A full descriptive catalogue of Celtic ornamental metalwork of British provenance, along with the moulds for making lost objects, though excluding those objects already fully catalogued, such as the simpler types of pennanular brooch, and hanging bowls.

Extremely pliable yet amazingly durable, metal offers infinite decorative options. Here are 1,000 prime examples of French metal masterworks, painstakingly reproduced from an extremely rare and valuable edition. From the everyday to the ornate, items include: Weather vanes Tiles Waterspouts Trims Basins Pike heads You'll also find hundreds of other images, offering a wealth of inspiration and useful historical designs.

Over 1,000 designs in rare 19th-century catalog of impressive architectural ornaments and statuary — rendered in zinc, brass, and copper — includes rosettes, historical figures, angels, gargoyles, knights, eagles, griffins, cornices, friezes, much more. Captions supply measurements and prices. Great browsing for antique and nostalgia buffs; excellent source of royalty-free illustrations.

Over 1,500 attractive black-and-white illustrations — drawn from balconies, gates, grilles, stair railings, and elsewhere — incorporate floral and foliate designs, human and animal figures, musical motifs, heraldic crests, mythological figures, geometrics, more.

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.

This heavily illustrated catalogue is devoted to the Museum’s collection of silver and gold from the Hellenized East—one of the largest yet assembled. Among the objects included are rhyta, bowls, cups, jewelry, and decorative gold and silver ornaments for horse bridles and clothing. In an extensive introduction, the author dates the various groups of objects and places them within a wider cultural and archaeological context, providing a detailed stylistic analysis of the ornamental motifs of many pieces. Of particular importance is the inclusion of illustrations of some 50 little-known comparative objects as well as extensive bibliographic references.

Artists have made gates and fences in wrought iron over the centuries in ornamental designs shown here in hundreds of photos. The restoration of wrought iron is discussed and ironwork examples are organized according to their uses, such as gratings that protect doors and windows, entries and gates from Europe in the Middle Ages, artistic creations of the 17th and 18th centuries, and works of our own day.