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Beschreibung

The first English-language book to comprehensively discuss the history and methodology of conserving medieval polychrome wood sculpture. Medieval polychrome wood sculptures are highly complex objects, bearers of histories that begin with their original carving and adornment and continue through long centuries of repainting, deterioration, restoration, and conservation. Abundantly illustrated, this book is the first in English to offer a comprehensive overview of the conservation of medieval painted wood sculptures for conservators, curators, and others charged with their care.

Beginning with an illuminating discussion of the history, techniques, and meanings of these works, it continues with their examination and documentation, including chapters on the identification of both the wooden support and the polychromy itself--the paint layers, metal leaf, and other materials used for these sculptures. The volume also covers the many aspects of treatment: the process of determining the best approach; consolidation and adhesion of paint, ground, and support; overpaint removal and surface cleaning; and compensation.

Four case studies on artworks in the collection of The Cloisters in New York, a comprehensive bibliography, and a checklist to aid in documentation complement the text.

The first English-language book to comprehensively discuss the history and methodology of conserving medieval polychrome wood sculpture. Medieval polychrome wood sculptures are highly complex objects, bearers of histories that begin with their original carving and adornment and continue through long centuries of repainting, deterioration, restoration, and conservation. Abundantly illustrated, this book is the first in English to offer a comprehensive overview of the conservation of medieval painted wood sculptures for conservators, curators, and others charged with their care.

Beginning with an illuminating discussion of the history, techniques, and meanings of these works, it continues with their examination and documentation, including chapters on the identification of both the wooden support and the polychromy itself--the paint layers, metal leaf, and other materials used for these sculptures. The volume also covers the many aspects of treatment: the process of determining the best approach; consolidation and adhesion of paint, ground, and support; overpaint removal and surface cleaning; and compensation.

Four case studies on artworks in the collection of The Cloisters in New York, a comprehensive bibliography, and a checklist to aid in documentation complement the text.

Über den Autor
Michele D. Marincola is Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Professor of Conservation, Conservation Center, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, and is also a Fellow of the International Institute for Conservation. She has published widely in professional journals and is the editor of Polychrome Sculpture: Meaning, Form, Conservation (Getty Publications, 2015). Lucretia Kargère is senior conservator for The Cloisters, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. She has published widely in professional journals.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Genre: Importe, Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Antiquitäten
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781606066553
ISBN-10: 1606066552
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Kargere, Lucretia
Marincola, Michele D.
Hersteller: Getty Trust Publications
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 264 x 210 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: Lucretia Kargere (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 18.08.2020
Gewicht: 1,059 kg
Artikel-ID: 117612499