Geschichte der Metallkunst
Geschichte der Metallkunst is a German history of metalwork by Hermann Lüer and Max Creutz, published in Stuttgart by F. Enke in 1904 as a general survey for students and readers of the decorative arts. Its plates show medieval and early metalwork: a gabled reliquary shrine with standing figures, a processional cross, a rectangular casket with figures under arches, and a repoussé plate with a battle scene. A designer could take from them the tight, layered organisation of figures under arches and the dense relief ornament framed by bands of geometric pattern.
