Working in Metals by Charles C. Sleffel

Color title page by artist Leon V. Solon. This classic period illustration has gold metalic ink in the border which does not show in this reproduction.

Leon V. Solon (1872-1957), English. A ceramicist, painter, illustrator and writer, he executed architectural decorations for the Philadelphia Museum of Art. He was the artistic director for Minton between 1897-1909, and worked in a style with affinities to Mucha. Solon's work as illustrator is found in many books of the time. He wrote art reviews for the Architectural Record.