This book, the culmination of 20 years’ work for two frame historians
and consultants, is a comprehensive, scholarly survey documenting frame styles
and their original context. The book is organized by nation-ality and period
with 56 carefully constructed diagrams in the form of framemakers’ pattern
books, interspersed with 38 plates of framed paintings. Components are drawn
directly from photographs of 268 frames original or contemporary to their
pictures. Frames from Italy, France, Britain and the Netherlands and Belgium
are included; and for the first time frame studies focusing on Germany, Central
Europe, Scandinavia, and Spain are also featured.
Whether they are elaborately gilded or clean and classic, picture frames are often
viewed as works of art. Now there's a fascinating, informative guide to collecting
and restoring antique American frames. The book is divided chronologically into
design periods, with detailed descriptions of styles and designs.
This 16-page booklet is an overview of a 1999 exhibit organized by Gold Leaf Studios
in Washington, DC. A synopsis of the origin of the French Frame and its characteristics
are enhanced by a glossary and step-by-step guide to gesso cutting and gilding.
A complete biography for further reading is included. 22 illustrations, 14 in full
color.Softcover, 16 pages
Eli Wilner’s “The Art of the Frame” was a delightful find. I have seen books about
European frames, but never about American frames until now. As a person who appreciates
art in all its many forms, I was thrilled to discover a book entirely devoted to
the history, appreciation and beauty of American frames The back of book has illustrations
of various signatures that appear on the backs of frames by known frame makers.
It would be hard to read "The Art of the Frame" and not feel like you are being
let in on a fascinating new world shared by artists, designers and arts patrons
alike. It is the kind of book that you return to frequently as a reference, not
only in the consideration, study, and viewing of paintings and their frames, but
as a tool in identifying and classifying these treasures of American know-how and
craftsmenship known as antique frames.
This book was one of the first surveys of the development and types of picture frames
throughout the centuries and continues to be a valuable guide to curators, collectors,
and frame makers today. Topics such as changes in the significance of the frame,
the wide variety of materials used, and adaptations of frames to new surroundings
are all included. A glossary of terms and important style designations, a comprehensive
bibliography, and a special section on American frames are all included. 510 black
& white photos.
Based on the catalog of the 1984 exhibition, "Acclaim the Frame," at the Rijksmuseum
in Amsterdam, this book features detailed information about original Dutch frames
and the paintings they housed. There are numerous full scale profile drawings and
many full page black and white and color illustrations of the frames, showing their
original con- tents so that the reader can better understand the relation of picture
to frame.
Italian
Renaissance Frame by Timothy J. Newbery, George Bisacca, Laurence B. Kanter
– Paperback, Published by Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1990
Reader review: I have treasured this book ever since I bought it 10 years
ago. As a beginning picture framer this was the pinacle of perfection to me. Gives
full blown diagrams on the construction of the frames and altar pieces along with
the history of the frames and icons. Simply breathtaking stuff, incredible craftsmanship
and artistry.
Note: Henry Heydenryk is the owner of House
of Heydenryk frames in New York. A place worth visiting!
Frames
& Framing (Ashmolean Handbooks) by Tim Newberry Paperback: 80 pages
Publisher: Ashmolean Museum (January 25, 2007)
Increasingly, picture frames are collected in thei r own right, viewed for the significant
role they have played in art history. Museums exhibit them. Here are frames from
the 14th to the 19th century from throughout Europe.
Handbook of Ornament by Franz Sales Meyer Paperback: 548 pages Publisher:
Dover Publications (June 1, 1957)
This excellent collection of historic decorative ornament contains over 3000 examples
ranging from the cultures of the Greeks and Romans through the Victorians. Among
the many different kinds of objects depicted are fine line drawings of chairs, thrones,
crowns, heraldic emblems, altars, armor, architecture and scores of objects used
in everyday life. 3002 black-and-white illustrations.
Nothing enhances the appeal of a beautiful painting like the perfect frame. Indeed,
framing is an art form in its own right, and The Gilded Edge is the first
book to offer a comprehensive visual survey of the beautiful antique frames made
in America over the last two centuries. Comprising diverse essays by art world luminaries,
museum curators, private collectors, and independent scholars, this richly illustrated
volume covers topics ranging from frame history and fabrication to the art of perfectly
matching frame to artwork. Unlike most art books that depict paintings without their
frames, The Gilded Edge presents a plethora of photographs that showcase frames
in relation to the paintings they border-and as works of art themselves. An accessible
reference for collectors and admirers alike, this is an invaluable guide to the
art of making beautiful things even more so.
This booklet, originally as a supplement to the February 2004 issue of Picture Frame
Magazine, contains an essay on the role of ornamentation on a picture frame moulding—and
the importance of being able to identify the numerous motifs. Detailed images of
more than 95 types of ornaments are included for the reader's reference. Each image
is accompanied by an explanation of its geographical and historical origins.
The History of Frames By Robert Kulicke, William Adair, Henry Heydenryk,
Jr. – Softcover, 38 pages
Note: Henry Heydenryk is the owner of House
of Heydenryk frames in New York. A place worth visiting!
Originally published as a supplement to Picture Framing Magazine, this 38-page booklet
offers a comprehensive overview of frames, from the earliest surviving Egyptian
frame to the American welded metal frame of the 1960s.
This comprehensive catalog of gilded objects is from the 1991 exhibit at The Newark
Museum sponsored by The Society of Gilders. It offers a look at both past and present
gilded objects, with an emphasis on frames. The catalog is presented in three parts:
detailed information on over 30 historical frames from 1870 to 1950; extensive technical
information on the gilding process; and illustrations of the many contemporary gilded
objects including frames, artwork, and signs.
Frameworks is the first survey of portrait frames to enable the reader to
identify the most familiar frame styles associated with the major European artistic
movements. Period frames are shown on their contemporary pictures, and in later
revivals up to the Twentieth Century. The survey concludes with artists’ frames.
The prime features and decorative techniques of frames are compared to styles of
architecture, furnishings, and objects d’art. Intended as a companion to A History
of European Picture Frames.
The Art of Framing by Piers Feetham, Caroline Feetham, Patrick Stell
(Photographer), Patric Steel – 1st Amer Ed, Hardcover, 176 pages, Published
by Clarkson Potter, 1997
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A History of European Picture Frames
Glorious Borders: Three Centuries of French Frames
The Art of the Frame, American Frames from the Arts and Crafts Period 
The Book of Picture Frames
Framing in the Golden Age: Picture and Frame in 17th-Century Holland
The Art and History of Frames: An Inquiry into the Enhancement of Paintings
Frames
& Framing
Picture
Framing Magazine
Though this is a magazine to the framing industry, in checking a sample magazine,
they have some very intereting articles. 
Handbook of Ornament
The Gilded Edge: Art of the Frame
Carved, Incised, Gilded, and Burnished: The Bucks County Framemaking Tradition
Ornamentation in Frame Design: In Search of Elementals
The History of Frames
The Art of the Picture Frame: Artists, Patrons and the Framing of Portraits in
Britain
The Regilded Age: An Exhibition of Contemporary Gilded Art and Historic Gilded
Objects/May 23, 1991-August 4, 1991
Frameworks: Form, Function & Ornament in European Portrait Frames
The Art of Framing
