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 ; ;

Davidson, Morris

Understanding Modern Art

New York, Coward-McCann, 1931. Hardcover. Blue cloth covers. 243 pages illustrations, plates 25 cm. "I have tried to show the evolutionary process of European painting which culminated in the puzzling pictures we see about us to-day."--Foreword. G/G-, covers have heavy wear, frayed edges, spine is faded. Hinges are loose, text block also but intact. Pages are cleans except pages 52-56 which has some staining. Good repair candidate.

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Book number: 187110

Catalogue: Art Technique

Keywords: Art Technique, Impressionism (Art), Art Criticism ; Modern Art ; ;

Di Castro, Alessandra and Francesco Leone, et al.

Pittura in Mosaico

Rome / Perugia, Officina Libraria / Petruzzi Stampa, 2023. Hardcover. Black boards with color illustration and blue lettering; 111 pp.; richly illustrated. Text in Italian. VG (Light shelfwear/scratching/bumping to boards; interior is in excellent condition; binding is solid.) .

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Book number: 200420

Catalogue: Art Technique

Keywords: Art Technique, Italian Miniature Mosaics ; Italian Miniature Mosaics ; ;

Dufresnoy, Charles-Alphonse: John Dryden and Richard Graham

De Arte Graphica / the Art of Painting

London, J. Heptinstall for W. Rogers, 1695. Leather bound. Tan leather boards with four raised bands on spine, bw frontispiece, [4], lxiv, 355, [1] pages. Translation of: De arte graphica. Parallel texts in English and Latin. Added engraved title page. By C.A. Du Fresnoy ; with remarks ; translated into English, together with an original preface containing a parallel betwixt painting and poetry, by Mr. Dryden ; as also A short account of the most eminent painters, both ancient and modern, continu'd down to the present times, according to the order of their succession, by another hand. VG (light shelfwear and smudging to leather boards, spine has some tears internally but all pages are intact. Staining to block, age toning to pages) .

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Book number: 179138

Catalogue: Art Technique

Keywords: Art Technique ; Early Works to 1800 Paintings ; ;

Escher, Konrad

Kunst Der Renaissance = Art of the Renaissance - Six Book Series

Berlin-Neubabelsberg Akadem, Verlagsges. Athenaion, 1924. Hardcover. Green board covers, gilt artwork on cover. 2 preliminary leaves, 112 pages illustrations, portrait, 6 color plates. Text in German. Part of a Series of Art Lectures consisting of 6 Titles. Bind is intact but could be repaired or re-bound. Rare. Date published is 1920s?. 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 - tipped in.

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Book number: 181356

Catalogue: Art Technique

Keywords: Art Techniquel, Escher, Konrad ; Escher, Konrad ; ;

Fairbrass, Sheila

The Institute of Paper Conservation: Conference Papers, Manchester 1992

London, England, Institute of Paper Conservation, 1992. Softcover. grey wraps w/ white & maroon printing, bw illustration. 287 pgs w/ illustrations. A nice, bright copy. VG (edge-wear to wraps; rubbing to spine ends & corners. scuff to back portion of upper textblock w/ some rubbing to corners. tightly bound) .

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Book number: 190863

Catalogue: Art Technique

Keywords: Art Technique, Paper Conservation, Institute of Paper Conservation ; Institute of Paper Conservation ; ;

Franco, Giacomo

Modo Di Scrivere Cancellaresco Moderno Libro Secondo

Venetia, 1596. Vellum. Full limp vellum, Title-page followed by 2 sheets (numbered 3 and 4), then by plates, which begin with 5. Appears to be lacking plates 9,10,11,14,15,26,33,35,36,37,39,40 but no signs of removal. Last plates is numbered 45. text is in Italian. Extremely scarce, no copies found in auction records or for sale. Worldcat locates 3 copies, and calls for 41 plates. Engraved t.p. within historiated border, followed by plate representing emblematic view of Venice./ Writing specimens include those of Curione, Sopranini, Testa, Cortese and Cresci. Good, siginificant soiling and finger smudging here and there, also instances of practice penmanship and scriving on margins and backs of plates, soiling to vellum covers .

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Book number: 175753

Catalogue: Art Technique

Keywords: Art Technique ; Scriving ; ;

Gabosh, Karl

The Collector's Black Light Guide: A Structured Introduction to Longwave Ultra-Violet Examination

N. Princeton, MA, K. Gabosh, 1984. Softcover. Tan portfolio folder with burgundy lettering. Inside covers have 8 mounted samples and a pocket holding 8 loose pages (double sided) of text. Includes a description of The Samples, a list of Suppliers, Additional UV Information. Also includes The Collector's Blacklight Guide on th first page (front and rear of page). VG- (the mounted samples are unglued but present and tucked inside the pocket. The text pages have some age toning along top but text is otherwise clear.) .

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Book number: 183110

Catalogue: Art Instruction and Technique

Keywords: Art Instruction and Technique ; Painting Technique ; ;

Gentele, J.G.

Lehrbuch Der Farbenfabrikation: Anweisung Zur Darstellung, Untersuchung Und Verwendung Der IM Handel Vorkommenden Malerfarben, Zum Gebrauche Fur Farbentusch-, Und Tapeten- Fabrikanten, Chemiker, Techniker, Kaufleute, Maler, Coloristen, Anstreicher, Und Andere Consumenten Von Farben

Braunschweig, Friedrich Viewig und Sohn, 1880. Hardcover. Bound in 3/4 brown leather and marble paper boards; xviii, 601 pp; bw illustrations. Text is in German. Paint-making textbook; Instructions for the representation, examination and use of the painters' paints found in the trade, for use by paint, ink and wallpaper manufacturers, chemists, technicians, merchants, painters, colourists, painters and other paint consumers. Good- (heavy wear to boards, most of leather missing, front and rear covers are loose, pages are age toned but otherwise clean and clear) .

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Book number: 189613

Catalogue: Art Instruction/ Art Technique

Keywords: Art Instruction/ Art Technique ; Paint ; ;

Green, J. Barcham and Douglas Cockerell

One Hundred and Fifty Years of Papermaking by Hand

Maidstone, [J. Barcham Green], 1960. Number 527 of 1,000. Paperback. Marbled wraps with bounted title label with black lettering and green illustration; 27 untrimmed pp; richly illustrated; Copy number 527 of 1,000. "The text in this booklet is printed on hand-made Linton 25 lb. light toned Medieval demy, "not", and the cover is one of the modern marble papers produced by Messrs. Douglas Cockerell and Son of Letchworth, England, on Green's hand-made paper. The booklet was printed by N.V. Drukkerij G.J. Thieme of Nijmegen, Holland, in 11 pt Baskerville, and bound by Messrs. Delcour Bros. of Hilversum. The edition consists of one thousand numbered copies of which a limited number is signed by J. Barcham Green."--Colophon. VG (Wraps show shelfwear and mounted label shows mild foxing and marking; front endpaper has a signature from previous owner; pages show minor markings; binding is solid) .

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Book number: 192138

Catalogue: Art Technique

Keywords: Art Technique ; Papermaking ; ; Textiles - European

Hambidge, Jay

The Elements of Dynamic Symmetry

New York, Brentano's, 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. Red cloth over boards with gilt lettering and illustration; 140 pp.; richly illustrated. Scarce copy of this book. Good+ (Boards and textblock are moderately toned/edgeworn/scuffed/smudged; signature and stamp from former owner on ffep and penciled notes on rear endpapers; interior is in excellent condition with the occasional smudge; textblock appears solid.) .

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Book number: 200573

Catalogue: Art Technique

Keywords: Art Technique, Greek Art Design ; Greek Art Design ; ;

Harding, James D.

Elementary Art; or, the Use of the Lead Pencil Advocated and Explained

London, Charles Tilt, 1834. Hardcover. Brown cloth over boards with gilt design and lettering on front cover, 80 pp, 28 leaves of plates, profusely illustrated in bw illustrations, oversized book. "The object of the Author in undertaking the present Work, has been, to place before those who desire to study the Arts of Design, and especially those who practise, for the first time, the use of the Lead Pencil, such simple rules for their guidance, as will enable them to see how Nature may be represented by Art.. This Work, it is hoped, will be u seful in furnishing the Student with assistance, to which he may continually refer for information in the absence of the Master, and teach him, by the simplest instrument, the Lead Pencil, in what manner, even in his earliest efforts, he may study Nature, and acquire Art with the certainty of eventual success." -Preface. VG (smudges and light foxing prior to title page, light tanning and wear to covers as expected with age but interior is overall clean and tight) .

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Book number: 174338

Catalogue: Art Technique

Keywords: Art Technique ; Art Technique, Lead Pencil Drawings ; ;

Hayward Gallery. ; Arts Council of Great Britain

Kinetics

London, Arts Council of Great Britain, 1970. Folio. Illustrated wrap. 1 volume illustrations, facsimiles, portraits, 76 loose cards. Catalogue of an exhibition held at Hayward Gallery, London, 25 September to 22 November, 1970. 76 loose cards in wrapper. G, wraps have moderate wear, ex-library label on back. Cards have edge wear and slight bumping to corners.

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Book number: 183000

Catalogue: Art Technique

Keywords: Art Technique; Hayward Gallery, Kinetic Art ; Hayward Gallery, Kinetic Art ; ; Museum Exhibitions - European Art

Hosker, Ian

Veneering: A Complete Course

Lewes, Guild of Master Craftsman Publications, 1998. Paperback. Glossy color-illustrated wraps with white lettering. 160 pp. Color illustrations. "Master the essential skills of veneering with this thoroughly practical guide. From basic preparation to delicate restoration, all the skills and techniques involved in this creative and rewarding craft are covered in depth. VG .

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Book number: 174403

Catalogue: Art Technique

Keywords: Art Technique, Veneering ; Veneering ; ;

Houston, R.A.

A Treatise on Light

London, Longmans, Green & Co, 1919. Hardcover. Green cloth boards, stamped lettering on front cover, gilt spine lettering; color illustrated frontispiece with tissue guard; xi, 478 pp, 328 bw illustrations. "This book is intended for students who have been through a first year's physics course and who are proceeding further with the study of light. It differs from other books on light by a more systematic treatment, also by dealing with the full scope of the subject and incuding the results of recent investigations.. Of the 328 figures more than 270 have been specially drawn for the book."- preface excerpts. Divided into 4 parts: Geometrical Optics; Physical Optics; Spectroscopy and Photometry; and Mathematical Theory. Good+ (heavy wear to boards, age toning to end pages, pages are otherwise clean and clear.) .

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Book number: 182886

Catalogue: Art Instruction and Technique

Keywords: Art Instruction and Technique ; Ophthalmology, Light ; ;