Item Description This Ebay listing is for the sale of a CD ROM publication of a Ironwork Art Smiting Handbook originally published in 1896. You can read the detailed content pages further down this page. Sample images from this CD 1896 Handbook of Art Smithing for use of practical smiths, ironwork designers and technical and art schools and Architects. Written by F. S. Meyer. 196 pages Contents Introduction I Concerning the material Iron in general Pig Iron and cast iron Steel Wrought iron Malleable cast iron The various kinds of iron used in trade by artistic iron workers. Bar iron, fancy iron, sheet iron, iron wire, iron tubes II Tools and workmanship Tools and machinery The manipulation and treatment of wrought iron The ordinary iron combinations The minutiae and details which occur most frequently in artistic iron work III The Historical development of artistic smithing The antique The mediaeval The renaissance The Baroque The Rococo The Louis XVI and Empire styles The present day IV The Principal Spheres of the smith Grilles and balustrades Doors and gates Hinges and Mountings Locks and Keys Gargoyles, and Hanging Signs Candelabras, Candlesticks, Chandeliers, Coronas and Lanterns Wash stands and Flower stands Crosses for graves and towers Arms and Armour All other objects in iron Supplement: Tables of Weights and Measures German Wire-scale (millimeter-scale) Table shewing the dimensions and weights of wrought iron gas-barrel Table of weights of round bar iron Table of weights for square bar iron Table of weights for flat bar iron per linear meter in kilogrammes. Review: Written at the time when steam engine and rail and the industrial revolution were in full acceleration, this book is full of a mix of history, designs, reflections on the economics of the art and science of technology of the times. with terms both quaint and useful - such as "fructification" and such - it is both educational and enjoyable read. For those who are historians it has components that are useful documentation of costs and economics and methods of the day. For those who are artists, designers, architects, and others who envision - it has tons of wonderful drawings. For those who want to know and learn metals and technology for manipulating and creating smithing art, there is adequate basic instruction in iron and metallurgy to tools of the time. This one does not act as a general or basic blacksmithing guide nor tell you in detail how to make each design. Though hundreds of designs are shown. Methods of joining and bending and such are discussed as they related to design issues. It is assumed the reader is already basically a smithy or is more interested in the base knowledge, economics, methods, tools, and most importantly, the designs. Great book for designs. Many of these designs are intricate, world class and classic and are not first projects for your freshly installed workshop and anvil. Enjoy this one. I learned a lot about designs, methods ... Love it! have to admit I am more than a little humbled at even thinking about tacking some of the more intricate designs. SO whether you are a historian, smithy, or artist or architect, you can learn a gaggle from this. Enjoy ! Presented in easy to view PDF file format. Allows Zoom-in up to 300% to enlarge sections of the pages for easy reading. Allows Printing of pages on your own printer. Allows Copy and paste page image to other applications like a word processor or image editors. User friendly PDF file format, the CD is Microsoft Windows as well as MAC compatible. We also have another CD title on blacksmithing, you can find it in our ebay store under "Blacksmithing Ebooks" NOTICE TO EBAY ABOUT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS ALL our products and publications are fully compliant with Ebay intellectual property policies. All are also compliant with and congruent with US trademark law, patent law, trade law, copyright law, and are fully compliant with US intellectual property law and code in all regards. We rigorously validate our rights to legally market a product or own the rights to the product, license it legally, or develop the intellectual property ourselves. This product contains content that has been derived from public domain. We have validated the original content is in fact in the public domain. Original content copyright period: January 14th 1896 to January 14th 1976. 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