Decorative Plasterwork in Great Britain (Hardcover, New)

Decorative plasterwork was created by skilled craftsmen, and for over four hundred years it has been an essential part of the interior decoration of the British country house. In this detailed and comprehensive study, Geoffrey Beard has created a book that will delight the eye and inform the interested reader. For those who have sometimes been puzzled by the complexities of plaster decoration it will be a most useful work of reference on a fascinating art form, about which no book has been published for nearly fifty years. After discussing the part that patrons played in commissioning and financing these beautiful decorations, a useful chapter is devoted to materials and methods of work and here the author describes the ingredients of good plaster; he has studied the work of present-day English plasterers and Swiss stucco-restorers in order to establish precisely how the materials of plaster and stucco were composed and used.

General

Imprint:	Donhead Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2011
First published:	2010
Authors:	Geoffrey Beard • Jeff Orton • Richard Ireland
Dimensions:	246 x 174 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	296
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-873394-91-5
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > Interior design Books > Professional & Technical > Civil engineering, surveying & building > Building skills > Bricklaying
LSN:	1-873394-91-8
Barcode:	9781873394915

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