Australia'S Iron Lace - Softcover

Turner, Brian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1864482397 ISBN 13: 9781864482393

Verlag: Allen & Unwin, 1996

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'This delightful book sets out to explore our rich heritage of decorative cast iron and to portray it in all its exuberance...The author's extensive research reveals the fascinating story behind its beginnings, its flowering, its near extinction and its renaissance.' National Trust News Within a few decades of the First Fleet's arrival, colonial Australia began its love affair with domestic cast iron. By the 1860s local manufacturers supplied the bulk of the demand and the Victorian-era mania for iron lace was well under way. However, less than 40 years ago, decorative cast iron, one of our urban glories, was being torn down around Australia or being left to rust through neglect. Its remarkable renaissance began in the 1960s with the revival of interest in Australia's architectural heritage and the love affair continues today almost 100 years after its fall from grace. For seven years, Brian Turner travelled the length and breadth of Australia in search of the cast iron decoration that adorned terrace houses, country pubs, homesteads and stores. With over 200 illustrations, this updated edition of Australia's Iron Lace prov

Biografía del autor

Brian Turner began his working life as a wool classer in Australia and Argentina and, after stints as a journalist and photographer, is now manager of the bookshop at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. He is also author of The Australian Terrace House. His family has lived in Paddington for three generations.

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• Verlag: Allen & Unwin
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1996
• ISBN 10: 1864482397
• ISBN 13: 9781864482393
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 192