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BK954
Charleston Ironwork-A
Photographic Study, Bayless
208 pages, 11-1/2 x 9-1/2 (Hardcover)
This photographic essay records the
rich legacy of the artform, as seen in
Charleston’s remaining ornamental
wrought and cast iron examples. The
photographs are listed by streets, enabling the visitor to use this
book as a guide while enjoying a stroll around this beautiful historic
city. Illustrations: 288.
BK736
Classic French Wrought Iron: 12th -
19th Century, Lecoq
128 pages, 11-3/4 x 9-1/2 (Hardcover)
Traces grilles and gates to balconies and complex
lock and key mechanisms: The successive styles
of decorative French ironwork over its 700-year
development. The authoritative work on traditional
French architectural ironwork designs, from Romanesque to the
Empire, with masterly black-and-white illustrations and concise
explanations reveal the complex fabrication techniques and
elaborate motifs employed by French craftsmen.
BK213
The Contemporary Blacksmith, Meilach
256 pages, 8-3/4 x 11-1/2 (Hardcover)
A historical background of ironwork and designs
rooted in the art noveau and art deco movements.
Beautifully illustrated architectural ironwork,
sculpture, furniture and more. Full of color and
wonderful black and white photographs.
BK977
Decorative Architectural
Ironwork, Featuring Wrought &
Cast Designs, Stuart
224 pages, 11 x 8 1/2 (Hardcover)
Over 600 color photos. One of the world’s
greatest collections of architectural
ironwork is on display in the five boroughs
of New York City. Author and photographer Diana Stuart captures
the magnitude and impressive array of historic exterior designs
in 400 color photographs, with background information and the
location of each piece included in captions. You will see iron
fences, gates, newel posts, balustrades, railings, brackets, lamps,
and much more. These stunning artifacts play a major role in the
fabric of New York City’s streetscape, and artists, designers, and
ironworkers will all be inspired by the rich selection of designs
found here. This book also serves as an historical record of the
amazing wrought ironwork to be found in this amazing outdoor
museum -- New York City.
BK671
Decorative Ironwork of Italy, Pedrini
487 b/w photos, 320 pages, 9 x 12 (Hardcover)
Beautiful hand-wrought iron gates, grilles,
architectural details, and fireplace equipment
feature scrollwork and floral embellishments, from
many ancient towns in Italy. Medieval and rococo
elements are plentiful. 487 full-page, black and
white photographs illuminate details that will inspire blacksmiths
and designers today. The original locations of the ironwork are
identified in the text.
BK788
Early American Wrought Iron: 3
Volumes in One, Sonn
765 pages, 8-1/2 x 11 (Hardcover)
Albert Sonn (1867-1936) originally published
Early American Wrought Iron in 1928. There were
so many requests that it was finally reprinted in
2007. It is a massive book of over 750 pages and
3000 drawings! It is actually three volumes now
combined into one, which explains its rather expensive price. It
is a celebration of the Village Blacksmith. Often referred to as
the ‘Bible of Colonial Hardware’. Albert Sonn, draftsman and
artist, spent 8-1/2 years traveling the East Coast sketching items
for these volumes. He traveled to museums, sought out private
collections at residences and visited numerous antique stores.
Covers the history of blacksmithing, early American blacksmiths,
wrought iron door hardware (knockers and knocker latches),
thumb latches of all types and the development of bars and lifts,
door locks, early American wrought iron hinges of all types, hasps,
bolts, and doors. Conestoga wagon hardware, chest hardware,
gate hardware, balconies and railings, newels, gateways, grilles,
signs, brackets, weather vanes, wall anchors, gutter supports, foot
scrapers, shutter hardware, household lighting, etc. Each page
is filled with descriptions of the items, where they were found or
made originally, and dated. It was reprinted on semi-gloss paper
taking into account how dirty blacksmiths hands can be. The cover
can even be wiped. It’s a great resource for both blacksmiths and
architects. A great way to show customers the various choices
they have when selecting wrought iron hardware.
BK827
Edgar Brandt: Art Deco Ironwork,
Kahr
240 Pages, 9 x 12, 306 photos (Hardcover)
A premier metalsmith in the early 20th century
in France, Edgar Brandt (1880-1960) designed
and fabricated some of the most beautiful
architectural and decorative ironwork of his
age. This elegant book recounts his life and
work with scholarly text and photographs.
Lyrical gates, doors, and tables, including his most famous screen,
L’Oasis, appeared at the seminal 1925 Exposition des Arts Décoratifs,
in Paris, which gave the name Art Deco to the new style of
designs. Combining motifs from ancient Egypt and classical Greek
sources, floral and animals forms, and machine-inspired geometric
designs, Brandt created items that became synonymous with the
most lavish designs of the time. His workshop and showroom in
Paris, along with a gallery that featured works by other contemporary
artist-craftsmen, produced luxury goods and private commissions.
Grilles, fire screens, doors, tables, andirons, vessels and
lighting devices were exquisitely executed, and appear here to be
studied and compared. Historians and art collectors interested in
this fascinating period will find this book an invaluable reference.
BK709
Feuer und Stahl, Hephaistos
Hamburg Exhibition Catalogue
84 pages, 8-1/4 x 8-1/4 (Softcover)
The catalog covering the first IFGS (International
Professional Association of Artist Blacksmiths-
Germany) exhibition in 1993 called “fire and
steel” in Hamburg. Complete your collection.
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