This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 Excerpt: ...with a smooth brush upon the surface of a painting, allowed to dry, and then fused by passing a hot iron over its surface. When cold, it is to be rubbed with a linen cloth to bring out the lustre. It is to the unchangeable quality of an encaustic of this nature that the ancient paintings upon the walls of Herculaneum ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 Excerpt: ...with a smooth brush upon the surface of a painting, allowed to dry, and then fused by passing a hot iron over its surface. When cold, it is to be rubbed with a linen cloth to bring out the lustre. It is to the unchangeable quality of an encaustic of this nature that the ancient paintings upon the walls of Herculaneum and Pompeii owe their freshness at the present day. Crystal Varnishes.--1. Genuine pale Canada balsam and rectified oil of turpentine equal parts; mix, place the bottle in warm water, agitate well, set it aside in a moderately warm place, and in a week pour off the clear. Used for maps, prints, drawings and other articles of paper, and also to prepare tracing paper, and to transfer engravings. 2. Mastic three ounces, alcohol one pint; dissolve. Used to fix pencil drawings. Italian Varnishes.--1. Boil Scio turpentine till brittle; powder, and dissolve in oil of turpentine. 2. Canada balsam and clear white resin, of each six ounces, oil of turpentine one quart; dissolve. Used for prints, etc. Size, or Varnish, for Printers, etc.--Best pale glue and white curd soap, of each 4 ounces; hot water 3 pints; dissolve, then add powdered alum 2 ounces. Used to size prints and pictures before coloring them. Mastic Varnishes.--1. Fine.) Very pale and picked gum mastic five pounds, glass pounded as small as barley, and well washed and dried, two and one-half pounds, rectified turpentine two gallons; put them into a clean four gallon stone or tin bottle, bung down securely, and keep rolling it backwards and forwards pretty smartly on a counter or any other solid place for at least four hours; when, if the gum is all dissolved, the varnish may be decanted, strained through muslin into another bottle, and allowed to settle. It should be kept for six or nine mon...
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Fair. > Edition/Printing: New Revised & Enlarged edition | Front and back hinges split, binding and pages intact. Corner wear. Shelf wear/rubbing. Interior pages are age tanned, no markings found. Has plastic dust protector. 296 pp. > Language: English | > Size: 12mo-over 6 3/4 in-7 3/4 in tall | > Media/Binding: Hardcover |
