I have just put out a 'new' book updating and refreshing an 1850s design book of metal carving patterns, mainly for sword fittings. Two versions will be available, the first is printed on gloss paper through Blurb -  https://www.blurb.com/b/10516296-album-of-designs-for-metal-carving-ch-sen-gafu-de  The second will soon be available through other book outlets like Amazon, Abebooks etc. on matte paper at a cheaper price.  Text is limited to a few pages in the original Japanese with appr