The Art of the Plasterer(1st Edition) by GeorgeBankart Hardcover, 368 Pages, Published 2013 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-873394-51-9, ISBN: 1-873394-51-9
"George Bankart first wrote The Art of the Plasterer in 1908. It was then re-issued, with amendments, a few years later. Now available from Donhead as a facsimile edition, this impressive, well illustrated volume offers an artistic interpretation of the way plaster was used in response to stylistic changes. Bankart was an architect inspired by the Arts & Crafts movement who cared passionately about the craft of plastering and sought to c ..."
"In this process the Scotch Adam brothers were predominant. The Adam manner
is a compost from several sources, and the four ceilings of Plates XXVIII and XXIX
show its shallow relief and delicate “liney” classic ornaments, griffins, and figure
panels. Plates XXX, XXXA, and CXXII give a collection of Adam ornamental
motives from Messrs G. Jackson & Son's original moulds. Adam mouldings have
been drawn on Fig. 15. Exceedingly pretty, ..."
"... title page of the fourth edition to get an idea of Bankart's confidence and belief
in the post-Victorian view of craft and design. He refers to this edition being
revised and enlarged, even though it is actually shorter (347 pages compared to
604 ... The fourth edition has nineteen chapters, as opposed to twenty-one in the
first, but more significantly one can sense the ... very slightly and more
illustrations have been added, ..."
"This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations."
"This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations."
"William Millar's classic book "Plastering Plain and Decorative" is universally referred to as the 'Plasterer's Bible'. It was first published in 1897 and was clearly a great success, with a second edition following a couple of years later in 1899 and a third edition in 1905 (a reprint of the first edition is available from Donhead). In 1927 the publishers, B. T. Batsford Ltd, decided that it was time to republish Millar's 'magnus opus', ..."
"This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations."
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The Art of the Plasterer An Account of the Decorative Development of the Craft, Chiefly in England from the Xvith to the Xviiith Century, with Chapters on the Stucco of the Classic Period and of the Italian Renaissance (Classic Reprint) by George Percy Bankart (2018, Trade Paperback) by George Percy Bankart Paperback, Published 2018 by Forgotten Books ISBN-13: 978-1-334-24074-4, ISBN: 1-334-24074-4
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