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Auteur(s) : Payne, Emma M.
Titre(s) : Casting the Parthenon sculptures from the eighteenth century to the digital age [Texte imprimé] / Emma M. Payne
Publication : London ; New York : Bloomsbury academic, copyright 2021
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XII-212 pages) : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
Texte remanié de : Thesis Ph. D. : Londres, UCL Institute of archaeology : 20..
"Through the 19th century, as archaeology started to emerge as a systematic discipline,
plaster casting became a widely-adopted technique, newly applied by archaeologists
to document and transmit discoveries from their expeditions. The Parthenon sculptures
were some of the first to be cast. In the late 18th century and the first years of
the 19th century, the French artist Fauvel and Lord Elgin's men conducted campaigns
on the Athenian Acropolis. Both created casts of parts of the Parthenon sculptures
that they did not remove and these were sent back to France and Britain where they
were esteemed and displayed alongside other, original sections. Henceforth, casting
was established as an essential archaeological tool and grew exponentially over the
course of the century. Such casts are now not only fascinating historical objects
but may also be considered time capsules, capturing the details of important ancient
works when they were first moulded in centuries past. This book examines the role
of 19th century casts as an archaeological resource and explores how their materiality
and spread impacted the reception of the Parthenon sculptures and other Greek and
Roman works. Investigation of their historical context is combined with analysis of
new digital models of the Parthenon sculptures and their casts. Sensitive 3D imaging
techniques allow investigation of the surface markings of the objects in exceptionally
fine detail and enable quantitative comparative studies comparing the originals and
the casts. The 19th century casts are found to be even more accurate, but also complex,
than anticipated; through careful study of their multiple layers, we can retrieve
surface information now lost from the originals through weathering and vandalism"
Sujet(s) : Archéologie -- Méthodologie
Moulage (sculpture) -- 19e siècle
Plâtres (sculpture) -- 19e siècle
Athènes (Grèce) -- Parthénon
Indice(s) Dewey :
938.5 (23e éd.) = Histoire antique - Grèce - Attique
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781350120341. - ISBN 1350120340 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb467744392
Notice n° :
FRBNF46774439
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : The emergence of Fauvel and his successors ; Plaster casts, Elgin, and the British
Museum ; Condition studies and the role of 3D imaging ; 3D imaging and the West
Frieze ; 3D imaging and cleaning the Parthenon Sculptures ; An authentic source
of evidence? ; Closing remarks.
