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The Colouring, Bronzing and Patination of Metals
Richard Hughes
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Description for The Colouring, Bronzing and Patination of Metals
Hardcover. Num Pages: 372 pages, 275 illustrations, 220 in colour. BIC Classification: AFT; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 288 x 215 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1676.
The techniques of metal colouring, bronzing and patination are assuming a new importance in contemporary fine metalwork and design. Richard Hughes and Michael Rowe have assembled and tested the recipes included in this book, which is the most comprehensive work on the subject currently available, an essential reference and sourcebook for practitioners and all those involvoved in sculpture, architecture, designs and the decorative arts. It brings together hundreds of recipes and treatments previously scattered in a variety of old books and technical papers, and provides the artist-craftsman with a very wide range of coloured finishes.
The techniques of metal colouring, bronzing and patination are assuming a new importance in contemporary fine metalwork and design. Richard Hughes and Michael Rowe have assembled and tested the recipes included in this book, which is the most comprehensive work on the subject currently available, an essential reference and sourcebook for practitioners and all those involvoved in sculpture, architecture, designs and the decorative arts. It brings together hundreds of recipes and treatments previously scattered in a variety of old books and technical papers, and provides the artist-craftsman with a very wide range of coloured finishes.
Product Details
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
372
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
Number of Pages
372
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500015018
SKU
V9780500015018
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99-6
About Richard Hughes
Richard Hughes was Dean of Art History and Conservation at the Camberwell College of the Arts. Michael Rowe is an artist and designer who lectures in Metalwork at the Royal College of Art in London.
Reviews for The Colouring, Bronzing and Patination of Metals
'A meticulous piece of research, immaculately presented' - Design 'I am so impressed by this book it's hard to know where to start' - Metalsmith