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Excerpt from A Practical Treatise on the Manufacture of Colors for Painting: Comprising the Origin, Definition, and Classification of Colors; The Treatment of the Raw Materials; The Best Formulæ and the Newest Processes for the Preparation of Every Description of Pigment, and the Necessary Apparatus and Directions for Its Use; Dry
It comprises some account of those pigments now known to have been used by the ancients; the prin ciples of color as developed. By Chevreul; thorough descriptions of the nature and properties of the raw materials used, and the processes and machinery for the manufacture of an immense variety of pigments; the combinations necessary in the compounding of those colors, hues, and tones which are the results of the mixture of colors; practical information as to dryers; and a variety of analyses and tests of pig ments, and much other useful information.
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It comprises some account of those pigments now known to have been used by the ancients; the prin ciples of color as developed. By Chevreul; thorough descriptions of the nature and properties of the raw materials used, and the processes and machinery for the manufacture of an immense variety of pigments; the combinations necessary in the compounding of those colors, hues, and tones which are the results of the mixture of colors; practical information as to dryers; and a variety of analyses and tests of pig ments, and much other useful information.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Author(s) - MM. Riffault
Hardback
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ISBN - 9780266271802
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 3.9 cm
Page Count - 666
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ISBN - 9781332180844
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