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Ornamental Ironwork: Over 670 Illustrations
Author(s): A. Durenne (Author)
- Publisher: Dover Publications
- Publication Date: July 10, 1997
- Language: English
- Print length: 128 pages
- ISBN-10: 0486298116
- ISBN-13: 9780486298115
Book Description
This spectacular treasury of antique ornamental ironwork designs will delight antique lovers, graphic artists, and anyone interested in inspired decorative flourishes from a bygone era.
More than 675 finely detailed illustrations, selected from a rare turn-of-the-century publication, provide striking examples of decorative designs for balconies, gates, window grilles, staircases, doorways, and other architectural features.
Commercial artists and craftworkers can choose from a remarkable variety of motifs — from intricate, gracefully executed floral, foliated, and geometric elements to patterns that are exceptionally elegant in their simplicity. Each design is painstakingly reproduced in this inexpensive, royalty-free collection. The book offers a rich source of inspiration and usable material that will add panache to a host of art and craft projects.
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This spectacular treasury of antique ornamental ironwork designs will delight antique lovers, graphic artists, and anyone interested in inspired decorative flourishes from a bygone era.
More than 675 finely detailed illustrations, selected from a rare turn-of-the-century publication, provide striking examples of decorative designs for balconies, gates, window grilles, staircases, doorways, and other architectural features.
Commercial artists and craftworkers can choose from a remarkable variety of motifs—from intricate, gracefully executed floral, foliated, and geometric elements to patterns that are exceptionally elegant in their simplicity. Each design is painstakingly reproduced in this inexpensive, royalty-free collection. The book offers a rich source of inspiration and usable material that will add panache to a host of art and craft projects.
