Studien zur Elfenbeinplastik der Barockzeit
A German scholarly study from 1897 by Christian Scherer, published in Strassburg, on Baroque-era ivory carving, aimed at art historians and collectors. The plates reproduce carved ivory reliefs and figure groups in halftone and engraved reproduction, showing densely crowded battle scenes, a bust of a veiled woman, and tender embracing couples with a small cherub. Designers can take from them the swirling drapery, deep relief shadows and classical sculptural poses typical of Baroque ivory work.
