The Art of Fresco Painting; As Practised by the Old Italian and Spanish Masters, with a Preliminary Inquiry Into the Nature of the Colours Used in Fre

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1846 edition. Excerpt: ... to the length of time it is exposed to the fire; and this agrees with the statement of Dr. Lewis, inserted in the Encyc. Brit. Art. colour-making." The fibrous red Haematite of Ulverstone, has a finer grain than the Cornish. OF SINOPIA. Besides the Amatito and Albin before mentioned, writers on art mention other natural red pigments proper to be used in fresco, namely, Rubrica, Sinopia, Cinabrese, Majorica, Terra Rossa d'lnghilterra, Terra Bruna d' Inghilterra, Rouge Violet, Ferretta di Spagna, Almagre, Pabonazo, Tierra Roxa, and Burnt Ochre, are all spoken of by different authors as red colours, or used instead of red colours, and are all ores of iron; and, excepting the last two, are merely different names for the same pigment, differing merely in quality, intensity of colour, or mode of preparation. That this pigment is in fact the Haematite or red ochre of the mineralogists.--See Phillips, Jameson, Tit. Red iron ore--Haematite. Sinopia is mentioned or referred to as a red colour by most of the several writers on colours and pigments. It is described by Pliny as a natural pigment, which derived its name from Sinopia a city of Pontus, it was also brought from Egypt; the Balearic Islands, (Majorca, Minorca, &c.) and Africa; but the best was brought from the Isle of Lemnos and Cappadocia, where it was found in certain caves and holes. That which adhered to the rocks was the best, and the pieces of which on being broken, shewed the same colour throughout. There were three sorts differing in colour. The first deep red, the second paler, and the third browner. The Lemnian * His words are as follow:--' The oxides of iron may be made to appear purplish, or inclining to the scarlet, according to the manner in which the calcination is...

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Brighton, past and present ... Fourth edition ... With map of the town, etc.

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Title: Brighton, past and present ... Fourth edition ... With map of the town, etc. Publisher: British Library, Historical Print Editions The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. The GENERAL HISTORICAL collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This varied collection includes material that gives readers a 19th century view of the world. Topics include health, education, economics, agriculture, environment, technology, culture, politics, labour and industry, mining, penal policy, and social order. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Merrifield, Mary Philadelphia; 1872? 136 p. ; 8º. 10347.h.4.(1.)

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Mary P. Merrifield: The Art of Fresco Painting : In the Middle Ages and the Renaissance (Paperback); 2004 Edition

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The Art of Fresco Painting, As Practised The Old Italian and Spanish Masters, With a Preliminary Inquiry Into the Nature of the Colours Used in ... With Observation and Notes (Classic Reprint)

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The revival of the art of Fresco Painting in the nineteenth century, will be an epoch in the fine arts, and, will probably, be the means of forming a great school of painting in this country, and lead to the improvement of the sister arts of sculpture and architecture. The moment it was determined to decorate the new Houses of Parliament with fresco paintings, it became important to ascertain the mode adopted by the great masters of the Italian and Spanish schools. To accomplish this desirable object, it became necessary to recur to the old treatises on the subject, especially those written in the Italian and Spanish languages. This inquiry was fortunately undertaken by a gentleman fully competent to the task. The result was presented to the public in the valuable reports of the commissioners on the fine arts. The path of inquiry was well traced out in these reports, and the subject coinciding with my awa pursuits and inclinations, I was induced to pursue the inquiry, from the persuasion, that the introduction of the art into this country, would be the means of founding a great English school of painting. Independent of other considerations, there appear to me to be certain analogies between I taly, during the period the fine arts flourished in that country, and England at the present time, which strengthens this persuasion. The same wealth and splendour of our nobles and merchants, the same commercial prosperity, and, above all, the same spirit of inquiry, which characterised Italy at the period I have mentioned, is applicable to England at the present moment. The advantage is on the side of England. (Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology. Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utili

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Dress as a Fine Art. with Suggestions on Children's Dress (Paperback) - Common

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The art of fresco painting as practised by the old Italian and Spanish masters

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The art of fresco painting: as practised by the old Italian and Spanish masters, with a preliminary inquiry into the nature of the colours used in fresco painting, with observation and notes

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Dress as a fine art: With suggestions on children's dress

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The Art Of Fresco Painting: As Practiced By The Old Italian And Spanish Masters (1846)

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The Art of Fresco Painting: In the Middle Ages and the Renaissance By Merrifield, Mary P. ( Author ) Paperback 2004

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A sketch of the natural history of Brighton and its vicinity

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1860 Excerpt: ...of growth. The Squalida or Shark tribe may always be known by their having five elongated branchial apertures on each side behind the head. Mr. Tarrell remarks that, as among the truly predaceous birds, the females of this tribe are larger than the males; and that almost all the species have received some name resembling Beagle, Hound, Hough Hound, Smooth Hound, Dog-fish, Spotted Dog, &c., probably from their habit of following their prey or hunting in company or packs. The species of Shark found on this coast, though injurious to the fishermen by damaging their nets, are not in general destructive to man. Exceptions have, however, occurred. It is related that in the year 1785, a gentleman who was bathing, was pursued by a large "tiger shark" with such violence, that it threw itself upon the shore and was killed. On opening it, the entire head of a man was found in the stomach, "no otherwise altered than being very soft and pappy, the flesh and scalp entirely separating from the bone when touched. The stomach was half-an-inch thick, and the shark was twelve feet in length from head to toil." In the year 1807, another shark eight feet long was brought in by the fishermen. It had been pursuing a schull of mackerel, and entangled himself in the nets.f In the absence of more precise information, it is impossible to identify the species. Parry's coast of Sussex, p. 62. f K. p. 88. Among the Shark tribe found on this coast, are Squatina angelus (the Angel-fish, Monk-fish, Shark Ray, and Kingston), which sometimes attains the length of seven or eight feet, and weighs one hundred pounds; it is common on this coast. The roughly granulated skin is used for polishing; and it is stated that the Turks make shagreen of it. Acanihias vulgaru (the B...

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Original Treatises, Dating From the Xiith to the Xviiith Centuries, ON the Arts of Painting,: In Oil, Miniature, Mosaic, and On Glass; of Gilding, ... by a General Introduction; With Trans

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Medieval and Renaissance Treatises on the Arts of Painting: Original Texts with English Translations (Dover Fine Art, History of Art)

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Since its original publication in 1849, Mrs. Merrifield's two-volume work on the technology of medieval and Renaissance oil painting has been one of the foremost among a scarce handful of valued reference books dealing with the subject. The work reprints (with the original language version and its English translation on facing pages) manuscript collections on painting and related arts dating roughly from the twelfth through seventeenth centuries. The manuscripts describe oil painting practices in several Italian cities, and in France and Brussels. Most of them are recipe books, revealing the artists' methods of making, purifying, grinding, and dissolving many different kinds of pigments; of preparing wood and cloth for painting; of making inks, dyes, and glues; and much more. Although oil painting receives the primary emphasis, the treatises also cover the processes involved in making miniature paintings, mosaics, and paintings on glass, as well as those entailed in the crafts of gilding, glazing, cutting precious stones, and many others. In addition to a preliminary commentary on each treatise, the author supplies an excellent introduction of almost 300 pages, in which she discusses the significant material referred to in the "recipes" and offers illuminating insights into the social history and artistic practices of the periods covered by the treatises. Also here for their comparative interest are several conversations Mrs. Merrifield held with eminent Italian art restorers, along with an introduction and a very helpful glossary defining technical terms used in the text. This latter material was prepared by S. M. Alexander of the Conservation Center of the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University.

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The Art of Fresco Painting in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance (Dover Fine Art, History of Art)

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Known for its durability, a fresco painting is created in "sections" on freshly laid wet plaster, allowing the painter to comprehensively portray the subject and execute designs with ease. As both the paint and plaster dry, they become completely fused. Highly popular during the late-thirteenth to the mid-sixteenth centuries, fresco painting was almost a lost art by the time this book was first published in 1846. This volume, by a recognized authority in the field, was highly influential in reintroducing fresco painting to public attention. In addition to translating descriptions of painting methods used by such masters as Alberti, Cennini, Vasari, Borghini, Pozzo, and Pacheco, the author also interprets passages from rare manuscripts on the causes of fresco destruction and how to retouch, repair, and clean these works of art. Curators and art historians will find this classic reference work of immense importance and interest.

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The Art of Fresco Painting in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance (Dover Fine Art, History of Art) by Mrs. Mary P. Merrifield (2004-01-22)

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