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Wrought Iron (Shire Library)
Richard Hayman
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Description for Wrought Iron (Shire Library)
Paperback. Wrought iron has been used as a decorative element in architecture from the eleventh century to the twentieth. At first a device to strengthen and embellish doors, wrought iron was soon adopted for free-standing screens and railings, examples of which can still be seen in churches and cathedrals. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 32 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AFT; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 150 x 2. Weight in Grams: 84. New.
Wrought iron has been used as a decorative element in architecture since the eleventh century. Initially used to strengthen and embellish doors, the material was soon adopted for free-standing screens and railings in churches and cathedrals. Towards the end of the seventeenth century iron screens, gates and railings became a fashionable element of country and town houses, resulting in the most creative period of decorative ironwork. Though the cheaper technique of casting led to a subsequent decline in wrought iron, the latter underwent a revival at the end of the nineteenth century, encouraged by its use in the designs of ... Read more
Wrought iron has been used as a decorative element in architecture since the eleventh century. Initially used to strengthen and embellish doors, the material was soon adopted for free-standing screens and railings in churches and cathedrals. Towards the end of the seventeenth century iron screens, gates and railings became a fashionable element of country and town houses, resulting in the most creative period of decorative ironwork. Though the cheaper technique of casting led to a subsequent decline in wrought iron, the latter underwent a revival at the end of the nineteenth century, encouraged by its use in the designs of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
32
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Shire Library
Condition
New
Number of Pages
32
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747804413
SKU
9780747804413
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About Richard Hayman
Richard Hayman is an architectural historian who has for many years been involved with the listing of historic buildings in Wales and England. He is the author of Wrought Iron (2000), also published by Shire, and A Concise Guide to the Parish Church (2007).
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