The chemistry of paints and painting /

"Bibliographical notes": p. xv-xvii.I: Painting grounds -- Paper, vellum, ivory -- Plaster, gesso, stone, slate, etc. -- Panel -- Canvas -- II: Vehicles and varnishes -- Oils -- Resins, waxes, and solid paraffins -- Yolk and white of egg; size; glue -- Gum, starch, dextrin, honey, and glycerin -- Water-glass, lime- and baryta-water -- Solvents and diluents -- Siccatives or dryers -- Varnishes and vehicles -- III: Pigments -- White pigments -- Yellow pigments -- Red pigments -- Green pigments -- Blue pigments -- Brown pigments -- Black pigments -- Classification of pigments -- Tables of permanent, fugitive, and alterable pigments -- Selected and restricted palettes -- IV: Methods and results -- Painting-methods -- The study of old paintings and drawings -- Conservation of pictures and drawings -- Trials of pigments.Mode of access: Internet