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 336
The crockets, pinnacles, and leading linesof the tracery are chiselled and filed from thesolid iron in full relief. Locks and knockers of this period chiselled outof solid iron, and chased as if in silver, are muchsought after by collectors, who have given as highas five thousand dollars for a… … XCIV. FRENCH LOCK PLATEXV century locksmith!ng WROUGHT IRON masse, or chiselled from the solid, gained a famethat spread to every corner of Europe. Un-limited time and consummate knowledge, to saynothing of native good taste, were expended by theFrench smiths in these productions, and the ex-amples…
Interior decoration · Decoration and ornament
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