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Plaster enhances and decorates many of our historic and modern buildings. Decorative plaster, however, is not always easily identified. It can be modelled, plain, painted, polished, gilded, or hardened to look like concrete. It is important when caring for statuary and buildings that we are able to recognise, understand and conserve plaster. This book will address three matters.
1) The need to bring together the recent advances in plaster conservation with sound traditional methods of manufacture. This aspect will be illustrated with pictures of the finer aspect of plaster decoration: scagliola, rococo modelling, statuary and pressed or cast modelling from various ages and cultures.
2) The identification and understanding of the methods of manufacture of the many forms of plasterwork - an aspect neglected for over 60 years (the last book was updated in the 1930s).
3) Preventive conservation for both buildings and statuary will be a major part of the book with reviews of traditional sound housekeeping methods, modern surveying and analysis and an understanding of environmental science. This overview will be carefully researched and will address the threats of atmospheric pollution, uncontrolled environmental conditions, structural and material decay. Simple, economic and proven treatments will be specified.
This book aims to aid the revival of traditional decorative plasterwork. The text will be illustrated by examples of specific types of plasterwork and decay. Line drawings will be provided to clarify descriptions. Table, graphs and pictures will illustrate many of the survey and analytical techniques described.
1. Written by subject specialists
2. explains clearly the methods of conserving all forms of decorative plaster, whether on a building or free standing, as on a sculpture
3. comprehensive coverage - outlining the science and the history of the material of plaster, and explaining how the conservation of all forms of plaster can be achieved
1) The need to bring together the recent advances in plaster conservation with sound traditional methods of manufacture. This aspect will be illustrated with pictures of the finer aspect of plaster decoration: scagliola, rococo modelling, statuary and pressed or cast modelling from various ages and cultures.
2) The identification and understanding of the methods of manufacture of the many forms of plasterwork - an aspect neglected for over 60 years (the last book was updated in the 1930s).
3) Preventive conservation for both buildings and statuary will be a major part of the book with reviews of traditional sound housekeeping methods, modern surveying and analysis and an understanding of environmental science. This overview will be carefully researched and will address the threats of atmospheric pollution, uncontrolled environmental conditions, structural and material decay. Simple, economic and proven treatments will be specified.
This book aims to aid the revival of traditional decorative plasterwork. The text will be illustrated by examples of specific types of plasterwork and decay. Line drawings will be provided to clarify descriptions. Table, graphs and pictures will illustrate many of the survey and analytical techniques described.
1. Written by subject specialists
2. explains clearly the methods of conserving all forms of decorative plaster, whether on a building or free standing, as on a sculpture
3. comprehensive coverage - outlining the science and the history of the material of plaster, and explaining how the conservation of all forms of plaster can be achieved
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Contents
Part 1 HISTORY, MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURE
CHAPTER I
HISTORY AND USES OF PLASTER
CHAPTER 2
CHOICE AND COMBINATION OF COMPONENT MATERIALS
CHAPTER 3
CRAFT AND MAKING THE PLASTERWORK
PART 2 SURVEY AND DECAY
CHAPTER 4 DECAY
CHAPTER 5
SURVEY AND ANALYSIS
PART 3 TREATMENT
CHAPTER 6
PREVENTION OF DECAY
Assessing condition, planning and evaluating action
CHAPTER 7
REPAIR
CHAPTER 8
REINSTATEMENT OF PLASTER
Part 1 HISTORY, MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURE
CHAPTER I
HISTORY AND USES OF PLASTER
CHAPTER 2
CHOICE AND COMBINATION OF COMPONENT MATERIALS
CHAPTER 3
CRAFT AND MAKING THE PLASTERWORK
PART 2 SURVEY AND DECAY
CHAPTER 4 DECAY
CHAPTER 5
SURVEY AND ANALYSIS
PART 3 TREATMENT
CHAPTER 6
PREVENTION OF DECAY
Assessing condition, planning and evaluating action
CHAPTER 7
REPAIR
CHAPTER 8
REINSTATEMENT OF PLASTER
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- EditoreRoutledge
- Data di pubblicazione2021
- ISBN 10 0750669438
- ISBN 13 9780750669436
- RilegaturaCopertina rigida
- Numero edizione1
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