Fers forgés - Forged irons in European architecture
This very complete book with 352 beautifully illustrated color pages is a fascinating panorama of European ironworks in European architecture from the Middle Ages to the 20th century.
The work of iron knows a new boom from the end of the Middle Ages, under the impetus of the great abbeys and princes who grant locksmiths protection and privileges. As a result, for more than four centuries, an ever more virtuous golden age, of which today witness fences, balcony railings, banisters...
The author first presents the profession of locksmith and his technique; then he focuses on the description of the different European productions, the models drawn and engraved and the adaptation that is made according to schools and countries. A true grammar of styles unfolds over the book, accompanied by more than four hundred commented examples.
An illustrated and exhaustive lexicon of forms and techniques - the first ever made - concludes this monumental panorama.
Designed both as a valuable tool and as an illustrated art book, this book will interest lovers of heritage that actors, architects, locksmiths, restorers, art historians, ornamentalists and designers.
Contents:
- Preface by Albert France-Lanord
- Foreword: When the locksmith surpassed the blacksmith
- Introduction
- Part I - The craft and the technique
- Typology of fences and railings
- Artisanal environment
- Cast iron and steel
- Technology, conservation and restoration
- Part II - Times and their schools
- From the origins to the 12th century: hinges and fences
- From the 13th to the 15th century: stamping and openwork
- The 16th century: balusters and tracery
- The 17th century: severe majesty and playful majesty
- The 18th century: Fairy and geometry
- The 19th century: iron and cast iron rivalry
- The 20th century: renewal and safeguarding
- Conclusions
- Glossary: terminology of forms and techniques
- Bibliography
- Index
The French texts are written by Bernard Wodon.
Printed in 2018, this book is NEW and is 8 inches x 11-½ inches ( 21 cm x 29 cm )
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