| ISBN |
9783110216875 (e-isbn) |
| 3110216876 (e-isbn) |
| Title |
Plaster casts : making, collecting, and displaying from classical antiquity to the present / edited by Rune Frederiksen and Eckhart Marchand. |
| Publisher and/or associated date/s |
Berlin ; New York : De Gruyter, c2010. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 752 pages) : illustrations (some colour), colour maps. |
| Series |
Transformationen der Antike 1864-5208 ; Bd. 18 |
| Note |
Papers originating from an international conference of the same name, held at Oxford University, Sept. 23-27, 2007. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Antiquity; The Renaissance; Making and Distribution from the Eighteenth to the Twentieth Century; Artists' Academies; Artists' Workshops; Conservation; Architectural Models and Collections after Gems; Casting Nations: The National Museum; Display and the Future of Plaster Casts; Backmatter. |
| Conditions of access |
Available to Museum Staff only. |
| Summary |
This volume originates from an international conference held at Oxford University in 2007. Texts by classical archaeologists, art historians, students of the history of collecting, curators, conservators and artists address objects and themes from antiquity to the present day, ancient Egypt to 20th-century Mexico and contemporary Europe. They explore status, reception and functions of casts as well as hands-on issues, such as the making, trading, display and conservation of plaster casts. |
| Subjects |
Antiquities -- Collection and preservation -- Congresses |
| Cultural property -- Protection -- Congresses |
| Plaster casts -- Congresses |
| Sculpture, Ancient -- Conservation and restoration -- Congresses |
| Art, Ancient -- Conservation and restoration -- Congresses |
| Archaeology -- Methodology -- Congresses |
| Antiquities |
| Archaeology |
| Other Authors &/or Associated Persons |
Frederiksen, Rune (editor) |
| Marchand, Eckart (editor) |
| Series |
Transformationen der Antike Bd. 18. |
| Call number |
Electronic book - Ebsco |
| Internet Site |
Access to full text via EBSCOhost (one user at a time) |
