1st Edition
Construction as Depicted in Western Art From Antiquity to the Photograph
By Michael Tutton
Copyright 2021
296 Pages
by
Routledge
296 Pages
by
Routledge
296 Pages
by
Routledge
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The Art of Building has captured the interest of artists from the Roman period to today. The process of construction appears in western art in all its details, trades, and operations. Michael Tutton investigates the representation of building processes and materials through an examination of paintings, illuminated manuscripts, watercolours, prints, drawings and sculpture. Technical terms are... Read more
List of Figures, Introduction, CHAPTER ONE The Carpenter, CHAPTER TWO. Stone masons and bricklayers: materials, tools and equipment, CHAPTER THREE. The Smith, Conclusion, Glossary of technical terms, Bibliography, Index
Biography
With a quarter century of experience working on historic buildings, Michael Tutton has studied at graduate and post-graduate level and published on the subjects of architectural history, building history, and building conservation.
