A full revision of this standard work of reference is being undertaken with the aid of grants from the Henry Moore Foundation and the Paul Mellor Centre for Studies in British Art. The work is estimated to take five years and will involve a complete reassessment of Gunnis's work and the incorporation of all relevenat research since his book was first published. The aim is to produce a dictionary which meets the highest modern academic standards, comparable in depth and quality to Howard Colvin's Biographical Dictionary of British Architects. Since the work will be prepared with the aid of a database, it will be capable of migrating into future systems. 
The small editorial team will be working to a strict timetable and so will not attempt to undertake new research. The success of the project will therefore depend to a considerable extent on the good will of scholars and others interested in British Sculpture of the period. It will be necessary to discover what relevant work is in progress and intended for publication within the lifetime of the project, so that new findings have their proper place in the dictionary. It would be appreciated if scholars would bear the project in mind when data surfaces that they do not intend to use themselves. We have a sample sheet indication how information may be logged, and would be delighted to send it on to potential contributors. 

The editor is Dr Ingrid Roscoe, North Deighton Manor, Wetherby, Yorkshire. LS22 4EN or contact by e-mail