PERSON DE TEYSSÉDRE, A.   NOUVEAU MANUEL DU PEINTRE EN BATIMENS,   Du Doreur Et Vernisseur, Contenant La Théorie et La Pratique, Et L'Art Préparer Soi-Même Les Couleurs Et de Les Appliquer...       Paris: Au Dépot Des Nouveaux Manuels,   1838.          A painter's manual composed according to the principles set forth by Watin's eighteenth century work on the art of painting, varnishing, and gilding and updated to current chemical standards. This volume, from the series "Bibliotheque de l'ouvrier, du fabricant et de l'artiste," also provides a vocabulary of technical terms. Its chapters cover: tools, color (and the materials which compose them); liquids to be used to modify pigments, paint techniques to be used on external building elements; methods for painting fabrics and for cleaning older gilding, varnishes, and imitation Chinese and Japanese finishes. Second edition.   12mo (15 x 9.5 cm); engraved frontispiece + 340 pp. + 34 pp. ads.            Original decorative printed paper covers,soiled or browned in places; very light scattered foxing to text, but mostly fresh and bright; advertising pages show heavier foxing and damp stain in lower margins. $175.00

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