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A Bibliography: Works of Interest to the
Artist and Art-lover Click on the title for more information or to purchase |
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General Metal Casting |
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Feinberg, Wilburt.
Lost-Wax Casting: A Practitioner's Manual A great back-to-basics guide based on the author’s extensive work with metal casters in the developing world. I don’t own this one, but I should. |
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Whitmoyer, Robert E. Ornamental Metal Casting A good introduction to metal-casting. I think this may be the first book I read on the subject when I began casting bronze. I don’t own this one, but I should. The link above takes you to Amazon.com, however, you should check out Lindsay Publications' great website where you'll find new copies of this book. |
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Bronze Casting |
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Sommella, Anna
Mura and Presicce, Claudio Parisi, Eds. Il Marco Aurelio e la sua copia In Italian. Documents the history of the huge bronze statue of Marcus Aurelius in Rome. My Italian in marginal at best, but it’s a really beautiful book. I own this one. I've hyperlinked the title to Amazon.com, however it is not available currently. I may have the editors of the book listed incorrectly due to my limited Italian.
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Art Techniques |
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Cellini, Benvenuto.
My Life (Oxford World's Classics) I just leafed through this one, and read about the casting of Perseus. This is the Renaissance version of the celebrity tell-all autobiography. Interesting for it’s historical context. I don’t own this one. It should be easy to get from a library. The active link above is to a version available as a new book on Amazon.com. The version I read, being older, is only available used.
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Cennini, Cennini
d’Andrea. The Craftsman's Handbook: "Il Libro dell' Arte" Very charming “how-to” manual from the Renaissance covering a broad range of media. I own a copy, and as much as I like it, I don’t think an artist using modern techniques and material would need it. I, however, like the “archaic” information from which one can always learn something new, and be a kindred spirit with the artists of the past. |
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Frith, Donald E. Mold Making for Ceramics The title of this book clearly states what it is. What's interesting, however, is how mold-making for any medium has certain fundamentals that can be carried over to other media. Excellent information on plaster for molds. I got this one from the library. Very fascinating
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Using the Amazon.com |
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Technology Publications, 1983.
. Bradley, IL: Lindsay Publications, 1986.
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Rome: Silvana Editoriale, 1997.
The Life of Benvenuto Cellini, Written by Himself. Trans. And Ed. John Addington Symonds, The Heritage Press: New York. 1949.
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Trans. Daniel V. Thompson, Jr., New York: Dover. 1960.
. Radnor, PA: Chilton. 1985.
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