Wrought Iron

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Wrought Iron
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Richard Hayman
SeriesShire Library
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:32
Dimensions(mm): Height 210,Width 149
Category/GenreDecorative arts
Architecture
ISBN/Barcode 9780747804413
ClassificationsDewey:739.4
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 54 b/w

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Shire Publications
Publication Date 10 March 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Wrought iron is iron in its purist form. It has been in use for many centuries and can be worked and welded. Richard Hayman traces its history, its use as a construction and decorative material and the social context in which it thrived.'

Author Biography

Richard Hayman is an architectural historian who has for many years been involved with the listing of historic buildings in Wales and England. He is the author of Wrought Iron (2000), also published by Shire, and A Concise Guide to the Parish Church (2007).