Decorative Wrought Ironwork Projects for Beginners

Decorative Wrought Ironwork Projects for Beginners
Author: Thomas F. Googerty
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2013-07-17
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 0486443469

Originally published: Decorative wrought iron work, working drawings and working notes on the making of simple, useful articles from wrought iron, brass and copper. Peoria, Ill.: Manual Arts Press, 1937.

Ornamental Ironwork

Ornamental Ironwork
Author: Michael Southworth
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Total Pages: 232
Release: 1992
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

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.

Classic Wrought Ironwork Patterns and Designs

Classic Wrought Ironwork Patterns and Designs
Author: Tunstall Small
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total 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 Ironwork

Decorative Ironwork
Author: Margarete Baur-Heinhold
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
Total Pages: 176
Release: 1996
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780764301537

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.

Treasury of Ironwork Designs

Treasury of Ironwork Designs
Author: Carol Belanger Grafton
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2013-06-10
Genre: Design
ISBN: 0486319792

Superb examples of the ironworker's art — elaborately wrought designs for gates, fences, finials, banisters, window grilles, signs, marquees, cathedral screens, and a host of other architectural and decorative appointments, from Gothic style to Art Nouveau — meticulously rendered in fine black-and-white drawings reprinted from rare European and American books and periodicals.

1100 Decorative French Ironwork Designs

1100 Decorative French Ironwork Designs
Author: Denonvilliers Co.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 92
Release: 2012-11-21
Genre: Design
ISBN: 0486155781

Invaluable source of information for art historians, craftspeople, dealers, collectors, and preservationists includes hundreds of finely detailed illustrations of garden seats, candelabras, moldings, gates, balcony grilles, vases, crosses, funerary ornaments and monuments, finials, doorknobs and many other ornamental features. A rich source of inspiration and royalty-free graphics, as well, for commercial artists and designers.

Hand-Forging and Wrought-Iron Ornamental Work

Hand-Forging and Wrought-Iron Ornamental Work
Author: Thomas F. Googerty
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2017-08-25
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1473339669

This vintage book contains a comprehensive training manual for students, professional workers, and others interested in hand-wrought ornamental ironwork. Written in simple, plain language and full of helpful illustrations, this volume is ideal for novice metalworks looking for an introduction to the subject. Contents include: "The Spirit of Decorating", "History of Ornamental Ironwork", "Beauty, Strength and Pliability Combined", "Correct Principles in Designing", "Mere Ornament not Decoration", "Decorative Value of Curves and Lines", "The Inspiration of Art and Nature", "Equipment", "The Forge", "Fuel", "The Fire", "Heating", et cetera. 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. First published in 1911.

The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts

The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts
Author: Gordon Campbell
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 1277
Release: 2006-11-09
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0195189485

The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts covers thousands of years of decorative arts production throughout western and non-western culture. With over 1,000 entries, as well as hundreds drawn from the 34-volume Dictionary of Art, this topical collection is a valuable resource for those interested in the history, practice, and mechanics of the decorative arts. Accompanied by almost 100 color and more than 500 black and white illustrations, the 1,290 pages of this title include hundreds of entries on artists and craftsmen, the qualities and historic uses of materials, as well as concise definitions on art forms and style. Explore the works of Alvar Aalto, Charles and Ray Eames, and the Wiener Wekstatte, or delve into the history of Navajo blankets and wing chairs in thousands of entries on artists, craftsmen, designers, workshops, and decorative art forms.

Decorative Antique Ironwork

Decorative Antique Ironwork
Author: Henry R. d’Allemagne
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 431
Release: 2013-10-01
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 0486141055

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.