Yale Center for British Art

Title:: Guidelines for the technical examination of bronze sculpture / edited by David Bourgarit, Jane Bassett, Francesca G. Bewer, Arlen Heginbotham, Andrew Lacey, and Peta Motture.
Edition:: First edition.
Published / Created:: Los Angeles : J. Paul Getty Museum, 2025.
©2025
Physical Description:: ix, 547 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
Holdings:: Reference Library
NB1230 .G85 2025 (LC)
Copyright Status:: Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:: Books
Notes:: Includes bibliographical references (pages 509-538).
"This illustrated volume offers a new framework for advancing the understanding of bronze sculpture, explaining how to identify the evidence of process steps, metals used, casting defects, and surface work and alterations before moving on to address analytical techniques ranging from visual exams to imaging, material analyses, and dating"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Terms:: Bronze sculpture -- Technique. | Bronze sculpture -- Expertising. | Bronze founding. | Bronze -- Analysis. | Sculpture materials -- Analysis.
Contributors:: Bourgarit, David, editor. | Bassett, Jane (Jane L.), editor. | Bewer, Francesca G. (Francesca Gabrielle), 1960– editor. | Heginbotham, Arlen, editor. | Lacey, Andrew, 1969– editor. | Motture, Peta, editor. | J. Paul Getty Museum, issuing body.