Le musée rétrospectif du métal à l'Exposition de l'union centrale des beaux-arts, 1880
A retrospective catalogue of historic metalwork shown at the 1880 Paris exhibition of the Union centrale des beaux-arts, compiled by Germain Bapst and published in Paris by A. Quantin in 1881 for collectors and students of decorative arts. Its plates show embossed relief panels, a round mirror back, a set of medals and a chased plate, with dense classical figure scenes and scrolling foliage borders that suggest ornamental framing and repoussé patterns for metal-inspired design.
