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| Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019) | 5 |
| PréVost Saint-Lucien, Roch-Henri (1740-1808) | 1 |
| Parker, George | 1 |
| Stalker, John | 1 |
| Lee, Ronald Alfred (1913-2000) | 1 |
| Tingry, P F (1743-1821) | 1 |
| Watin, Jean-FéLix (1728-) | 1 |
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| Ackermann, Rudolph (1764-1834) | 1 |
| Antonie, William Lee (1764-1815) | 1 |
A treatise of japaning and varnishing, being a compleat discovery of those arts. With the best way of making all sorts of varnish for japan, wood, prints, or pictures. The method of guilding, burnishing, and lackering, with the art of guilding, separating, and refining metals: and of painting mezzo-tinto-prints. Also rules for counterfeiting tortoise-shell, and marble, and for staining or dying wood, ivory, and horn. Together with above an hundred distinct patterns for japan-work, in imitation of the Indians, for tables, stands, frames, cabinets, boxes, &c. Curiously engraven on 24 large copper-plates. By George Parker, varnisher and japaner (oversize)
The mechanic's book of reference; or, cabinet makers, carpenters, masons and bricklayers, smiths, coach makers, painters, watch makers, and machine makers assistant
The painter and varnisher's guide : or, A treatise, both in theory and practice, on the art of making and applying varnishes, on the different kinds of painting; and on the method of preparing colours both simple and compound: with new observations and experiments on copal; on the nature of substances employed in the composition of varnishes and of colours; and on various processes used in the art. Dedicated to the society at Geneva for the encouragement of the Arts, Agriculture, and Commerce
L'art du peintre, doreur, vernisseur; ouvrage utile aux artistes & aux amateurs qui veulent entreprendre de peindre, dorer & vernir toutes sortes de sujets en bätimens, meubles, bijoux, equipages
Twelve designs, chiefly intended for transferring upon white wood, by means of Ackermann's caustic varnish; also for studies in landscape drawing