page_title: Iron railing
hierarchical_section_title: Iron railing
caption_attribution_description: Serrurerie, Grands Ouvrages, Dessus de Portes, Balcons, Appuis et Rampes Planches de l'Encyclopédie de Diderot et d'Alembert, volume 8
context_page_description: An iron railing is a fence made of iron. This may either be wrought iron, which is ductile and durable and may be hammered into elaborate shapes when hot, or the cheaper cast iron, which is of low ductility and quite brittle. Cast iron can also produce complicated shapes, but these are created through the use of moulds of compressed sand rather than hammering, which would be likely to damage the iron.
context_section_description: An iron railing is a fence made of iron. This may either be wrought iron, which is ductile and durable and may be hammered into elaborate shapes when hot, or the cheaper cast iron, which is of low ductility and quite brittle. Cast iron can also produce complicated shapes, but these are created through the use of moulds of compressed sand rather than hammering, which would be likely to damage the iron.
caption: Designs for decorative railings from 1771.
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