Main entry:

Robertson, E. Graeme (Edward Graeme), 1903-1975.

Title & Author:

Victorian heritage; ornamental cast iron in architecture.

Publication:

Melbourne, Georgian House [1960]

Description:

xvi, 229 pages illustrations 29 cm

Notes:
The beginning -- Iron: the material and its casting -- Ironwork outside Victoria -- Ironwork in Victoria: imported prefabricated buildings -- Decorative cast iron: the history of local casting -- State and commonwealth registration of designs, and some catalogues -- The pattern -- The dedicated house -- The aesthetic virtues of cast iron decoration -- Miscellaneous department -- The end of an era -- The decimation of cast iron decoration.
Also issued online.

Summary:

Lavish ornamentation, the hallmark of the Victorian era, spilled over to the external details of Victorian houses, notably in cast iron decoration which was often of such delicacy that it has been popularly likened to lace. Here, for the first time, a selection of masterly photographs by Graeme Robertson - one of Australia's leading authorities on cast iron ornamentation - are brought together in one volume.

Subject:

Ironwork Australia.
Architectural ironwork.
Architecture Australia Melbourne (Vic.)
Ferronnerie Australie.
Ferronnerie (Architecture)
Architecture.
Ironwork.
Australia.
Victoria Melbourne.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 68875
Call No.: ID:86-B10448
Status: Available