Plaster monuments: architecture and the power of reproduction
Auteur :
Lending, Mari
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691177144
Date de publication :
5 déc. 2017
Dimensions :
25,4 x 17,8 cm
Poids :
1021 g
Format :
B315
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
We are taught to believe in originals. In art and architecture in particular, original objects vouch for authenticity, value, and truth, and require our protection and preservation. The nineteenth century, however, saw this issue differently. In a culture of reproduction, plaster casts of building fragments and architectural features were sold thro