The painter's methods & materials - Laurie, A. P. (Arthur Pillans) 1861-1949 (New York, N.Y. Dover Publications, Inc., 1967)
The mediums used in painting 00 The written evidence on early painting methods in oil -- The written evidence on early painting methods in oil -- Wood panels and paper -- Priming of panels and canvas -- The pigments used in painting -- The behaviour of white light -- Colour and the prism -- Linseed oil, walnut oil, and poppy oil -- The optical properties of oil -- How to paint oil pictures -- Balsams, resins, varnished, etc. -- How to paint in tempera -- Emulsions -- Fresco painting -- Modern methods of fresco painting -- Other methods of wall painting -- Preservation and cleaning of pictures.
This Dover edition, first published in 1967, is an unabridged republication of the work published in 1960 by Seeley Service and Company, Ltd., London, England.
Includes index.
Keywords: Painting -- Technique; Artists' materials