This book, the culmination of 20 years’ work for
two frame historians and consultants, is a comprehensive,
scholarly survey documenting frame styles and their original
context. The book is organized by nation-ality and period
with 56 carefully constructed diagrams in the form of
framemakers’ pattern books, interspersed with 38
plates of framed paintings. Components are drawn directly
from photographs of 268 frames original or contemporary
to their pictures. Frames from Italy, France, Britain
and the Netherlands and Belgium are included; and for
the first time frame studies focusing on Germany, Central
Europe, Scandinavia, and Spain are also featured.
Whether they are elaborately gilded or clean and classic,
picture frames are often viewed as works of art. Now there's
a fascinating, informative guide to collecting and restoring
antique American frames. The book is divided chronologically
into design periods, with detailed descriptions of styles
and designs.
This 16-page booklet is an overview of a 1999 exhibit organized
by Gold Leaf Studios in Washington, DC. A synopsis of the
origin of the French Frame and its characteristics are enhanced
by a glossary and step-by-step guide to gesso cutting and
gilding. A complete biography for further reading is included.
22 illustrations, 14 in full color.Softcover, 16 pages
Eli Wilner’s “The Art of the Frame” was a delightful find.
I have seen books about European frames, but never about American
frames until now. As a person who appreciates art in all its
many forms, I was thrilled to discover a book entirely devoted
to the history, appreciation and beauty of American frames
The back of book has illustrations of various signatures that
appear on the backs of frames by known frame makers. It would
be hard to read "The Art of the Frame" and not feel like you
are being let in on a fascinating new world shared by artists,
designers and arts patrons alike. It is the kind of book that
you return to frequently as a reference, not only in the consideration,
study, and viewing of paintings and their frames, but as a
tool in identifying and classifying these treasures of American
know-how and craftsmenship known as antique frames.
This book was one of the first surveys of the development and
types of picture frames throughout the centuries and continues
to be a valuable guide to curators, collectors, and frame makers
today. Topics such as changes in the significance of the frame,
the wide variety of materials used, and adaptations of frames
to new surroundings are all included. A glossary of terms and
important style designations, a comprehensive bibliography,
and a special section on American frames are all included. 510
black & white photos.
Based on the catalog of the 1984 exhibition, "Acclaim the Frame,"
at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, this book features detailed
information about original Dutch frames and the paintings they
housed. There are numerous full scale profile drawings and many
full page black and white and color illustrations of the frames,
showing their original con- tents so that the reader can better
understand the relation of picture to frame.
Italian Renaissance Frame by Timothy J. Newbery, George Bisacca,
Laurence B. Kanter – Paperback, Published by Metropolitan
Museum of Art, 1990
Reader review: I have treasured this book ever since
I bought it 10 years ago. As a beginning picture framer this
was the pinacle of perfection to me. Gives full blown diagrams
on the construction of the frames and altar pieces along with
the history of the frames and icons. Simply breathtaking stuff,
incredible craftsmanship and artistry.
Note: Henry Heydenryk is the owner of House
of Heydenryk frames in New York. A place worth visiting!
Frames
& Framing (Ashmolean Handbooks) by Tim Newberry
Paperback: 80 pages Publisher: Ashmolean Museum (January 25,
2007)
Increasingly, picture frames are collected in thei r own right,
viewed for the significant role they have played in art history.
Museums exhibit them. Here are frames from the 14th to the 19th
century from throughout Europe.
Handbook
of Ornament by Franz Sales Meyer Paperback: 548 pages
Publisher: Dover Publications (June 1, 1957)
This excellent collection of historic decorative ornament contains
over 3000 examples ranging from the cultures of the Greeks and
Romans through the Victorians. Among the many different kinds
of objects depicted are fine line drawings of chairs, thrones,
crowns, heraldic emblems, altars, armor, architecture and scores
of objects used in everyday life. 3002 black-and-white illustrations.
Nothing enhances the appeal of a beautiful painting like the
perfect frame. Indeed, framing is an art form in its own right,
and The Gilded Edge is the first book to offer a comprehensive
visual survey of the beautiful antique frames made in America
over the last two centuries. Comprising diverse essays by art
world luminaries, museum curators, private collectors, and independent
scholars, this richly illustrated volume covers topics ranging
from frame history and fabrication to the art of perfectly matching
frame to artwork. Unlike most art books that depict paintings
without their frames, The Gilded Edge presents a plethora of
photographs that showcase frames in relation to the paintings
they border-and as works of art themselves. An accessible reference
for collectors and admirers alike, this is an invaluable guide
to the art of making beautiful things even more so.
This booklet, originally as a supplement to the February 2004
issue of Picture Frame Magazine, contains an essay on the role
of ornamentation on a picture frame moulding—and the
importance of being able to identify the numerous motifs. Detailed
images of more than 95 types of ornaments are included for the
reader's reference. Each image is accompanied by an explanation
of its geographical and historical origins.
The History of Frames By Robert Kulicke, William
Adair, Henry Heydenryk, Jr. – Softcover, 38 pages
Note: Henry Heydenryk is the owner of House
of Heydenryk frames in New York. A place worth visiting!
Originally published as a supplement to Picture Framing Magazine,
this 38-page booklet offers a comprehensive overview of frames,
from the earliest surviving Egyptian frame to the American welded
metal frame of the 1960s.
This comprehensive catalog of gilded objects is from the 1991
exhibit at The Newark Museum sponsored by The Society of Gilders.
It offers a look at both past and present gilded objects, with
an emphasis on frames. The catalog is presented in three parts:
detailed information on over 30 historical frames from 1870
to 1950; extensive technical information on the gilding process;
and illustrations of the many contemporary gilded objects including
frames, artwork, and signs.
Frameworks is the first survey of portrait frames to
enable the reader to identify the most familiar frame styles
associated with the major European artistic movements. Period
frames are shown on their contemporary pictures, and in later
revivals up to the Twentieth Century. The survey concludes with
artists’ frames. The prime features and decorative techniques
of frames are compared to styles of architecture, furnishings,
and objects d’art. Intended as a companion to A History of European
Picture Frames.
The Art of Framing by Piers Feetham, Caroline Feetham, Patrick
Stell (Photographer), Patric Steel – 1st Amer Ed, Hardcover,
176 pages, Published by Clarkson Potter, 1997
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A History of European Picture Frames
Glorious Borders: Three Centuries of French Frames
The Art of the Frame, American Frames from the Arts and Crafts
Period 
The Book of Picture Frames
Framing in the Golden Age: Picture and Frame in 17th-Century
Holland
The Art and History of Frames: An Inquiry into the Enhancement
of Paintings
Frames
& Framing
Though this is a magazine to the framing industry, in checking
a sample magazine, they have some very intereting articles.
The Gilded Edge: Art of the Frame
Carved, Incised, Gilded, and Burnished: The Bucks County
Framemaking Tradition
Ornamentation in Frame Design: In Search of Elementals
The History of Frames
The Art of the Picture Frame: Artists, Patrons and the Framing
of Portraits in Britain
The Regilded Age: An Exhibition of Contemporary Gilded Art
and Historic Gilded Objects/May 23, 1991-August 4, 1991
Frameworks: Form, Function & Ornament in European Portrait
Frames
The Art of Framing
