Gilded Metals
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Author | : Terry Drayman-Weisser |
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Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Art |
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Through this lavishly illustrated volume, readers will discover how various cultures, ranging from ancient societies to more recent Western cultures, created gilded surfaces and how the allure of gold inspired new and ingenious technologies. Among others, practical techniques covered include foil and leaf gilding, depletion and diffusion techniques, fire gilding and electroplating. Conservation issues are also addressed.
Author | : Kay Stanis |
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Total Pages | : 93 |
Release | : 2019-08-04 |
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ISBN | : 9781086327571 |
This is a quick guide to metal threads and related techniques. With over 225 color diagrams and photos the world of metal thread embroidery will come alive for you. My goal is to make you more comfortable with the metal threads and the procedures for working with them.
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Total Pages | : 50 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Gilding |
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Author | : Alex R. Furger |
Publisher | : Librum Publishers & Editors LLC |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Archaeology |
ISBN | : 9783906897066 |
This book celebrates in words and images the traditional metal crafts practised for over a thousand years by the creators of religious Buddhist statues in Nepal. The skills of these artisans are nurtured with deep respect for tradition, regarding religion, iconography and technology. Wax modellers, mould makers, casters, fire-gilders and chasers are among the specialists of the Newar ethnic group, whose work is characterised to this day by a melding of age-old technology, great skill, religious observance and contemplation. There are numerous books and exhibition catalogues dedicated to Buddhist art and iconography but little was available about the craft of the artists who turn the religious imagery into metal casts. This book fills this gap, with a thoroughly documented and historical account of the development of this "archaic" technology. The well-informed text and comprehensive photographic coverage constitute the only up-to-date account and full documentation of an art that is 1300 years old but dying out: the "ritual" production of Buddhist statues in the lost wax casting technique. The author, Dr. Alex Furger, is an archaeologist who has studied ancient metallurgy and metalworking techniques over the past four decades. He spent twenty-five years at the head of the Roman site of Augusta Raurica and lives in Basel (Switzerland). He is the author of over 130 articles in scientific journals and twelve books in the field of culture history. The fieldwork for this book led him repeatedly to Nepal, where he met and interviewed dozens of craftsmen in their workshops. This book is addressed to readers interested in culture history, travellers to Asia, collectors of statues of Buddha, (avocational) metalworkers, historians of technology, Buddhists, ethnologists, archaeologists, art historians, scholars of Asia and to libraries and museums.
Author | : Charles Lewton-Brain |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 42 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Gilding |
ISBN | : 0978482042 |
Describes the approaches goldsmiths have used historically in various cultures to remove base metals from gold alloys for refining or "coloring the gold": depletion gilding. There is an extensive listing of recipes from many historical and contemporary sources designed to foster contrast and comparison to deepen understanding of the subject.
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Total Pages | : 596 |
Release | : 1910 |
Genre | : Tariff |
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Total Pages | : 952 |
Release | : 1911 |
Genre | : Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Author | : Frederick Converse Beach |
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Total Pages | : 1126 |
Release | : 1906 |
Genre | : Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Total Pages | : 1688 |
Release | : 1889 |
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Author | : Georg Langbein |
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Total Pages | : 792 |
Release | : 1909 |
Genre | : Electrometallurgy |
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