Table of Contents

Introduction; Ancient stucco-duro; Sgraffito, or scratched ornament; Stucco-duro in England; Wattle and dab and parge-work; The English school of plasterwork; Scottish plasterwork; Irish plasterwork; English plasterwork of the later Renaissance; The eighteenth-century degeneration; Adam brothers and their work; Modern plasterwork: Part I: present day methods - Part II: The teaching of the past: a comparison; Notes addressed to students and apprentices; Index.

About the Author

George Bankart was an architect inspired by the Arts and Craft movement, who believed that there should be no division between architects and craftsmen. Rather like Ernest Gimson, who became skilled in a number of crafts, he learned how to plaster and became particularly skilled in handworked decorative plaster.

Reviews

An impressive, well illustrated volume offering an artistic interpretation of the way plaster work and plastering materials developed throughout the United Kingdom. Building Conservation Journal ... his work remains as a masterly, and very readable history, admirably supported by a large number of drawings and photographs. EASA Newsletter ... an ideal publication for those seeking accuracy in historic detail, form and style. Building Engineer