19361
Title Of Article Chaper
Étude technologique des divanderies coulées. L'oeuvre de Guillaume Lefèvre (synthèse)
Title Of Journal Book
Bulletin (Institut royal du patrimoine artistique) = Bulletin (Koninklijk Instituut voor het Kunstpatrimonium)
Volume
22
Pages
104-160
Collation
Illustrations, figurations, tables, diagrams.
Reference Bibliography
Includes bibliog. refs.
ISSN
0085-1892
Language Of Text
French
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to characterize as accurately as possible the design and production methods of brass casting. Several pieces of church furnishings were available from a single atelier, that of the founder Guillaume Lefèvre, and date to the beginning of the 15th century, 1476. Items included both authenticated and attributed pieces: two pascal candlesticks, a choir candlestick, a baptismal font, and a holy water basin. A summary history is provided concerning Lefèvre, his foundry, and its production. Physical and technological descriptions of each of the works are provided; metal analyses were performed and the results recorded (composition of the alloy was determined by atomic absorption spectroscopy, and analysis of the core is given). These data are assessed to formulate an interpretation of Lefèvre's working methods.
Keywords
Brass, analysis;Brass, history;Brass, working technology; Sculpture, brass -- ICCROM
pub_id
19361
Title Translation
Technological study of cast brassware. The work of Guillaume Lefèvre (synthesis)