Half-hour lectures on the history and practice of the fine and ornamental arts (1861)
Scott, William Bell, 1811-1890 · London : Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts · leaf 161
Peter Vischer, by himself. On St. Sebalds Shrine. employing so largely the ingenuity of the Parisian designersat the present day, the more facile is their manufacture. This abandonment of beaten iron as a material for thetreatment of the designer is much to be regretted; its^ 144 HALF-HOUR LECTURES. … Bell-pull and Escutcheons for Keys or I/atches. NvSee. of Arts. Edinburgh. iherg iron. strength and elastic character fitting it so well for traceryand foliage, and qualifying it for taking an expression at thehand of the artist which no other material can supply.The stroke of the hammer has…
Art · Decoration and ornament · Fore-edge painting
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