Treasury of Ironwork Designs: 469 Examples from Historical Sources (Dover Pictorial Archive) [Paperback]

Carol Belanger Grafton (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1992 | Series: Dover Pictorial Archive

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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (June 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486271269
• ISBN-13: 978-0486271262
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #164,670 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #61 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Interior Design > Decoration & Ornament

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Designers, March 14, 2001

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"mkize" (Central IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Treasury of Ironwork Designs: 469 Examples from Historical Sources (Dover Pictorial Archive) (Paperback)

I've worked in the Ornamental Iron business for 3 years as a designer and business manager. I use this book more than any other for generating some fresh, usually more elaborate design ideas. There are a number of styles represented in the many drawings. If you are interested in seeing unique and interesting wrought iron designs you will not be disappointed.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Work, December 11, 2001

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hamsterdance (TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Treasury of Ironwork Designs: 469 Examples from Historical Sources (Dover Pictorial Archive) (Paperback)

I have a different use for this book than perhaps the typical buyer. I bought it because I love adapting these iron designs into borders or patterns for my pen and ink drawings and paintings. Each page was such a delight when I discovered this book I bought it immediately. You need not use it as a home furnishings book. It works just as well as an inspiring art book.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting reference, April 19, 2002

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J. L. Wong "mrswong" (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Treasury of Ironwork Designs: 469 Examples from Historical Sources (Dover Pictorial Archive) (Paperback)

I enjoyed this very much. I wish there could have been more photographs, but that would have been a different book. This is almost exclusively line drawings.

Very helpful and informative. Warning: trying to duplicate these in decorative metal today is *expensive*. Architectural salvage might be more affordable than starting from scratch.