Beschrijving
Original publisher’s red cloth hardback, gilt lettering spine & frontcover, pictorial dustjacket, large thick 4to: 384pp., 154 photographs, topographical index, and index on artists and plaster-craftsmen. CONTENTS: Introduction [research-means-purpose-intention]. Stucco Inside [in different civilizations: Asia-Egypt-Crete-Greece-Etruscan-Roman-Islamic cultures-pre-Columbian America-Western Europe in the Middle-Ages]. The Renaissance in Western Europe [Italy-North-Italy and Switzerland-Germany-France-England]. The 17th and 18th Century in the Surroundings of the Netherlands [Belgium-Westfalen and the Rhineland-England]. Stucco in the Netherlands, a brief survey [introduction-17th and 18th century-19th century-20th century-deviate materials] Ornamental Stucco in the Dutch private houses in the 17th and 18th centuries [introduction-the place of the stucco in the interior-entrance-hall-corridors-lighting domes-staircases-rooms-fireplaces-dessus de portes-walls] Different Kind of Ceilings [stucco arround beams-flat stucco ceilings-vaulted arch ceilings-cornice stucco ceilings-stucco ceilings with a deep-set center]. Figurative Representations Use of Colour. Development of style from 1600 to 1800 [oldest known ornamentated stucco in the Netherlands-the 17th century upto Louis XIV style-baroque ceilings and the international developments-The rise of Louis XIV style in the Republic upto 1715-louis XIV style upto 1740-the transition to rococo upto 1750- Rococo upto 1770- transition and Neo Classicism upto 1800]. Design and Designers [introduction-transition period 18th century-Rococo-development in the 18th century in the Dutch Republic- the 18th century upto 1765-realisation of the design] Design and Construction [ introduction-plaster craftsmen and artisans-plaster craftsmen in the 17th century in the Netherlands-italian plaster craftsmen in the Dutch Republic-18th century not-italian plaster craftsmen in the Dutch Republic-guilds-the construction of a stucco ceiling-tools-moulds-the costs]. The Chemical composition of the Stucco [introduction] Materials [lime CaCO-the burning of limestone-lime kilns-stone lime- shell lime-plaster CaSO4x2H2O-sand-cement-fibre-reed]. Mortar Compositions [old recipes-adhesive stucco-mortar compositions to day-additional components]. Qualifications of mortars [lime mortar- and processing-survey pressure of mortars] Methods of Examination of the Materials.[introduction-intention of the research-laboratory research-conclusion]. Summary and Conclusions [2pp. in English]. Text in Dutch. Very fine copy – as new.