Download or read book Antique Garden Ornament written by John Patrick Stuart Davis and published by ACC Distribution. This book was released on 1991 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of garden ornament from the seventeenth century is covered in great detail with separate sections on lead, stone, bronze, marble and cast iron. The working techniques of the modellers and manufactories are discussed in detail as well as some of the gardens in which the finest examples may be found. This is a comprehensive work of original research.