Cast Iron Decoration: A World Survey

by JoanRobertson (Author), E.GraemeRobertson (Author), JoanRobertson (Author), E.GraemeRobertson (Author)

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  Paperback
  1994

  $3.25

  Cast iron flourished during the 19th century in an amazing variety of forms, often of extreme richness of design. This volume surveys cast iron decoration worldwide in over 500 illustrations - specially taken photographs of surviving work supported by reproductions of pattern books and drawings. All national variations are covered, from Victorian Brighton to New Orleans, from Paris and Lisbon to the relics of colonial empire in South Africa, India, Tahiti and Mexico. The author details its relationship to architecture and its aesthetic contribution to buildings.

• Used

  Hardcover
  1977

  $3.25

  Cast iron flourished during the 19th century in an amazing variety of forms, often of extreme richness of design. This superb volume, now available again after some years out of print, surveys cast iron decoration worldwide in over 500 illustrations, including specially taken photographs of surviving work supported by reproductions of pattern books and drawings. A valuable reference work for any professional, it will also delight those who appreciate the rich visual pleasures of this form of Victorian decoration.