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One only need examine the brilliance of color of a medieval painting to appreciate the ancient craft of creating paints and painting materials. Previous owner's blindstamp on front end paper otherwise a clean, unmarked, complete very good paperback book in decorative wrappers (soft cover book). An unabridged and unaltered republication of the Thompson.…

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Good. 1st Edition. 142 pp., with illustrations and extensive index. Stated second printing (1936) of Yale University Press's original 1933 edition, which Yale released in a two-volume set. Volume 1 was the original Italian text, and Volume 2 was the English translation (The Craftsman's Handbook). The volume for sale here is VOLUME 2, the English translation. Written in the 15th century (c. 1400) by an Italian painter trained in the tradition of Giotto, this crucial guide details medieval and early Renaissance painting methods, fresco techniques, gilding, and pigment mixing, serving as an irreplaceable historical window and touchstone for art historians, conservators, and traditional painters wanting to understand how old masters created their works. Minor shelf and handling wear. Light soiling to edges of boards, endpapers, and pastedowns. Significant age-toning and wear (including chips, creases and tears) to dust jacket (see photos); dust jacket is now enclosed in a (removable) protective mylar cover.…