Decorative elements in architecture; random observations on the eternal fitness of things from a decorative point of view (1917)
Paris, William Francklyn, 1871- · New York, John Lane company ; London, John Lane · leaf 322
mans, and by the Chinese of anearlier age, of iron for decorative purposes, wehave little that has come down to us from thesedays to show the extent of development attainedby ironworkers before the thirteenth century. There are twelfth-century door handles, doorhinges, and grilles dating back to… … XCI. WROUGHT IRON LOCK This work presents an architectural ensemble in which everydetail is carved from the solid WROUGHT IRON had to fashion it from rough ingots by hand,necessarily resulted in most of the ancient hard-ware assuming outline and finish far below thatobtained since, particularly…
Interior decoration · Decoration and ornament
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