Color: Green; Black
"Spanish Ironwork" by Arthur Byne and Mildred Stapley (n. p.: Hispanic Society of America, 1915), 143 pp. A hardcover book with a dark green cover, featuring the title accross the top and the publisher on the bottom with the year of publication all in black lettering. Three stylized vine designs are above next to the title. The title is also on the spine in black and the seal of the Hispanic Society of America is stamped on the back. Inside, the work features seven chapters on such things as Spanish ironwork before the Gothic period; Gothic rejas and pulpits; Gothic hardware; the development of the Renaissance reja; church rejas; smaller Renaissance productions; and the last Spanish ironwork. Also included is a list of the 158 photographs and illustrations found in the book. With abrasions on the spine and cover corners, and small white stains on the front, the item is in good condition.
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Books, Hispanic Society of America, Architecture, Spanish colonial, Decoration and ornament, Spain, Ironwork, Spain, Decorative cast-ironwork, Metal-work, Architecture, Gothic, Architecture, Renaissance, Hardware, Gothic
