Letters Designed and Cut on Linoleum Blocks by the Lettering Class of Teachers College Columbia University

(New York), Columbia College, 1920. Softcover. Stapled cotton rag paper sheets, double-leaaves and folded in the Chinese style may or may not be missing covers. 14 printed sheets in color including the title-page. Sheets measure 9.75" x 12.75" Exquisitely simple plates in basic colors, most are multi-colored. OCLC locates just 3-4 copies, no copies found for sale or in auction records. Available online, but physical copies are not to be found. Thin staples have deteriorated. Each block letter measures 6" x 6. Fair+, stapled are rusted and have failed some loss to lower right corners of most sheets from possible nibbling! Plates are far from this area however. This copy will certainly benefit from some conservation.

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Book number: 198767

Catalogue: Art Technique

Keywords: Art Technique ; Lettering ; ;

An AMerican Artist" (Osborn, Laughton)

Handbook of Young Artists and Amateurs in Oil Painting

New York, Wiley & Putnam, 1848. 1st. Hardcover. Green cloth with gilt border on cover, elaborate gilt design on spine, top edge gilt. xxxiii, (4), 398, (2), 6 pp. ads at rear. Discusses and details anything and everything concerning techniques utilzed during the production of Fine Art. A scarce first edition of this book, which would go on to be reprinted many times. Contents from Title-page: (from t. p.) I. Materials and implements of the art -- II. Certain matters holding a middle place between the materials and practice -- III. The first-palette, or deadcoloring -- IV. The second or finishing palette -- V. The painting of draperies -- VI. Landscapepainting -- VII. The varnishing, cleaning, repairing, and lining of pictures. Fair+, tears and minor losses to spine extremities, inner front and rear hinges weak, a reading copy only with significant foxing throughout .

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Book number: 172728

Catalogue: Art Technique

Keywords: Art Technique; Decorative Art; Ornamentation ; Art Technique ; Decorative Art ; Ornamentation

Ars Libri, Ltd

Modern Art

Boston, Ars Libri, 1994. Softcover. Glossy illustrated wraps. 60 pages : illustrations (some color). Catalog #101. Includes bibliographical references (pages 58-60). VG .

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Book number: 182897

Catalogue: Art Technique

Keywords: Art Technique; Modern Art ; Modern Art ; ;

Bate, Percy

The English Pre-Raphaelite Painters: Their Associates and Successors

London, G. Bell and Sons, 1899. Hardcover. Tan cloth, gilt lettering on spine. xvi, 126 pages, 90 unnumbered leaves of plates. Series: The British artists series; Pre-Raphaelitism. Nice reference copy or could be re-boiund, priced accordingly. G, ex-library - covers shows normal wear, some soiling, spine has library stamp and is frayed at hinges. Pages are clean but all plates have a blind stamp. Library pocket in back, text block stamped also. Title page is torn.

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Book number: 185518

Catalogue: Art Technique

Keywords: Art Technique, Painters -- Great Britain, Pre-Raphaelitism. ; Pre-Raphaelitism. ; ;

Bengo, John

The Theory of Effect: Embracing the Contrast of Light and Shade, of Colour and Harmony

Philadelphia, J.W. Moore, 1851. Hardcover. Brown cloth boards, blind stamped design, gilt lettering on front and spine; VI, 8-144 pp; bw illustrations. "Isaac Ashmead, printer"--Title page verso. Includes 15 illustrations by Hinckley. Good+ (light shelfwear to boards, worn spine & gutter, title page stamped "S.J. Sedgwick", light age toning and foxing spots throughout, pages are otherwise clear) .

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Book number: 189519

Catalogue: Art Instruction/ Technique

Keywords: Art Instruction/ Technique ; Light and Shade; Color; Drawing; Color in Art ; ;

Bouleau, Charles

The Painter's Secret Geometry: A Study of Composition in Art

NY, Harcourt, Brace & World, 1963. Hardcover. French language text. Black cloth boards. White dj with illustrations. 268 pages : illustrations. Clear mylar cover. A classic in the study of Perpective and it's application to art. Translated from the French. A lovely copy. Very Good/Very Good. Cover has general wear with discoloration. Dj has general wear and discoloration. Bookblock has foxing .

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Book number: 5917

Catalogue: Art Technique

Keywords: Art; Art Technique; Art; Education; Perpective; Art Perspective ; Art Technique, Methods, Instruction ; Art Technique ; Art

Bouvier, P.L. and Johan Coenraad Beijer

Handboek Voor Jonge Beoefenaars & Liefhebbers Der Schilderkunst, of Volledige Aanwijzing Ter Vervaardiging Van Allerlei Soorten Van Schilderwerken

Breda, Broese en Comp, 1831. Hardcover. Bound in 3/4 brown leather and marble illustrated paper boards; XII, 637 pp, VII fold out bw plates. Text in Dutch. Manual For Young Practitioners & Painting Enthusiasts, or Complete Instruction For The Manufacture Of All Kinds Of Painting Works. Inside front cover includes a bookplate from C.F. Louis de Wild, a long time painting conservationist and restorer of great paintings, who was trained by his father. His restorations are now in the Met Museum, the National Gallery of Art, Frick Collection and many other places. Good (overall shelfwear to boards, leather heavily worn, expected age toning throughout but binding is secure and pages are otherwise clear. Bookplate of previous owner inside front cover) .

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Book number: 189956

Catalogue: Art Instruction/ Technique

Keywords: Art Instruction/ Technique ; Painting Instruction ; ;

Brannt, William T.

The Painter, Gilder, and Varnisher's Companion Comprising the Manufacture and Test of Pigments, the Arts of Painting, Graining, Marbling, Staining, Sign-Writing, Varnishing, Glass-Staining, and Gilding on Glass; Together with Coach Painting and Varnishing, and the Principles of the Harmony and Contrast of Colors

Philadelphia, Henry Carey Baird & Co, 1900. 27th ed. rev. enl. and in great part rewritten. Hardcover. Vermillion embossed cloth covers, gilt embossed title and design on spine. Patterned endpapers.xx, 395 pp. (1) and 31 pp ads at rear. Packed with useful recipes and ideas and guidance. VG, pages are a wee bit tender or browned .

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Book number: 172683

Catalogue: Art Technique

Keywords: Art Technique ; Art Technique ; ; Artart Instruction/Technique or Conservation

Brinckmann, Albert E.

Art of the Baroque and Rococo - Six Book Series

Berlin-Neubabelsberg Akadem, Verlagsges. Athenaion, 1923. Hardcover. Green board covers, gilt artwork on cover. 132 p.b / w Figures and illustrations, 5 mounted colored panels. Text in German. Book 5 of a 6 Book Series of Art Lectures. This one is by Albert Brinckmann. Bind is intact but could be repaired or re-bound. Rare. G/Fair, covers are warped and show wear, spine has rubbed away but intact. Pages have yellowing around edges, some are dog-earred. Color plates are in good condition.

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Book number: 181327

Catalogue: Art Technique

Keywords: Art Technique ; Brinckmann, Albert E. ; ;

Cabrera Guirao, Jose

Estudio Sobre El Estado de Conservacion Del Guernica de Picasso

Madrid, Spain, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, 1998. Softcover. grey & white pictorial wraps w/ white printing. 303 pgs w/ bw & color illustrations. text in Spanish. Thoroughly illustrated with numerous detailed, color illustrations of Guernica and the restoration process. VG (edge-wear to wraps; rubbing to spine ends & corners.) .

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Book number: 189348

Catalogue: Art Technique

Keywords: Art Technique, Guernica, Guernica Restoration, Guernica Conservation ; Guernica ; ;

Calas, Nicolas; Muller, Herbert J.; Burke, Kenneth

Surrealism Pro and Con

New York, Gotham Book Mart, 1973. Softcover. Grey illustrated wrap cover. 77 pages. These essays originally appeared in New directions in prose & poetry, 1940, edited by J. Laughlin. Contents: Calas, N. The meaning of surrealism. Surrealist pocket dictionary. Toward a third surrealist manifesto.--Muller, H.J. Surrealism: a dissenting opinion.--Burke, K. Surrealism. G, covers show stains and wear.

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Book number: 180875

Catalogue: Art Technique

Keywords: Art Technique, Surrealism ; Surrealism ; ;

Ciatti, Marco, Ciro Castelli, Andrea Santacesaria

Dipinti Su Tavola: La Tecnica E la Conservazione Dei Supporti

Florence, Edifir-Edizioni Firenze, 1999. Paperback. Glossy black and illustrated wrpas with white lettering. 199 pp. BW and some color illustrations. Text in Italian. Includes bibliographical references. VG .

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Book number: 174420

Catalogue: Art Technique

Keywords: Art Technique, Consvervation, Paintings on Wood ; Conservation of Paintings on Wood ; ;

Cisari, Giulio

La Xilografia: Trattato Teorico Pratico

Milan, Cisalpino-Goliardica, 1926. 1st. Hardcover. Tan boards with cloth spine, engraved border, and black and red lettering. 117 [2] pp. Engravings throughout including 62 full plates. Italian. A practical treatise regarding woodcutting, with reprints of ancient Hoepli manuals. Some preservation work has been done to stabilize this book (case reattached with new facsimile endsheets, board edges reinforced). Further conservation/restoration work may be undertaken if desired. G, boards chipped and soiled, pages age-tinted and occasionally show soiling, otherwise interior clean .

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Book number: 178675

Catalogue: Art Technique

Keywords: Art Technique, Woodcut ; Woodcut ; ;

Cox, David

A Treatise on Landscape Painting and Effect in Water Colours; from the First Rudiments to the Finished Picture: With Examples in Outline, Effect, and Colouring

London, S. & J. Fuller, 1841. Hardcover. Oversized green cloth boards with gilt lettering; 8 text pages and 16 bw plates. This is the 1841 reprint edition not the original 1814. Good (shelfwear to boards with most of cloth spine missing, corners heavily bumped, pages are lightly age toned but clear. there is no list of plates so it's unsure if book is complete with the 16 plates present, text pages start at page 13) .

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Book number: 189480

Catalogue: Art Instruction/ Technique

Keywords: Art Instruction/ Technique ; Landscape Painting ; ;

Cundall, Joseph

A Brief History of Wood-Engraving from Its Invention

London, Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1895. Hardcover. Olive green boards with gilt stamped lettering and BW illustration. ix, 132 pp. BW illustrations. Contents: On Pictures of Saints, On the Block Books of the Fifteenth Century, The Block Books of the Fifteenth Century, Block Book, On Wood-Engraving in Italy in the Fifteenth-Century, On Wood-Engraving in France in the Fifteenth Century, Wood-Engraving in England in the Fifteenth Century, Wood-Engraving in Germany in the Sixteenth Century, Hans Holbein, Wood-Engraving in Italy and France in the Sixteenth Century, Wood-Engraving in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries in Italy and England, Thomas Bewick and his Pupils, Bewick's Successors, Index. VG .

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Book number: 173625

Catalogue: Art Technique

Keywords: Art Technique, Wood Engraving ; Wood Engraving ; ;