Framing
& Gilding
Making and Restoring
Period Picture Frames
by Paul Curson
(Australian Publication)
Softcover
175 x 240mm
115pp
Published by Skills Publishing Pty Ltd, Lawson, NSW, Australia
R.R.P.$26.90
ISBN 0-646-12673-3
Making an 18th Century
Picture Frame
Making a Compo 19th
Century Frame
Making an Art Nouveau
Mirror Frame
Extract from back cover of book:
Framing & Gilding shows you how to choose, make and restore period picture frames. All of the tools and techniques are carefully described and well-illustrated with over 100 photos and drawings. A further 50 drawings give you a library of designs, any of which you can use as shown, or modify to meet your specific needs.
About
the Author:
Paul Curson was born in Yorkshire, England. After emigrating to Australia
in the early 60's, he settled in Queensland where he specialised in furniture
restoration, working for some time on the restoration of furniture from
Government House, Brisbane.
He joined the Queensland Art Gallery in 1978 as Supervising Artisan and has since been responsible for the restoration/conservation of frames and furniture and for making the copies of period frames required for the display of Gallery paintings.
With the assistance of the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation, he undertook an internship in gilding conservation and restoration and furniture conservation/restoration at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London in 1988 and '89. In addition to studying the framing of paintings in major museums and art galleries in Europe and U.S.A. he has made a special study of the framing used on paintings by the Camden Town school.
Photos: Black & White
Units of Measurement: Metric
Contents
A Brief History of the Picture Frame
Making an 18th Century Picture Frame
Applying Size, Gesso and Bole
Watergilding with Gold Leaf
Making a Compo 19th Century Frame
Making an Art Nouveau Mirror Frame
Burnish and Flash Gilding
Conservation and Restoration
Formulae, Tools & Materials
Frame Design
Appendix 1 Useful Information
Appendix 2 List of Suppliers
Appendix 3 Bibliography
Glossary
Index