Short description
262 examples of ironworkers' art from the Middle Ages through the late 19th century. Includes wrought designs for fences, gates, finials, posts, banisters, and much more.
Long description
Multitude of designs selected from rare 19th- and early-20th-century periodicals depict motifs for gates, railings, finials, window grilles, signs, bedsteads, marquees, knockers, tables, and other ironwork elements. The 257 black-and-white illustrations, many displaying Art Nouveau influences, range from relatively simple, unadorned geometric and floral designs to extraordinarily ornate and intricate patterns.