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Carving Architectural Detail in Wood
Frederick Wilbur
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Description for Carving Architectural Detail in Wood
Paperback. An introduction to an important traditional woodcarving skill, and a thorough primer for woodcarvers in the vocabulary of classical ornament and the practical skills needed to carve it. A step-by-step guide through the basic building blocks of classical design. Num Pages: 176 pages, 325 colour photographs, 50 line drawings. BIC Classification: AFKC; WF; WKDW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 210 x 8. Weight in Grams: 624.
This is probably the first detailed guide to one of the most important of traditional woodcarving skills, now reissued. Wilbur takes the reader, step-by-step, from the basic building blocks of classical design to the practicalities of carving enriched mouldings, volutes, rosettes and capitals. A thorough primer in the vocabulary of classical ornament, this book will be indispensable to cabinetmakers and furniture restorers as well as carvers.
This is probably the first detailed guide to one of the most important of traditional woodcarving skills, now reissued. Wilbur takes the reader, step-by-step, from the basic building blocks of classical design to the practicalities of carving enriched mouldings, volutes, rosettes and capitals. A thorough primer in the vocabulary of classical ornament, this book will be indispensable to cabinetmakers and furniture restorers as well as carvers.
Product Details
Publisher
Guild of Master Craftsman Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861081582
SKU
V9781861081582
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