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The Painter's Methods and Materials
The Handling of Pigments in Oil, Tempera, Water-Colour and in Mural Painting, the Preparation of Grounds and Canvas, and the Prevention of Discolouration - With Many Illustrations
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eBook - ePub
The Painter's Methods and Materials
The Handling of Pigments in Oil, Tempera, Water-Colour and in Mural Painting, the Preparation of Grounds and Canvas, and the Prevention of Discolouration - With Many Illustrations
About this book
"The Painter's Method and Materials" is a comprehensive guide to all things painting, dealing with everything from how to use use pigments in tempera to water-colour, mural painting, the theories of light and colour, and much more. This timeless volume will prove to be an invaluable resource for painters both new and old, and it would make for a marvellous addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: "The Mediums Used in Painting", "The Written Evidence on Early Painting Methods in Oil", "Wood Panels and Canvas", "The Pigments Used in Painting (contd.)", "The Behaviour of White Light", "Colour and the Prism", "Linseed Oil, Walnut Oil, and Poppy Oil", "How to Paint Oil Pictures", etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new the original text and artwork.
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INDEX
Abney, Captain, 90
Acacia Arabica, 172
Advocates’ Library, Edinburgh, 43, 97
Ætius, 18, 133
Alberti, preparation of wall for fresco, 202
Albumen, egg, 178, 179, 185
Aleurites cordata, 134
Alizarin, 97
Amber, 168
American Walnut Growers’ Association, 133
Ammonia, use of, as solvent, 233
Amsterdam Museum, method of relining, 229, 235, 236
Angelo, Michael, unfinished pictures, 146, 147, 161
Armenini, Giovanni Battista, De Veri Precetti della Pittura, 68
Art gallery, rules for, 227
Athos, Mount, MS., 37
Atmosphere, effect on frescoes, 192, 218, 220, 226
— effect on pictures, 227, 228
Aureoline, 89, 90
Azurite, 95
— use of, in fresco, 198, 222
— condition of, on Westminster tombs, 224
Backing of canvas, 74, 78, 139, 235
Balsam, Copaiba, 164
Barium Chromate, 90
Baryta water, use in fresco, 209
Batten, J. D., 73
Beeswax, 43, 78, 171
Begue, Le, translation by Merrifield, 28, 37
Beiträge zur Entwickelungs-Geschichte der Maltechnik, Berger, 39, 44, 190
Bending of rays of light, 102, 127
Berger, Ernst, Professor, 39, 44, 190
Beurs, Willem, early Dutch painting methods, 152
Black pigments, 84
Bleaching of oil in sunlight, 38, 39, 41
— of pictures in north-light, 231
Blisters, removal of paint, 229
Blue pigments, 93, 95, 96
Boiled oil, 130, 131
Bolognese MS., 44
Brown, Madox, frescoes, 219
Buon-Fresco,...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Titel
- Copyright
- Preface
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- The Painter’s Methods & Materials
- I. The Mediums Used in Painting
- II. The Written Evidence on Early Painting Methods in Oil
- III. The Written Evidence on Early Painting Methods in Oil
- IV. Wood Panels and Paper
- V. Priming of Panels and Canvas
- VI. The Pigments Used in Painting
- VII. The Pigments Used in Painting
- VIII. The Behaviour of White Light
- IX. Colour and the Prism
- X. Linseed Oil, Walnut Oil, and Poppy Oil
- XI. The Optical Properties of Oil
- XII. How to Paint Oil Pictures
- XIII. Balsams, Resins, Varnishes, Etc.
- XIV. How to Paint in Tempera
- XV. Emulsions
- XVI. Fresco Painting
- XVII. Modern Methods of Fresco Painting
- XVIII. Other Methods of Wall Painting
- XIX. Preservation and Cleaning of Pictures
- XX. Conclusion
- Index