Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Mills, John W
Title:
The technique of casting for sculpture [by] John W. Mills.
Published / Created:
London, Batsford; 1967.

New York, Reinhold, 1967.
Physical Description:
168 p. illus., diagrs. 26 cm.
Collection:
Reference Library
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Also issued online.
Contents:
Casting -- Plaster of Paris -- Waste moulding -- Piece moulding -- Filling -- Release or parting agents -- Reinforcement of casts -- Filling the mould--Plaster of Paris -- Filling the mould--Terra-cotta press moulding and slip casting -- Filling the mould--wax -- Filling the mould--synthetic resins and polyester resins -- Plastics -- Polyester resin -- Polyvinyl chloride and gelatine -- Cold curing rubber compounds -- Expanded polystyrene -- Rigid polyurethane foam -- Clay, wax and sand -- Metals -- Lost wax -- Pre-determined core -- Sand moulding -- Furnaces and melting -- Alloys -- The lost pattern process -- Lead -- Machines.
Subject Terms:
Sculpture -- Technique. | Plaster casts. | Plaster casts. | Sculpture -- Technique. | Plaster casts | Sculpture