Paris: Galerie du Luxembourg, 1973. Softcover. Color illustrated black wraps. 127 pp., many bw and some color illustrations. Catalogue entirely in French, but the Introductory essay is in French and English. Profusely illustrated with an insightful essay. More
The Hague: A. Aardewerk Antiquair Juwelier, 2017. Hardcover. Slate cloth boards with silver lettering. 71 pp. Over 35 color and BW illustrations. The fifth catalogue in the series "10 for TEFAF." Showcases 10 beautiful works in this collection, including a kettle, a bread basket, a diamond, and a snuffbox. More
Rotterdam: Museum Boymans, 1954. Softcover. Grey wraps with bw illus. and black lettering. 60 pp. followed by 24 bw plates. Text in Dutch. 253 works from the A.J.G. Verster collection of tin items, described and with a list of the 24 plates. Introduction by J.C. Ebbinge Wubben and brief essay..... More
Fribourg: Office du Livre for the National Trust, 1974. Hardbound. Blue cloth, brown title block on spine with gilt letters, brown and color illustrated dust jacket, top edge gilt. 531 pp., many bw illustrations and tipped-in color plates. Provides details of more than 200 pieces of arms and armour as..... More
Paris: Editions d'Art, no date given (circa 1930). Hardcover. Grey paper over boards; Portfolio with black cloth enclosure; 32 bw plates. Oversized. Text in French; Includes wonderful examples of Art Deco ironwork by Edgar Brandt, Richard Desvallieres, Fred Perret, Jean Prouve, Charles Piguet, Raymond Subes, Schenck & Ses Fils, Nics..... More
New York: The Metropolian Museum of Art, 1960. Hardcover. black cloth boards w/ silver emblem, printing; spine w/ silver printing & blue number plates. illustrated pastedowns & flyleafs. vol1 367 pgs w/ 585 items; vol2 201 pgs w/ 585 items. red cloth slipcase. A very nice and sharp copy of..... More
München: Verlag Georg D. W. Callwey, 1973. Hardcover. Black cloth with gold decoration on front cover, black & illus. dust jacket, 192 pp., 400+ BW illus. Text is in German. Looks at metal hardware and locks as found on old furniture from the 15th-19th centuries. With an historical essay, plus..... More
Winterthur, Delaware: The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Inc., 1996. Hardcover. Cinnamon cloth/oblong boards. Illustrated copper dj with black spine. 472 pp. with 322 items pictured in bw and 17 color plates. The first ever catalogue of a major collection of copper and its alloys. Organized by function into..... More
New York, New York: Dover, 1983. Softcover. Bw photographic card wraps with white lettering. 202 pp.; 324 bw figures. Includes examples of wrought iron architectural ornamentation from Italy, Spain, France, Holland, Belgium, England, Germany, and America, in photos and drawings. Well illustrated. More
London: Trustees of the Royal Armouries, 1986. Softcover. Pictorial wraps, stapled, 64 pp., colorful illus. A copy of the official tour booklet to the Royal Armouries at the Tower of London. But there may be no need to make the trip if you've got this book to look at instead..... More
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, 1971. Softcover. Light gray and illus. paper wraps, 199 pp., 152 BW plates or figures, map. Expands upon the work done by Merhart in 1941. "The significants of helmets ... may be judged by their rarity in comparison with swords..... More
London: Burlington Fine Arts Club, 1897. Hardcover. Brown buckram, cloth-reinforced hinges, [xxxii] [144] 82 pp, 72 bw plates - each with tissue protector, color triptych fold-out frontispiece. Introdution by J. Starkie Gardener, essay on enamels by Alfred Higgins. Very heavy and large. Tissue covers contain information for each respective bw..... More
London: E. Benn, 1927. Hardcover. Black covers with gold text and artwork. (xxix) 320 pp illustrations, 320 plates. historical introduction by Otto Hoever. Beautiful plates showing exquisite ironwork. Excellent resource title. More
Augsburg: ohann Melchior Lotte, 1795. Hardcover. Original paper-covered boards and paper-covered spine. An elaborate and extremely early publication on ornamental ironwork or metalwork. There are 6 sections to the book, each with a few pages of descripotive text keyed into the accompanying plates. Each section has 4 engraved copper plate..... More
Zurich: Neue Zurcher Zeitung, 1988. Softcover. Blue wraps with color illustration. Illustrated in B&W and some color. 304 pp. German. "Baroque luxury: the work of the Zurich goldsmith Hans Peter Oeri, 1637-1692: catalog for the special exhibition of the Swiss national Museum Zurich: Zurich, September 8 to November 30, 1988;..... More
London: Alec Tiranti Ltd., 1964. Hardcover. Black cloth, tan ill DJ. 88 pp. 483 bw drawings. This was the first book written in English about those useful domestic implements that once formed so important as part of household equipment. The work is divided into six sections: the hearth and fireplace;..... More
Boston / London: The Medici Society, (no date provided). Hardcover. Black cloth, gilt titling; Top edges gilt; 211 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw. This was the first book written in English about those useful domestic implements that once formed so important as part of household equipment. The work is divided..... More
Santo Domingo de Silos, Spain: Abadia de Slios, 2016. Hardcover. White cloth, gilt letters on spine & front cover, white & color illus. dust jacket, 351 pp., many color and BW illus., one fold-out. Text is in Spanish. Presents artwork and designs crafted by medieval goldsmiths of Silos, Spain. Offers..... More
Munich: Deutscher Kunstverlag, 2007. Hardcover. Gray cloth binding with black lettering and device on spine. Glossy illustrated dust jacket. Illustrated in B&W and color. 248 pp. German. "Bernhard Heinrich Weyhe (1702-1782): a Rococo goldsmith from Augsburg." Discusses the artists' life, work, studio, techniques, and the silver trade. More
Paris: Editions Albert Levy, 1925. Boards. Brown portfolio boards, brown cloth spine, silver lettering. 58 bw loose plates. Text in French. Introduction with plate list is followed by all 58 plates, many with more than one image. All are of modern ironwork examples by many of europe's greatest designers and..... More
Paris: Biblioteque de la Gazette Des Beaux-arts, J. Rouam, 1892, circa. Hardcover. Prined paper boards. 144 pp. 200 black and white illustrations. Text in French. The arts of metal- metalwork, jewelry, ironwork, bronze. More
Paris: Librarie des Imprimeries Reunies, 1861-1892. Hardbound. Green library buckram with gilt lettering on spine, 82pp, 80 BW plates. An "encyclopedia" of bronze art works. The entirety of L'Art Pour Tous was published as a series, and this is a compilation of several issues together, though not in any specific..... More
Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1991. Hardcover. Tan cloth, gilt letters on spine & front cover, gilt decoration on front cover; 198 pp., 66+ BW illus, some color plates. Title on spine: Medieval Objects - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. A single volume of at least a three-volume set "devoted..... More
Germany: Wien Neuwirth, 1978. Softcover. Bright yellow wraps, 96 pp, chart, illustrations. Germany; precious and non-precious metals. Mark dictionary for craftsman in precious/semi-precious metals. Excellent resource in pocket edition. More
Milan: Electa, 1995. Paperback. Teal, orange and red wraps with black, white and orange lettering. 115 pp. Illustrations. Text in Italian, English, German, and French. Includes bibliographical references. More
