A Manual of Wood Carving
by John J. Holtzapffel Charles Godfrey Leland
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About This Book
A Manual of Wood Carving, by Charles G. Leland, revised by John J. Holtzapffel, 1891, was a highly regarded and widely popular self-educational craft book of the 19th century Arts & Crafts movement. Embracing the naturalistic themes of William Morris and others, Leland introduced the public to wood carving as an expressive art form for use on purely decorative as well as on functional forms such as furniture, tankards and platters.Contextual Introduction by Gary Roberts, Toolemera Press publisher.Gary Roberts, Publisher of THE TOOLEMERA PRESS, re-publishes classic books on early crafts, trades...
Chapters (179)
- A MANUAL OF WOOD CARVING
- PUBLISHERS’ NOTE.
- CONTENTS.
- LIST OF PLATES.
- INTRODUCTION.
- FIRST LESSON.
- SECOND LESSON.
- THIRD LESSON.
- FOURTH LESSON.
- FIFTH LESSON.
- SIXTH LESSON.
- SEVENTH LESSON.
- EIGHTH LESSON.
- NINTH LESSON.
- TENTH LESSON.
- ELEVENTH LESSON.
- TWELFTH LESSON.
- THIRTEENTH LESSON.
- APPENDIX TO LESSON XIII.
- FOURTEENTH LESSON.
- FIFTEENTH LESSON.
- SIXTEENTH LESSON.
- SEVENTEENTH LESSON.
- EIGHTEENTH LESSON.
- NINETEENTH LESSON.
- TWENTIETH LESSON.
- APPENDIX.
- INDEX.
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