The Colouring, Bronzing and Patination of Metals: A Manual for Fine Metalworkers, Sculptors and Designers
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Richard Hughes (Author) Michael Rowe (Author)
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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. 55 Illustrations, black and white; 220 Illustrations, color
About the Author
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.
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- Contributor: Richard Hughes
- Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd
- ISBN13: 9780500015018
- Number of Pages: 372
- Packaged Dimensions: 205x285mm
- Packaged Weight: 1680
- Format: Hardback
- Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Release Date: 1991-02-04
- Binding: Hardback
- Biography: 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.
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