Fire-skin (preferred term)

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Definition

Layer of oxidized metal and burned mold material on the surface of the bronze just after casting. In most cases this is removed during fettling.

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To Be Distinguished From

As-cast surface Cast skin Casting skin Skin

Note: The skin or casting skin refer to the surface of the bronze, be it metallic or covered by a layer of oxide.

Sources

Cultural Heritage Publications

Beale, A. (1975) ‘A Technical view of Nineteenth-century sculpture’, in Metamorphoses in nineteenth-century sculpture : [exhibition, November 19, 1975-January 7, 1976, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University : catalogue]. Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum : distributed by Harvard University Press, pp. 28–55., (p. 43)

Dillon, J. (2002) ‘Technical reports’, in Avery, V. (ed.) Renaissance and Baroque Bronzes from the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. London, pp. 276–288., (p. 300)

Art and Craft Textbooks

Rich, Jack (1988) The Materials and Methods of Sculpture. Dover Publications.

Category

objects

Translations

German	Hammerschlag Copper Industry Brunhuber, E. (1988) Gießerei-Fachwörterbuch - Foundry dictionary. 4. Aufl. Berlin: Schiele & Schön.
German	Zunder Copper Industry Association Technique de Fonderie, Commission Ingénieurs et Techniciens (1979) Dictionnaire idéologique de fonderie / indexed foundry dictionary / systematisches GieBereiwdrterbuch. Meudon, France: Techniques des industries de la Fonderie. Brunhuber, E. (1988) Gießerei-Fachwörterbuch - Foundry dictionary. 4. Aufl. Berlin: Schiele & Schön.
French	croûte Historical Sources Boffrand, G. (1743) Description de ce qui a été pratiqué pour fondre en bronze d’un seul jet la figure équestre de Louis XIV, élevée par la ville de Paris dans la place de Louis le Grand, en 1699…. Paris: Guillaume Cavelier. Available at: https://archive.org/details/gri_33125010863229/page/n3., (p. 59) Cultural Heritage Publications Baudry, M. T., Bozo, D. and Inventaire général des monuments et des richesses artistiques de la, F. (1978) La Sculpture: Méthode et vocabulaire. Paris: Impr. nationale (Principes d’analyse scientifique)., (p632)
French	calamine Copper Industry Association Technique de Fonderie, Commission Ingénieurs et Techniciens (1979) Dictionnaire idéologique de fonderie / indexed foundry dictionary / systematisches GieBereiwdrterbuch. Meudon, France: Techniques des industries de la Fonderie. Brunhuber, E. (1988) Gießerei-Fachwörterbuch - Foundry dictionary. 4. Aufl. Berlin: Schiele & Schön.
Italian	buccia General Dictionaries Enciclopedia Treccani. (2010). Rome, Italy: Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana., (https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/fusione_%28Enciclopedia-Italiana%29/)
Italian	pelle di fusione Cultural Heritage Publications Carruba, A. M. (2006) La Lupa capitolina: un bronzo medievale. Rome, Italy: De Luca., (p. 24) Pecchioli, R. (1999) ‘Indagine radiografica sulla statua in bronzo da Punta del Serrone (Brindisi)’, in Formigli, E. (ed.) I grandi bronzi antichi : le fonderie e le tecniche di lavorazione dall’età arcaica al Rinascimento: atti dei seminari di studi ed esperimenti, Murlo 24-30 luglio 1993 e 1-7 luglio 1995. Siena, Italy: Nuova immagine, pp. 191–202., (p. 192)
Italian	scaglia Copper Industry Brunhuber, E. (1988) Gießerei-Fachwörterbuch - Foundry dictionary. 4. Aufl. Berlin: Schiele & Schön.
Italian	scaglie Copper Industry Brunhuber, E. (1988) Gießerei-Fachwörterbuch - Foundry dictionary. 4. Aufl. Berlin: Schiele & Schön.
Chinese	氧化表皮 Other 國家教育研究院雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 = National Institute of Education Bilingual Vocabulary, Academic Terms and Dictionary Information Network (2012). Available at: http://terms.naer.edu.tw/ (Accessed: 1 February 2021)., (http://120.127.233.14/detail/625649/?index=1)
Chinese	氧化表面 General Dictionaries 明举新 = Juxin Ming (2010) 汉英冶金工业词典 = A comprehensive Chinese-English dictionary of metallurgical industry. 3rd edn. 中南大学出版社 = Zhong Nan University Press., (p. 1629)

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