Download or read book Cast Iron Decoration written by Edward Graeme Robertson and published by Watson-Guptill Publications. This book was released on 1977 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Cast Iron Decoration written by E. Graeme Robertson and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Cast Iron Decoration written by E. Graeme Robertson and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Wrought Iron in Architecture written by Gerald Kenneth Geerlings and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic work documents the many uses and ingenious adaptations of wrought iron in architecture, with numerous examples from the fourteenth century through the twentieth centuries. Gerald Geerlings' extensive introduction details the properties of wrought iron; its textures; tools and terms of the trade; architectural applications, design, motifs, and ornamentation; economic considerations; finishing; and more. The author illuminates the history of wrought iron with carefully researched surveys of the craft in several countries, including Italy, Spain, England, Germany, France, Belgium, Holland, and America. Nearly 400 illustrations, including 73 clear drawings and 307 sharply focused photographs of gates, railings, screens, lighting fixtures, bannisters, balconies, door knockers, and other objects, chronicle the evolution of wrought iron as both a structural and decorative material. Special attention is devoted to early-twentieth-century developments and applications of this highly useful metal.

Download or read book Decorative Cast Iron in Australia written by Edward Graeme Robertson and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Most of Australia's towns and cities sprang up at the height of the cast iron era - their development also coinciding with Australia's lavish gold boom period. The verandah - so suited to cast iron decoration-was the perfect architectural solution to the sunny Antipodean climate, and many beautiful cast iron-decorated terraces, villas and hotels bear testimony to this golden era of Australian history."--BOOK JACKET.

Download or read book Decorative Iron and Metalwork written by R. Goodwin-Smith and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-03-21 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Magnificent study by expert on age-old craft provides a spirited overview. 140 illustrations include grilles, doors, and gates; stair railings and balustrades; small handles, hinges, door-knockers, and keyhole plates; Elizabethan-era firedogs; weather vanes; much more, many never catalogued before. Rich source of inspiration, royalty-free graphics, information.

Download or read book Iron Ornament and Architecture in Victorian Britain written by Dr Paul Dobraszczyk and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2014-06-27 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the half century after the building of the Crystal Palace (1851), some architects, engineers, manufacturers and theorists believed that the fusion of iron and ornament would reconcile art and technology and create a new, modern architectural language. This book studies the development of mechanised architectural ornament in iron in nineteenth-century architecture, its reception and theorisation, and the contexts in which it flourished. As such, it offers new ways of understanding the notion of modernity in Victorian architecture.

Download or read book Decorative Antique Ironwork written by Henry R. d’Allemagne and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawn from a rare 1924 source by a noted scholar, over 4,500 outstanding examples of antique ironwork run the gamut from door knockers and grilles to jewelry and religious symbols.

Download or read book Professional Smithing written by Donald Streeter and published by Scribner Book Company. This book was released on 1980 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Decorative Ironwork written by Marian Campbell and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume covers both wrought and cast ironwork, containing comprehensive information on the techniques and processes involved. Exploring topics as diverse as gates and railings, jewellery and lighting, the staircase, the hearth, ecclesiastical ironwork and the use of colour on iron, thematic features highlight some of the designs created to embellish interiors and exteriors through the ages. Illustrations are taken from many major collections, especially those of the Victoria and Albert Museum.

Download or read book Decorative Cast Iron written by Stewart & Harley and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Cast iron architecture and ornament function and fantasy written by John Gay and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Cast Iron as a Decorative Medium in America written by Joseph Frederick Cantieni and published by . This book was released on 1936 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Cast Iron and the Crescent City Pelican written by Ann Masson and published by Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2011-12-15 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pictorial examination of cast iron in New Orleans. Cast iron artistry remains an iconic characteristic of New Orleans, familiar to both locals and visitors alike. Beginning with the origins of cast iron, this pictorial study follows its evolution into contemporary times. Ornate illustrations depict the various patterns of cast iron that have been used over the years while photographs portray examples of the artistry throughout the city.

Download or read book Decorative Cast Iron written by E Graeme Robertson and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Ornamental Ironwork written by Michael Southworth and published by McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing. This book was released on 1992 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book on the history and technology of architectural ironwork aims to impart an understanding of the myriad of forms and uses to which ironwork has been put. In addition, the book describes techniques for restoring and preserving ornamental ironwork. Also shown are many of the traditional patterns and design motifs which can be used as tracings for contemporary design.

Download or read book Victorian Heritage written by Edward Graeme Robertson and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lavish ornamentation, the hallmark of the Victorian era, spilled over to the external details of Victorian houses, notably in cast iron decoration which was often of such delicacy that it has been popularly likened to lace. Here, for the first time, a selection of masterly photographs by Graeme Robertson - one of Australia's leading authorities on cast iron ornamentation - are brought together in one volume.