This book covers the range of techniques and diverse styles used in working iron from the Middle Ages to the present day. It is unique in covering both wrought and cast iron, and contains comprehensive information on the processes involved.
The book explores in-depth topics as diverse as gates and railings, jewellery and lighting, the staircase, the hearth, ecclesiastical ironwork and the use of colour in iron. Thematic double-page spreads highlight some of the dramatically beautiful designs created to embellish interiors and exteriors through the ages.
Illustrates are taken from many major collections, especially those of the V&A (Victoria and Albert Museum), home of the world's finest British and Continental collections of ironwork. Reflecting both the drama of large-scale objects, and the detail of smaller-scale pieces, this is a volume to inspire as well as to inform.
This is the only full-length book currently available which covers the full range of cast and wrought iron. Craftsmen, architects, designers and collectors will have unrivalled opportunity go gain new insights into this little explored subject and a rich source of visual reference and inspiration.
