Art and Industry of Stucco Decoration in Europe from the Late 16th to the Early 18th Century

Giacinta Jean is an architect, professor in history and restoration techniques. She has carried out a professional activity dealing with architectural restoration and has worked in universities in teaching and research (University of Geneva, Polytechnic of Milan). Since 2005 she has been responsible for the degree course in Conservation and Restoration at SUPSI and the Swiss Conservation-Restoration Campus. She is the author of scientific and popular publications and a member of institutions active in the protection of cultural heritage. Alberto Felici is a conservation expert of wall paintings, graduated from the Opificio delle Pietre Dure in Florence, and graduated in History of Art from the University of Florence. Formerly a teacher at the Opificio Higher Education School, he is now active at the Superintendency of Archeology and Fine Arts of Florence. Since 2007 he has been teaching at the Master course in Conservation and Restoration at SUPSI in Lugano. Letizia Tedeschi is the director of the Archivio del Moderno of the Università della Svizzera Italana since 1996, which she founded, defining its objectives, philosophy and scientific activity. Visiting professor at the École nationale des chartes in Paris, the 'Sapienza' Università di Roma and the Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, she is a member of the scientific committee of the Institut national d'histoire de l'art in Paris (INHA).

• "Christine CaseyPrefaceAlberto Felici, Giaicnta Jean, Letizia Tedeschi IntroductionThe success of stucco decoration across Europe and the role of the plasterersJessica GrittiNote sull’uso dello stucco a Milano tra fine Quattrocento e primo CinquecentoSerena Quagliaroli, Giulia SpoltoreDomenico Fontana and the art of stucco: Roman worksitesManfred KollerSalzburg as an early centre of Ticino stucco work Barbara Rinn-Kupka""50 Shades of Stucco"" – Techniques and market development lines of stucco-masters in the German countries of the 16th and 17th centuryWijnand FrelingStilled beauty in the interior. Interior stucco-works in the Netherlands, 16th and 17th CenturyCasper Thorhauge MønstedAn introduction to Danish stucco decorations c. 1550-1750Michał KurzejThe Profession of the Stucco Maker in Seventeenth-century Lesser PolandThe art of stucco making: materials and workmanshipMassimo Romeri Qualche esempio sull’uso del disegno nelle pratiche di bottega degli stuccatori lombardi e luganesi del SeicentoMickaël ZitoAttraversare il Settecento con gli stuccatori Portogalli: organizzazione del lavoro, materiali e attrezzi Case studiesOriane BeaufilsFontainebleau 1530. The age of stucco.Veronika Wanková, Renata Tišlová, Peter MajorošThe Collection of Renaissance Stucco Statues in Bučovice Château. Technologies, Techniques, and Materials UsedMarta BensaThe stuccoes in the Church of the Annunciation to Mary in Kostanjevica at Nova Gorica, SloveniaGaetano Giannotta, José Luis Regidor RosThe stuccoes in the church of Los Santos Juanes in Valencia, Spain (1693-1702)Alberto Felici, Marta Caroselli, Giovanni Nicoli, Jan Válek, Medea Uccelli, Jana ZapletalováGli stucchi di Baldassarre Fontana, primi appunti su tempi d’esecuzione, materiali e tecniche: lo studio de La Galleria degli Angeli del castello di Uherčice"