Historic ornament : treatise on decorative art and architectural ornament (1897)
Ward, James, 1851-1924 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 257
and, and in England, especially duringthe eighteenth century, decorative iron work was again ingreat demand, and some beautiful work, in gates, grilles,and railings were executed. Among the finest works ofthis period are the celebrated gates or screens designed in 238 HISTORIC ORNAMENT. the style… … Fig. 205.—Iron-bound Door in the ISIonastery of Krems ; Late Fifteenth Centur}-. (G.) and railings made in the reign of Queen Anne and laterwere often of beautiful design, in which the capabilities ofthe material were excellently expressed. Some fine ex-amples still exist in the gates and railings…
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