Stucwerk in het Nederlandse woonhuis, uit de 17e en 18e eeuw - Freling, Wijnand V.J.

Original publisher's red cloth hardback, gilt lettering spine & frontcover, pictorial dustjacket, large thick 4to: 384pp., 154 photographs, topographical index, and index on artists and plaster-craftsmen. CONTENTS: Introduction [research-means-purpose-intention]. Stucco Inside [in different civilizations: Asia-Egypt-Crete-Greece-Etruscan-Roman-Islamic cultures-pre-Columbian America-Western Europe in the Middle-Ages]. The Renaissance in Western Europe [Italy-North-Italy and Switzerland-Germany-France-England]. The 17th and 18th Century in the Surroundings of the Netherlands [Belgium-Westfalen and the Rhineland-England]. Stucco in the Netherlands, a brief survey [introduction-17th and 18th century-19th century-20th century-deviate materials] Ornamental Stucco in the Dutch private houses in the 17th and 18th centuries [introduction-the place of the stucco in the interior-entrance-hall-corridors-lighting domes-staircases-rooms-fireplaces-dessus de portes-walls] Different Kind of Ceilings [stucco arround beams-flat stucco ceilings-vaulted arch ceilings-cornice stucco ceilings-stucco ceilings with a deep-set center]. Figurative Representations Use of Colour. Development of style from 1600 to 1800 [oldest known ornamentated stucco in the Netherlands-the 17th century upto Louis XIV style-baroque ceilings and the international developments-The rise of Louis XIV style in the Republic upto 1715-louis XIV style upto 1740-the transition to rococo upto 1750- Rococo upto 1770- transition and Neo Classicism upto 1800]. Design and Designers [introduction-transition period 18th century-Rococo-development in the 18th century in the Dutch Republic- the 18th century upto 1765-realisation of the design] Design and Construction [ introduction-plaster craftsmen and artisans-plaster craftsmen in the 17th century in the Netherlands-italian plaster craftsmen in the Dutch Republic-18th century not-italian plaster craftsmen in the Dutch Republic-guilds-the construction of a stucco ceiling-tools-moulds-the costs]. The Chemical composition of the Stucco [introduction] Materials [lime CaCO-the burning of limestone-lime kilns-stone lime- shell lime-plaster CaSO4x2H2O-sand-cement-fibre-reed]. Mortar Compositions [old recipes-adhesive stucco-mortar compositions to day-additional components]. Qualifications of mortars [lime mortar- and processing-survey pressure of mortars] Methods of Examination of the Materials.[introduction-intention of the research-laboratory research-conclusion]. Summary and Conclusions [2pp. in English]. Text in Dutch. Very fine copy - as new. Leeuwarden-Mechelen, Eisma. 1996 [Auteur: FRELING, WIJNAND V.J.] [Jaar: 1996] [Titel: Stucwerk in het Nederlandse woonhuis uit de 17e en 18e eeuw. Een onderzoek naar het materiaalgebruik, de vormgeving en verspreiding van stucwerk uit de 17e en 18e eeuw in het Nederlandse woonhuis.]