Painting Materials: A Short Encyclopedia

by George L. Stout, Rutherford J. Gettens, G. L. Stout (Author) R. J. Gettens (Author)

Book Overview

The combined training and experience of the authors of this classic in the varied activities of painting conservation, cultural research, chemistry, physics, and paint technology ideally suited them to the task they attempted. Their book, written when they were both affiliated with the Department of Conservation at Harvard's Fogg Art Museum, is not a handbook of instruction. It is, instead, an encyclopedic collection of specialized data on every aspect...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486215970
• ISBN13: 9780486215976
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 5.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Practical guide

Compact, useful, essential much better than many other titles. Provides you with the basics & essentials, based on experience and knowledge.

even in china

For my research on Chinese painters and painting techniques I am in China. Taking a copy of this book with me as a reference work, now I end up buying it again for some of my Chinese friends. They are all very interested in this still very accurate and usefull book for restorers and other people working with Art. The coverage of materials is very complete.