This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to drawing, carving, and etching flowers for ornamental purposes. With simple, step-by-step instructions and detailed diagrams, this volume is ideal for those without much experience who have a desire to learn how to create beautiful floral motifs using a number of mediums. Contents include: "History and Rules for Drawing the Acanthus Mollis, Perpendicularly," "Rules and Practice for Drawing Curvilinear Foliage, as Adapted to Running Scrolls and Cornthian Chapters," "On Starting Points," "On Grecian and Roman Ornament," "On the Designing of Trophies," "On Swords and Other Arms," et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on metal work.

"Guide for Drawing the Acanthus and Every Description of Ornamental Foliage" by the ornamental draftsman and designer, I. Page. This book presents a catch-all guide for individuals interested in basic (and intricate) foliage design and ornamentation. The information supplied in this publication can guide any reader in the design of foliage around their own home, and help illuminated the artistry of foliage installments at private residences, in public parks, and featured as part of great gardens. Page presents a history of ornamental design along with a chapter dedicated to each type of ornamental style practiced at the time of publication. The book also includes a glossary of terms that will help the novice gardener become savvy in the jargon of the trade; and with over one hundred illustrations to enhance key concepts explored within the text. Page's main focus with this book is to offer this information, which was previously available only to those traditionally schooled in the art of ornamental foliage, to any and every reader who interested in this art form or in becoming a horticulturist. "Guide for Drawing the Acanthus and Every Description of Ornamental Foliage" is an interesting guide to foliage design and ornamentation. Page's book presents a historic look at foliage design that makes it an exciting resource for anyone researching the topic. This book is also a great resource for individuals who work in lawn care, and also those who are interested in designing their own lawns or gardens. This book offers a practical guide, written in approachable language, that would be easy to follow even for the most novice foliage artists. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.