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Books on Pyrography, is an exhibit of those books dedicated to the instruction of pyrography, or those books highlighting pyrography as a technique and introducing pyrographic artists.
Larger Works with Pyrography, is an exhibit showing larger works that contain pyrographic references, or that contain works of art that have employed pyrography, but where it is not the highlighted technique. This exhibit is intended as a resource for those researching pyrography, and as a testimony to the broader uses of pyrography for the purpose of expanding awareness of this art form.
Pyrography Bibliography, is a resource listing antique, old, out-of-print, and current new books on pyrography intended for those researching pyrography and for the purpose of expanding general knowledge on the history of this art form.
Note from the Curator to Collectors:
At the following website, dealing with Rare Books, an interesting entry was found concerning a rare book not on the subject of pyrography, but rather bound with a vellum decorated in pyrography. The entry is quoted here:
101. (FINE BINDING). Guerin, M. de. Le Centaure. La Bachante... Boutitie, Paris, 1921. One of 320 numbered examples. 4to, bound in full vellum, front and rear covers with a superb Art Deco design of the figure of a Centaur bearing a chain of flowers, surrounded by a geometric design. The outlines are rendered in pyrogravure; the design is painted in the manner of an enamel, in
rich hues of green and blue. The rear board is signed George Baudin.In all, a quintessential piece of Art Deco design. Silk endsheets, marbled fly-leaves, original wrappers bound in. 60 pp., with 16 lithographs by Raphael Drouart. A rare example of this style of binding, in fine condition.
Pyrogravure is a technique for incising the surface of vellum with a heated stylus. Vellum is a difficult material in which to produce a design in blind, but this technique enables the artist or binder to produce a design free-hand with comparative ease. In France such bindings enjoyed a brief vogue. $650.00
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1997, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009 Kathleen M. Garvey Menéndez
Last updated 13 October 2009.
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