Marble : art historical and scientific perspectives on ancient sculpture / [editors, Marion True and Jerry Podany].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

True, Marion.

Podany, Jerry.

Getty Museum, Malibu (Los Angeles)

Getty Museum, Malibu (Los Angeles). Department of Antiquities.

Getty Museum, Malibu (Los Angeles). Department of Antiquities Conservation.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sculpture, Ancient--Expertising--Congresses.

Sculpture, Ancient.

Marble--Analysis--Congresses.

Marble.

Marble--Analysis.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

299 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

Malibu, Calif. : J. Paul Getty Museum, 1990.

Summary:

Prominent art historians, scientists, conservators, and sculptors here discuss ancient marble sculpture, including the provenancing of marble, the detection of marble forgeries, scientific analysis and authentication of ancient marble, marble quarrying and trade in the ancient world, and the techniques used in ancient sculpture.

Notes:

"Papers delivered at a symposium organized by the Department of Antiquities and Antiquities Conservation and held at the J. Paul Getty Museum, April 28-30, 1988."

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0892361743 :

OCLC:

22005651