![]() ![]() Ken's work on the upper lockplate exhibits a celtic influence in the perforated ribbon incorporated in the scroll stem.Ī negative of a smoke pull of Acanthus by Barry Lee Hands 2001:Īrabesque Damascene, actually made in Damascus, from the Madrassa of the Ali Hussien Mosque in Cairo, circa 1350:Īrabesque by Barry Lee Hands, contemporary: There are as many names for differing varieties of scroll as there are engravers and engraving collectors, but I will do what I can to share some of the knowledge I have gleaned from others through thirty odd years of studying ornament and its history to put names that I would use on the styles in the following photos.If you have other names or descriptions for these, please share them.Īcanthus with multi color gold inlay by Ken Hunt circa 1954, RH lockplate:Īcanthus with multi color gold inlay by Lynton S.M. Some of it you have seen before on other threads. A friend asked me to do a post on basic engraving styles and sample pics.
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