Classic French Wrought Iron: Twelfth-Nineteenth Century

By Richard J. Wattenmaker and Raymond Lecoq

From grilles and gates to balconies and complex lock and key mechanisms, this book traces the successive styles of decorative French ironwork over its 700-year development. The authoritative work on traditional French architectural ironwork designs, from Romanesque to the Empire, the book's masterly black-and-white illustrations and concise explanations reveal the complex fabrication techniques and myriad elaborate foliate motifs employed by French craftsmen.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 039373157X
• ISBN13: 9780393731576
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.8" x 11.6"