Handbook of ornament; a grammar of art, industrial and architectural designing in all its branches, for practical as well as theoretical use (1900) (14597778800)

Identifier: handbookoforname1900meye (find matches)
Title: Handbook of ornament; a grammar of art, industrial and architectural designing in all its branches, for practical as well as theoretical use
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Meyer, Franz Sales, 1849-
Subjects: Decoration and ornament Art objects
Publisher: New York, B. Hessling
Contributing Library: Wellesley College Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Wellesley College Library



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r having undergone the necessary division into small portions inthe kitchen. Cleanliness was ensured by frequently washing thehands during dinner. As regards form and material: what has been said of Spoons, isalso true for Knives and Forks. The handles are similarly shaped,to secure uniformity in the whole set; the bowl of the Spoon isreplaced by the two, or more prongs of the Fork, or by the bladeof the Knife. The Handle is made of wood, ivory, &c., and it iscomparatively stronger as it must possess a greater power of re-sistance because the tang or prolongation of the blade, which isalways made of steel, must be let-into it. As the Plate shows, theshape of the blade has passed through many changes in the courseof time. To cut the consecrated bread the Middle Ages employedpeculiar knives, the blades of which were engraved with mottoes andmusical scales. Plate 232. The Knife, and the Fork. 1—2. Mediaeval, (13th—15th century), wooden handle inlaid withsilver. METAL OBJECTS. 401
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The Knife, and the Fork. Meyer, Handbook of Ornament. Plate 232.26 402 The Knife, and the Fork. — The Paper-Knife. — The Scissors. 3—4. Gothic, 14th century, the prongs of alloy, the handle ofivory mounted with silver, 7 /2 iiis. long, Garneray collection. 5. Mediaeval, copper gilt, 4^/4 ins. long, Garneray collection. 6. Renascence, ivory, Leon Bach collection, (Lart pour tous), 7. Renascence, South Kensington Museum, London. 8. Renascence, Bach collection, (Lart pour tous). 9. Renascence, Bach collection, (Lart pour tous). 10. Barocco period. South Kensington Museum, London. II—12. Renascence, Dresden, (Musterornamente). 13—14. Ditto. 15—IG. Modern, silver gilt and enamelled, by P. 0. Schulze, (Ge- werbehalle).17. Modern, silver gilt and enamelled, by F. 0. Schulze, (Ge- werbehalle). The Paper-Knife. (Plate 233.) Paper-knives are an invention of Modern times. As the nameimplies, they are used for cutting paper, the edges of books, news-papers, and letters; and they find