
The Cast Courts
V & A Publishing
Published on 26. November 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
112 pages
978-1-85177-979-6 (ISBN)
Description
First opened in 1873, the Victoria and Albert Museum's Cast Courts were purpose built to house copies of architecture and sculpture from around the world.
They contain some of the Museum's largest objects, including casts of Trajan's Column (shown in two halves) and the twelfth century Portico de la Gloria from the cathedral at Santiago de Compostela. Among the Museum's most popular galleries, the Cast Courts are an extraordinary expression of Victorian taste, ambition and public spirit.
Published to celebrate the opening of the refurbished Cast Courts at the V&A, this book presents a fresh perspective on the Museum's diverse collection of reproductions including plaster casts, electrotypes and photographs.
They contain some of the Museum's largest objects, including casts of Trajan's Column (shown in two halves) and the twelfth century Portico de la Gloria from the cathedral at Santiago de Compostela. Among the Museum's most popular galleries, the Cast Courts are an extraordinary expression of Victorian taste, ambition and public spirit.
Published to celebrate the opening of the refurbished Cast Courts at the V&A, this book presents a fresh perspective on the Museum's diverse collection of reproductions including plaster casts, electrotypes and photographs.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
70 col
Dimensions
Height: 221 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
319 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85177-979-6 (9781851779796)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Angus Patterson and Marjorie Trusted are Senior Curators in the Sculpture, Metalwork, Ceramics & Glass Department at the V&A.