ANST - Terracotta Sculpture

[Nathan W. Jones]

Greetings Friends!

I've recieve such great response that I'm going to combine
comments into one missive to keep from typing the same information
in several emails.

Chiang wrote:
> Hey Gio! Ever heard of the First Emperor's tomb? There are several
>thousand examples of terra cotta there. There have been tons of books 
>and documentaries on it.

Umm...no, I haven't heard of the First Emperor's Tomb.  Is it 
Egyptian?

Darius of the Bells wrote:
>Actually Terra cotta goes way Back, pick up a Book calle "A Handbook of 
>Roman Art" ISBN 0801492424 Edited by Martin Henig. Chapters 8 and 9 cover 
>pottery and terracotta in Roman times, Also check to see how early 
>decorative Plaster carving started in Morocco.

Thank you for the ISBN, I will get the library to ILL it to me.
I've been lucky to find some great books on terracotta sculpture 
in Ancient times, particularly Roman times.  And, while I was
in Dayton last month, I was able to see some existing examples
at the Dayton Art Institute.  

I've also seen some great stuff in a book of Mistress Gunnora's
on Scythian sculpture, and Etruscan sculpture.  (Very reminicent
of Gumby and Pokey.)

David St.David wrote:
>    It's been just long enough since my Art History days 
>to be foggy, but I recall there was just this sort of work 
>shop in Florence in the 15th century.  Founded by Luca della 
>Robbia, it specialized in religious terra-cotta bas-relief
>used as architectural decorative elements.  

[more great info snipped]

Woohoo!  Thank you David!  This is exactly the type of reference
that I was hoping for!  Like I mentioned in my original email
I've found examples of representitive three dimensonal terracotta
sculpture in Antiquity, but have found scant references to it
in our period.  Especially in Medieval and Renaissance Europe.
I will throw myself in this thread of research with abandon!


Gio
Northkeep
Ansteorra
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