Carving Classical Styles in Wood

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SKU: GM-CARVING-6

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.

Author: Frederick Wilbur

ISBN13: 9781861083630

Binding: PB

Pages: 176

Photographs: 368 colour photographs

QuickFindCode: 11842

Price: £16.99