Download or read book The Brass Book written by Peter Berwind Schiffer and published by American, English and European. This book was released on 1978 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This definitive book on early domestic brass objects covers andirons, candlesticks, fireplace accessories, kettles, tobacco boxes and more. Variations in styles are fully illustrated and the 18th-century method of casting brass, variations in construction methods, and the identification of old copies and fakes are discussed. An 18th-century brassmaker's catalog is reproduced.