Ed., Gerald W. R. Ward. Content illustration. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Built on high-quality scholarship from The Dictionary of Art (1996) All of the material has been updated and important new articles and revisions have been added Incorporates recent changes in conservation, restoration, as well as new materials and techniques in video and digital art Fascinating historical information about a wide range of visual arts materials and techniques in all media in world art and architecture Fully updated bibliography and extensive cross-references in an easy-to- use A-Z format Accessible to a wide audience--general readers, university students, collectors, curators, conservators, appraisers, and scholars The Grove Encyclopedia of Materials and Techniques deals with all aspects of materials, techniques, conservation, and restoration in both traditional and nontraditional media, including ceramics, sculpture, metalwork, painting, works on paper, textiles, video, digital art, and more. Drawing upon the expansive scholarship in The Dictionary of Art and adding new entries, this work is a comprehensive reference resource for artists, art dealers, collectors, curators, conservators, students, researchers, and scholars. Similar in design to The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts , this one-volume reference work contains articles of various lengths in alphabetical order. The shorter, more factual articles are combined with larger, multi-section articles tracing the development of materials and techniques in various geographical locations. The Encyclopedia provides unparalleled scope and depth, and it offers fully updated articles and bibliography as well as over 150 illustrations and color plates. The Grove Encyclopedia of Materials and Techniques offers scholarly information on mate