The Golden Age of Ironwork
Title | The Golden Age of Ironwork PDF eBook |
Author | Henry Jonas Magaziner |
Publisher | Skipjack Press, Inc. |
Pages | 232 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | 9781879535145 |
Covers ironwork from roughly 1840 to 1930. Thus, it includes cast iron, which prevailed during the nineteenth century and hand wrought iron, which triumphed from about 1900 to 1930.
Architectural Ironwork
Title | Architectural Ironwork PDF eBook |
Author | Dona Z. Meilach |
Publisher | Schiffer Craft |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9780764313240 |
This new book showcases a vast array of ironwork commissioned for new commercial and residential building projects. Traditional styles in modern settings and designs that reach for new visual impact help to redefine ironwork's status in our current society. There are over 375 spectacular examples from more than 100 of today's top blacksmiths, supplemented with historical works from 15 countries, some derived from old French and English ironwork. These include doors and hardware, staircases and railings, and gates and fences. This book will inspire architects, builders, homeowners, and artist-blacksmiths with the wealth of beautiful ideas it contains.
Ironwork
Title | Ironwork PDF eBook |
Author | John Starkie Gardner |
Publisher | |
Pages | 228 |
Release | 1896 |
Genre | Ironwork |
ISBN |
Classic Wrought Ironwork Patterns and Designs
Title | Classic Wrought Ironwork Patterns and Designs PDF eBook |
Author | Tunstall Small |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Pages | 50 |
Release | 2013-01-18 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | 0486152502 |
Forty plates of meticulously rendered hinges, grilles, railings, latches, door knockers, and more — selected from English chapels, tombs, castles, and other structures — span more than 600 years of metalworking history.
Decorative and Sculptural Ironwork
Title | Decorative and Sculptural Ironwork PDF eBook |
Author | Dona Z. Meilach |
Publisher | Schiffer Craft |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9780764307904 |
All the fascinating properties of iron and other metals can be creatively explored with 52 color plates and 717 b/w photos and drawings and detailed text. The author discusses the ironworking shop, forge and tools, including anvils, vises, hammers, tongs, punches, centrifugal blowers and machine tools. Forging procedures are explicitly shown.
A Pictorial Encyclopedia of Decorative Ironwork
Title | A Pictorial Encyclopedia of Decorative Ironwork PDF eBook |
Author | Otto Hoever |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Pages | 676 |
Release | 2013-10-29 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | 0486138305 |
Over 450 black-and-white photos, royalty-free, show great ironwork from all over Europe — doors, gates, railings, grilles, lanterns, candelabra, firedogs, chandeliers, much more.
Conservation of Architectural Ironwork
Title | Conservation of Architectural Ironwork PDF eBook |
Author | David S. Mitchell |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 344 |
Release | 2016-10-04 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 1317411757 |
The peak of architectural ironwork in the 19th Century saw the spread of ornate decorative ironwork across the world. In recent years there has been a significant increase in conservation and restoration projects aiming to protect the artistry of traditional ironwork for future generations. Conservation of Architectural Ironwork is the first book to provide a complete guide to the conservation and maintenance of traditional architectural ironwork. First introducing the contextual history and key material features of architectural ironwork, the book goes on to guide readers through the management and delivery of conservation projects from start to finish, explaining the very latest in conservation technology. At its peak, architectural ironwork was used on a vast global scale in buildings, bridges, street furniture and ornamental structures. With international case studies and detailed illustrations, this book will be an essential reference for heritage professionals and students of architectural conservation around the world.