- 128 pages
- English
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Masterpieces of Italian Decorative Ironwork
About this book
This magnificently illustrated volume showcases elegant examples of ironwork designs by five centuries of Italian masters. Spanning the fourteenth through the eighteenth centuries, the collection encompasses both simple and elaborate ornaments for doors, windows, gates, balcony and staircase railings, and other architectural features. A remarkable variety of motifs are depicted--from gracefully executed florals and foliated elements, to exquisite swirls and curls, and striking portrayals of mythical beasts.
A dazzling treasury of ornamental ironwork, this archive of royalty-free motifs will delight lovers of antiques, commercial artists, and anyone intrigued by decorative flourishes from the past.
A dazzling treasury of ornamental ironwork, this archive of royalty-free motifs will delight lovers of antiques, commercial artists, and anyone intrigued by decorative flourishes from the past.
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Yes, you can access Masterpieces of Italian Decorative Ironwork by Augusto Pedrini in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Design & Architecture General. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Publisherâs Note
Among the vast riches of Italian architecture is its decorative ironworkâgates, grilles, railings and banisters, pilasters, fanlights, and copings. Marvels of artistic sensibility, the handcrafted wrought-iron architectural details presented in this collection were produced during the fifteenth through eighteenth centuries. All are examples of the application of a pleasing design to a distinct purpose (a gate or a balcony railing, for example). The collection of plates in this book show the profusion of ornamentation used by Italian craftsmen, including quatrefoil (a popular four-leaf-clover motif), fleurs-de-lis (an emblem of France), floral- and foliage-inspired forms, scrollwork and spirals, and various other patterns that were enthusiastically applied to wrought-iron projects.
Although ironwork was produced in Italy in the fourteenth century, it wasnât until the fifteenth century that the countryâs ironsmiths began to move from simple designs to more elaborate ornamental patterns. Sixteenth-century Italian craftsmen incorporated scrolls [displayed on Plate 8 and throughoutâthe variety of scrollwork is quite extensive], as well as lacelike effects {Plate 10},...
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