The problem of working porphyry : sculptors' tools and the tempering of steel under the sixteenth-century Medici dukes

Author

Butters, Suzanne Brown

Document type

Thèse

Language

English

Source

Ph.D.; Courtauld Institute of Art; 1989; typescript ; 155 ill.; maps; bibliogr. ; 2 v. (753 p., ca. 120 p. of pl.) ; sd

Abstract (en)

An account of technical problems and solutions, especially in the metallurgical culture of Florence. Examines the work and technical contribution of Francesco Ferrucci del Tadda. Presents previously unpublished documents and technical appendices.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Sculpture -- Italy
• Dissertations
• Great Britain
• Patronage
• Italy
• Firenze (ITA)
• Medici family
• Porphyry
• Sculpture
• 1500-1600
• Ferrucci, Francesco di Giovanni (Francesco del Tadda), 1497-1586
• Metallurgy
• Tools
• Steel

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Sculpture -- Italie
• Thèse
• Grande-Bretagne
• Mécénat
• Italie
• Firenze (ITA)
• Medici, famille
• Porphyre
• Sculpture
• 1500-1600
• Ferrucci, Francesco di Giovanni (Francesco del Tadda), 1497-1586
• Métallurgie
• Outil [tools]
• Acier

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19920401-00420349

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