600 Monogramme und Zeichen: Vorbilder fur Kunstler, Kunstgewerbler und Kunstfreunde fur Industrie und Handel
Darmastadt: Koch, 1920. Hardcover. Tan boards with gilt lettering and illustration; [4], 48 plates. Text in German. More
Darmastadt: Koch, 1920. Hardcover. Tan boards with gilt lettering and illustration; [4], 48 plates. Text in German. More
London / New York: The Conservation Unit of the Museums & Galleries Commission / Routledge, 1992. Softcover. Red wraps; 140 pp.; Numerous bw figures. An introductory volume designed for use by museum professionals who do not necessarily have a scientific background. Easy to read, with many figures. More
New York: H.F. Kraus, 1951. Hardcover. Silver boards with red design and lettering; 16, [32] pages; richly illustrated, primarily in black and white. More
New York: Wiley, 1920. Hardcover. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering on the spine; ix, 203 pp.; illustrations. Contents include: Examination of petroleum thinners -- Examination of turpentine -- Alcohols and acetones -- Benzol and solvent naphthas -- Linseed oil -- Tung oil (Chinese wood oil) -- Miscellaneous paint and..... More
Rome: ICCROM, 1985. Paperback. Reddish glued glossy wraps. 115 pp., tables and few illustrations. Text is in English. ontents include Physical and chemical properties of film-forming materials -- Liquid state -- Solid state -- Description of the principal natural film-forming materials -- Lipids or fatty materials -- Glucides or sugar..... More
Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1958. Softcover. White ill. wraps. 198 pp. A few charts and graphs. New scientific methods for conservation, identification, and reconstruction of works of art are explored in a series of essays by international experts in the field. 12 articles presented at the seminar include: Nathan..... More
Boston, Massachusetts: The Research Laboratory, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1985. Hardcover. Burgundy cloth, 261 pp., many BW illus., rear pocket contains 2 microfiche sheets. Contains the texts of 23 papers and 18 poster sessions held at the fifth international seminar (1983) in this series, which began in 1958. Many..... More
Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Riverside Press, 1901. Hardcover. Green cloth. 98 pp. 19 halftones, many bw line drawings. Great work on the mathematics and aesthetics of applied perspective, with photographic examples provided and a number of helpful diagrams for the calculation of varying perspectives. An invaluable reference for the artist, draftsman..... More
Texas A & M University Press, 2003. Softbound. Glossy wraps. 129 pp. Loads of bw plates and tables. I have the book here in front of me. It is 129 pages long.A real treasure trove of useful information. More
Fort Riley, Kansas: Press of the School of Application for Cavalry and Field Artillery, 1905. Hardcover. Red cloth boards with black lettering and illustration; 84 pp.; XXI plates; richly illustrated. Cover on Title: "Training School for Farriers and Horseshoers; The Army Horseshoer; School of Application for Cavalry and Field Artillery..... More
Rennes: Maison de la Culture de Rennes, 1981. Paperback. Green and white wraps with black lettering; 108 pp.; richly illustrated in b&w and color. Text in English and French. More
London: Oxford University Press, 1927. Hardcover. Tan paper boards with gold cloth spine, 414 pp., many BW illus. Subtitle: "A study both of the practice of drawing and of its aesthetic theory as understood among different peoples and at different epochs; especial reference being made to the construction of the..... More
New York: The House of Little Books, 1941. Paperback. Stapled wraps with orange and black lettering and illustration; 48 pp.; richly illustrated. This is an incredible book with extremely detailed examples and illustrations, regarding the drawing of humans. More
Framingham, Massachusetts: Dennison Manufacturing Co., 1917. Paperback. Green illustrated wraps with black lettering; 101, [1] pp., illustrations, color samples. This lovely book contains a series of color samples, which is tilted in. More
New York: Social Sciences Publisher, 1949. Hardcover. Green cloth. 175 p. 32 bw plates, numerous bw ills. More
London: B.T. Batsford, 1878. 2nd Edition, Revised. Hardcover. Three-quarter bound black and brown-marbled boards; 84 pp.; 80 plates. Added to this edition is an "appendix, consisting of a further series of original designs." -- title page. More
New York: The Prang Company, 1913. Hardcover. Green boards with gilt lettering and design; 287 pp. More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1883. Hardbound. Golden cloth utility library binding. (vi)+24 pp with 44 plates by Lemercier & Co. A terrific working copy of this classic and informative descriptive text. Fabulous plates. Because of the perforation stamps to the plates, sold as a reference copy. More
London: M. A. Nattali, 1844. Hardcover. Dark Green Boards; 109 pp. with 10 bw plates and occasional bw figures. Covers etching, soft-ground etching, line engraving, chalk and stipple, aquatint, mezzotint, lithography, wood engraving, medallic engraving, electrography, and photography. Each section includes the history, process, manner of working, tools, and several..... More
London, England: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, No date. Hardcover. Blue cloth. xi, 187 pp. 15 bw, 39 color plates. With frontispiece and introduction by Frank Brangwyn. Color illustrations faced with tissue-guards. More
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..... More
London: National Portrait Gallery, 1996. Hardcover. Black boards with gilt lettering on spine. Glossy black dust jacke twith color-illustration and white lettering. 224 pp. with 190 color & bw plates. Catalogue from the exhibition held at the National Portrait Gallery, Nov. 8, 1996 to Feb. 9, 1997. This is a...... More
London: National Portrait Gallery, 1996. Paperback. Glossy black wraps with white lettering. 224 pp. with 190 color & bw plates. Catalogue from the exhibition held at the National Portrait Gallery, Nov. 8, 1996 to Feb. 9, 1997. This is a study of picture framing in Britain, written wih the intention..... More
Boston: J.E. Tilton and Company, 1863. later. Hardcover. Red cloth. 337 pp. Numerous illus. Numerous concoctions and methods included. A reading copy. More
Boston: J.E. Tilton and Company, 1861. later. Hardcover. Purplish embossed cloth. 332 pp. with 4-pages of publishers' books listed afterwardsNumerous illus. mbossed purplishgreen cloth covers and faded gilt embossed spine make this a very desirable copy of this book. Numerous concoctions and methods for ornamentation. More