The Materials of Sculpture
By Nicholas Penny.
Description
This beautiful book surveys the sculpture of many civilizations―from ancient Egypt, Greece, and China to fifteenth-century Italy, nineteenth-century France, and twentieth-century North America. It provides a basic introduction to the nature of the materials used by sculptors, examining how these were regarded as well as how they were worked in different periods and in different cultures.The book begins with the hardest stones that are worked with abrasives, goes on to discuss marble and softer stones and organic materials, such as wood and ivory, considers plastic materials (clay, stucco, g...
ISBN(s)
0300065817, 9780300065817
