This vintage book contains part II of a complete survey of the artistic working of iron in Great Britain from the earliest times until 1922. Profusely illustrated and full of fascinating historical information, this volume is highly recommended for modern readers with an interest in the history and development of artistic ironwork. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on metal work. Originally published in 1922.

Excerpt from Ironwork, Vol. 2: Being a Continuation of the First Handbook, and Comprising From the Close of the Mediaeval Period to the End of the Eighteenth Century, Excluding English Work All that science and technical education can do to advance the smith is being taught, but no succinct account of the develop ment, bearings, and possibilities of smithcraft, as an art, has been written. The mutual in uences of different art-centres upon each other, and the inter-relations of the smithcraft of different countries, have not been traced; neither has any serious analysis of the characteristics which distinguish the ironwork of each country at different periods been hitherto attempted. The large amount of research required for such a work has doubtless deterred any competent writer from undertaking it. The four years that have elapsed since the first part was written, have in fact, scarcely sufficed to collect the data for the present slight pioneer work, which it is hoped, however, may suffice to lay before the black smith, his employers, and teachers, so much as it is essential they should have at command, if their craft is to keep abreast of such fellow-crafts as the gold and silver smiths', potters', cabinet makers', or weavers'. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."