About this title: This book documents the story and diversity of furniture made of iron, from Roman examples to Art Nouveau. It was, however, in the 19th century that iron furniture was in the forefront of early industrial production, and this period is highlighted here. Iron seemed suitable for everything - from railway lines to steam kettles, jewellery and ...
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Binding: Gilt Embossed Cloth
Publisher: Philip Wilson, London, England
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780856674624ISBN:0856674621
Description: New- in New- jacket. 30 x 23 Cms. 240 pages-in English-418 duotone illustrations and dozens of b/w figs. -the first complete and international survey of furniture made from iron, from Roman times to Art Nouveau, featuring over 460 types of iron furniture and a systematic illustrated record of the creations of Karl Friedrich Schinkel of Germany and Christopher Dresser of the U.K. -bibliography-plates-notes on plates and index. read more
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