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- 15th century to 20th century
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Teaching aids include collections of prints, photographs, and calligraphy examples.
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Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Teaching aids include collections of prints, photographs, and calligraphy examples.
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Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Includes photographs collected by Alexander McGibbon, Charles Edward Whitelaw, and Eugene Bourdon. Also includes collection of cloud studies, copies of George Henry works, and miscellaneous photographs.
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Charles Edward Whitelaw photograph collection
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Collection of photographs of architectural exteriors and interiors of churches and other historical buildings in Ireland and France. Photographs are mounted on a supporting cardboard backing. Back of photographs have stamp "Chas. E. Whitelaw". Many photographs have handwritten titles on cardboard below the photograph.
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Eugene Bourdon photograph collection
Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Collection of photographs of architectural exteriors and interiors of churches and other historical buildings in Italy and France. Photographs are mounted on a supporting cardboard backing. Back of photographs have stamp "Eugene Bourdon, Architecte, Diplome par le Gouvernement". Some photographs have handwritten titles on the cardboard below the photograph.
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Part of Records of The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Includes collection of modern calligraphy teaching aids and examples as well as a collection of European and Turkish medieval manuscript fragments. Also includes a leather book cover with decorative gilding and Arabic lettering.
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The Giusti Plaster Cast Collection
Collection of items related to the Glasgow based firm J. Giusti & Co. which specialized in the production of plaster figures, mould making, statuary repair, and other plaster work. The collection is primarily composed of plaster busts and portraits, six moulds, and two medals. The casts and moulds are formed after a range of sculptural styles including ancient Greek and Roman, French Gothic, Italian Renaissance, and 19th century anatomical studies.
The Giusti Plaster Cast Collection highlights mould making and casting processes that were used to produce objects for retail and to repair existing plaster casts. Records from The Glasgow School of Art document purchases and repairs from J. Giusti & Co. from as early as 1890, and casts related to those in the collection were widely used as teaching and learning tools at the GSA through at least mid-20th century.
As most of the items in the collection were used in commercial casting processes, very few items have a plain white, white washed, or decoratively painted surface that are often observed in plaster cast collections. Many of the plaster casts and all of the plaster moulds are widely covered with uneven layers of shellac that appear yellow, red, or brown. Shellac was applied as a sealant and resist agent to prevent existing plaster elements from sticking to fresh plaster elements during the casting process.
In addition to the plaster casts and plaster moulds, several items provide further insights into the material processes employed by J. Giusti & Co. Two medals (likely bronze) showcase the company's involvement with mould making for metal casting, and a gelatine mould is a surviving example of a traditional process used to produce detailed casts in small quantities.
Proudfoot, Alexander
Plaster cast of King and Queen Column (Royal Portal Chartres Cathedral)
Part of Plaster Casts
This item was lost in the fire in The Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School of Art on 15th June 2018.
Original: Also known as the Porte Royale, the West Portal was carved by 1150. The sculptures and reliefs were modelled on those in the triple west portal at St. Denis and at Chartres Cathedral.
Plaster cast of King and Queen Column (Royal Portal Chartres Cathedral) (Version 1)
Part of Plaster Casts
Plaster cast of King and Queen Column (Royal Portal Chartres Cathedral) (Version 2)
Part of Plaster Casts
Plaster cast of King and Queen Column (Royal Portal Chartres Cathedral) (Version 3)
Part of Plaster Casts
Plaster cast of King and Queen Column (Royal Portal Chartres Cathedral) (Version 4)
Part of Plaster Casts
Plaster cast of King and Queen Column (Royal Portal Chartres Cathedral) (Version 5)
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Part of Plaster Casts
Plaster cast copies of sculptures from the church of Notre-Dame de Corbeil, Essonne, France. The original sculptures were previously displayed in the Musée des Monuments as King Clovis I of the Franks (465 - 511) and his wife Queen Clotilde (474 – 545). However, they are now housed in the Louvre where they are catalogued as possibly the Old Testament monarchs, King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.
Part of Plaster Casts
Plaster cast copies of sculptures from the church of Notre-Dame de Corbeil, Essonne, France. The original sculptures were previously displayed in the Musée des Monuments as King Clovis I of the Franks (465 - 511) and his wife Queen Clotilde (474 – 545). However, they are now housed in the Louvre where they are catalogued as possibly the Old Testament monarchs, King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.
Plaster cast of Elders of the Apocalypse (Royal Portal Chatres Cathedral)
Part of Plaster Casts
This item was lost in the fire in The Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School of Art on 23rd May 2014.
Original: Portal figures from Chartres Cathedral. The central tympanum illustrates the Apocalypse with a central Christ surrounded by twenty-four Elders.
Plaster cast of Elders of the Apocalypse (Royal Portal Chatres Cathedral) (Version 1)
Part of Plaster Casts
Plaster cast of Elders of the Apocalypse (Royal Portal Chatres Cathedral) (Version 2)
Part of Plaster Casts
Plaster cast of Elders of the Apocalypse (Royal Portal Chatres Cathedral)
Part of Plaster Casts
This item was lost in the fire in The Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School of Art on 23rd May 2014.
Original: Portal figures from Chartres Cathedral. The central tympanum illustrates the Apocalypse with a central Christ surrounded by twenty-four Elders.
Plaster cast of Elders of the Apocalypse (Royal Portal Chatres Cathedral) (Version 1)
Part of Plaster Casts
Plaster cast of Elders of the Apocalypse (Royal Portal Chatres Cathedral) (Version 2)
Part of Plaster Casts
Plaster cast of lion and serpent
Part of Plaster Casts
This item was lost in the fire in The Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School of Art on 15th June 2018.
Original: Antoine-Louis Barye (Paris, 1795-1875). Original currently in the collection of the Louvre, Paris, France.
Plaster cast of decorative relief panel from a royal palace
Part of Plaster Casts
Original: French, late c16th century. Showing cherubs with parrots, shells and urns. Also displays insignia with three fleur de lis (possibly signifying French monarchy).
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Plaster cast of arabesque strap hinges depicting foliage and animals
Part of Plaster Casts
Tree of scrolling stylised branches with animals and birds. Original: Biscornet, c1300. Wrought iron. Original currently in Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France.
Plaster cast of arabesque strap hinges depicting foliage and animals (Version 1)
Part of Plaster Casts
Plaster cast of arabesque strap hinges depicting foliage and animals (Version 2)
Part of Plaster Casts
Plaster cast of arabesque strap hinges depicting foliage and animals (Version 3)
Part of Plaster Casts
Plaster cast of case of column cluster with human mask
Part of Plaster Casts
Base of columns with human mask. Of French Gothic style. Bears illegible maker's stamp (possibly that of "Commission Royale Belge Atelier du Moulage, Bruxelles").
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Plaster cast of case of column cluster with human mask (Version 1)
Part of Plaster Casts
Plaster cast of case of column cluster with human mask (Version 2)
Part of Plaster Casts
Plaster cast of case of column cluster with human mask (Version 3)
Part of Plaster Casts
Plaster cast of case of column cluster with human mask (Version 4)
Part of Plaster Casts
Plaster cast of case of column cluster with human mask (Version 5)
Part of Plaster Casts
Plaster cast of case of column cluster with human mask (Version 6)
Part of Plaster Casts
Plaster cast of decorative relief panel with initial H and French royal crown
Part of Plaster Casts
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Plaster cast of framed decorative relief panel with leaves
Part of Plaster Casts
Bears "Musée de Sculpture Comparée du Trocadero, Paris, 1910" maker's stamp.
Musée de Sculpture Comparée du Trocadero, Paris
Plaster cast of framed decorative relief panel with leaves (Version 1)
Part of Plaster Casts
Plaster cast of framed decorative relief panel with leaves (Version 2)
Part of Plaster Casts
Plaster cast of framed decorative relief panel with leaves (Version 3)
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Plaster cast of fragment with foliage
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Symmetrical panel showing curling leaves. Original: Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France. Bears "Musée de Sculpture Comparée du Trocadero, Paris, 1910" maker's stamp. Annotated "3.88".
Musée de Sculpture Comparée du Trocadero, Paris
Plaster cast of fragment with foliage (Version 1)
Part of Plaster Casts
Plaster cast of fragment with foliage (Version 2)
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Plaster cast of fragment with foliage (Version 3)
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Plaster cast of fragment with foliage (Version 4)
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Plaster cast of one of the eight pilasters from tomb of Louis XII
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Pilaster with relief ornamentation and skull. Original: Jean Juste, c1531. Marble. St-Denis, France.
D Brucciani & Co
Plaster cast of one of the eight pilasters from tomb of Louis XII (Version 1)
Part of Plaster Casts
Plaster cast of one of the eight pilasters from tomb of Louis XII (Version 2)
Part of Plaster Casts
Plaster cast of architrave with foliage
Part of Plaster Casts
Three leafed foliage. Bears a "Musée de Sculpture Comparée du Trocadero, Paris, 1910" maker's stamp. Annotated "37" and "351".
Musée de Sculpture Comparée du Trocadero, Paris
Plaster cast of architrave with foliage (Version 1)
Part of Plaster Casts
Plaster cast of architrave with foliage (Version 2)
Part of Plaster Casts
Plaster cast of architrave with foliage (Version 3)
Part of Plaster Casts