2025
Casting Light on a Forgotten Sculptural Material
Series: Proceedings of the British Academy; 274;
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Product details:
- Publisher The British Academy
- Date of Publication 28 August 2025
- ISBN 9780197267936
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages418 pages
- Size 234x156 mm
- Weight 666 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 148 Illustrations, color 0
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Long description:
Ancient Plaster: Casting Light on a Forgotten Sculptural Material offers a fresh exploration of plaster in the sculpture of the ancient Mediterranean and beyond. Challenging the traditional focus on marble and bronze, this volume reveals the crucial role of plaster both in the sculptor's workshop and as a medium for finished sculpture. Combining academic insights with contemporary artists' perspectives, the book also delves into the controversial topic of life-casting in antiquity and provides groundbreaking new interpretations of well-known plaster objects such as those from the Roman city of Baiae, near Naples. With chapters extending the chronological and geographical scope to early modern Europe and contemporary art school contexts, the book illuminates plaster's versatility and the continuity of its use across millennia. By rehabilitating this material, often overlooked or lost to the archaeological record, the volume offers a transformative view of ancient sculpture, appealing to both scholars and art enthusiasts alike.
MoreTable of Contents:
Notes on Contributors Acknowledgements
Introduction ABBEY L. R. ELLIS AND EMMA M. PAYNE
Part I Modelling and Moulding in Plaster 1 Freehand Modelling with Lime Plaster CLARE VENABLES
2 Lime Kilns and Plaster Production BETH MUNRO
3 Thoughts on the Disposition of the 1983 Cache of Plaster Figures from ‘Ayn Ghazal, Jordan KATHRYN WALKER TUBB
4 The Material Behind the Masterpiece: Plaster and the Production of Greek and Roman Chryselephantine Statues KENNETH LAPATIN
5 Sculpting with Plaster at Dura-Europos EMMA M. PAYNE
6 Discussing Middle Byzantine Stucco Production: The Case of Hosios Loukas FLAVIA VANNI
Part II Plaster in the Sculptor’s Workshop 7 Plaster Piece-Moulding THOMAS SCHELPER
8 In the Workshop of an Ancient Egyptian Sculptor: The Estate of the Chief Royal Sculptor Thutmose At Akhet-Aten – Amarna DIMITRI LABOURY
9 Plaster Casts and the Transmission of Iconography: A Central Asian Perspective RACHEL MAIRS AND LAUREN MORRIS
10 Italy, France, and the Origin of the Full-scale Plaster Model ECKART MARCHAND
11 Did Roman Marble Sculptors Work from Plaster Models? The Baiae Plaster Casts in Context AMANDA CLARIDGE
12 The Function of Ancient Plaster Casts from Metalworks: A Reconsideration ABBEY L. R. ELLIS
13 Plaster Moulds for Stone Sculpture THOMAS MERRETT AND EMMA PAYNE
Part III Life Casting in the Classical World 14 Life Casting in Antiquity: A Sculptor’s Perspective NIGEL KONSTAM
15 Plaster Life Casting and the Production of Bronze Statuary in Ancient Greece: The Early Classical Revolution W. ALEXANDER LUMSDEN AND CAROL MATTUSCH
16 Roman Non-elite Plaster Death Mask Moulds Revisited: Practicality, Purpose, and Memory preservation KELSEY SHAWN MADDEN
Part IV Ancient Subjects, Modern Eyes 17 Modern Life Casting MARTIN HANSON
18 Flexible Casting Techniques through History MARIAM SONNTAG
19 Casting from Life: A Delicate Matter VERONIKA TOCHA
20 We Contemporize, They Persist CHRIS DORSETT
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