A Handbook of Art Smithing: For the Use of Practical Smiths, Designers of Ironwork, Technical and Art Schools, Architects, Etc (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Franz Sales Meyer

9780484381376: A Handbook of Art Smithing: For the Use of Practical Smiths, Designers of Ironwork, Technical and Art Schools, Architects, Etc (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0484381377 ISBN 13: 9780484381376

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Excerpt from A Handbook of Art Smithing: For the Use of Practical Smiths, Designers of Ironwork, Technical and Art Schools, Architects, Etc

Of these, the present work is, to English craftsmen, undoubtedly the most interesting.

Addressed especially to art workmen and designers, though not confined exclusively to German examples, the work is written from the German standpoint, which differs in many respects from the English. The actual technical operations are of necessity the same, but the tools differ somewhat.* A large part of the book and of the illustrations is devoted to modern German productions and design, and in view of the somewhat severe competition the English smith is experiencing, and must anticipate in the future from his confreres on the Rhine, this section is not without its special interest.

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