几个世纪以来，锻铁一直被精心加工成各种物品，例如商店招牌，阳台栏杆和狗项圈。这本精美的书集汇集了法国鲁昂**的图雷勒博物馆（MuséeLe Secq des Tournelles）藏品中的36件独特的锻铁作品，并结合了令人惊叹的摄影作品和新鲜有趣的学术研究。在锻铁被迅速丢弃并用现代材料代替的时期，这些被勒塞克博物馆（MuséeLe Secq）的创始人挽救回来的物品讲述了工业前时代的故事，并突出了铁在我们共同的过去中的重要性。凯瑟琳•M•莫里斯（Kathleen M. Morris）的文章提供了一个欣赏这些非凡艺术品的当代视角，而塞克博物馆现任和前任的策展人则发表了关于该博物馆**藏品的宏伟藏品的有趣的见解。

For centuries, wrought iron was worked with care and craft into objects as diverse as shop signs, balcony railings, and dog collars. This handsome volume brings together thirty-six unique pieces of wrought iron from the celebrated collection of the Musée Le Secq des Tournelles in Rouen, France, and combines stunning photography with fresh and engaging scholarship. Salvaged by the founders of the Musée Le Secq during a period when wrought iron was being rapidly discarded and replaced with modern materials, these objects tell stories of preindustrial times and highlight the importance of iron in our shared past. An essay by Kathleen M. Morris offers a contemporary perspective on these extraordinary works of art, while current and former curators of the Musée Le Secq provide fascinating insights into the magnificent holdings of the museum’s renowned collection.