-century ironworkers inspired by the Art Nouveau aesthetic. Artists, architects, designers and craftspersons will all find this volume an ideal sourcebook of beautiful designs—all copyright-free—from a great tradition in the decorative arts. 469 black-and-white line illustrations. Publisher's Note. 128pp. 9 x 12. Paperbound.
A DOVER EDITION DESIGNED FOR YEARS OF USE! We have made every effort to make this the best book possible. Our paper is opaque, with minimal show-through; it will not discolor or become brittle with age. Pages are bound in signatures, in the method traditionally used for the best books, and will not drop out. Books open flat for easy reference. The binding will not crack or split. This is a permanent book.

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