| Carving Classical Styles in Wood Contributor(s): Wilbur, Frederick (Author) |
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ISBN: 1861083637 ISBN-13: 9781861083630 Publisher: GMC Publications OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2004 Annotation: Join an expert craftsman on a full-color journey to see how classical motifs evolved through the Greek, Roman, Romanesque, Renaissance, and Neoclassical periods; and learn how to add exquisite period details to all your woodworking projects, too. Detailed carving instructions help you incorporate relief panels, bands, foliage, tablets, escutcheons, scrolls, cartouches, fans, sunbursts, shells, keystones, and finials into your own work. A final project chapter offers easy-to-follow examples of these elements brought together in the making of chests, benches, cabinets, and mirror frames. Plenty of photographs, practical guidance, and fascinating historical commentary will inspire woodworkers and interest students of art and those curious about the development of ornamental styles. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Crafts & Hobbies | Woodwork - General |
| Dewey: 736.4 |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 7.86" W x 10.84" (1.36 lbs) 173 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book explains the principles of classical ornamentation and how the motifs evolved through the Greek, Roman, Romanesque, Renaissance and Neoclassical periods. Carving techniques are described and illustrated with separate chapters covering relief panels, bands and foliage; tablets, escutcheons, scrolls and cartouches; fans, sunbursts and shells; keystones and finials. |
