Wood Carving advanced wood carving 1940 s FA

Wood Carving VGC with d/wrapper. 216 pages.No date is given however I
would estimate it to be from the 1940s at the latest,possibly earlier.
By J C S Brough
This is an extremely comprehensive manual ,frofusely illustrated,on
what appears to be advanced woodcarving with instructions on the
carving of some very elaborate period pieces.

There are thirty chapters, five devoted to carving on furniture.Here
are some headings Carving gothic forms / Borders(Gothic) / How to carve
the acanthus leaf / Carving a heraldic shield / Decoration of picture &
mirror frames / Application of carving to furniture / Conventional Lion
and Gallic cock applied to spandrels /A carved military panel /Carving
heads from shaded drawings / Festoons or swags /Carved consoles for
door canopy / Natural forms ,carving a hare and squirrel panel /
Carving amorino heads on brackets etc.

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