The Handmaid to the Arts,
Teaching the various manners of staining wood, ivory, bone, horn, alabaster, marble, and other stones of various colours.
Also includes staining of parchment for fine artists' use!
An excerpt from The Handmaid to the Arts, Vol. I, printed in London in 1764, with a new glossary. Bound in a period style, soft cover binding. Set in period typeface. An unsurpassable resource for hornsmiths, bonesmiths, cabinetmakers, scrimshanders, jewelers, makers of musical instruments, and other artisans. Also a valuable reference for documentation of stain on original pieces. 28 pages.This is not a vintage booklet. Kathleen published the book in 1997. The booklet is paper and is thread bound to resemble vintage booklets. Expert from the introduction "This volume is published as a period reference for those artrisans who are reproducing Eighteenth Century goods for use in historical sites and living history interprestions, and as a benefit to those who are studying original pieces."
ISBN 0-9640161-1-7 |
