IN PREPARATION
BY THE SAME AUTHOR

ARTISTS' MEDIUMS

OILS AND VARNISHES

Their Chemical and Physical Properties and Uses.

A complete practical treatment of oils, varnishes, sicatif, vehicles and mediums, painting grounds, the deterioration of paints and paintings and their preservation and a study of the various painting techniques.

D. VAN NOSTRAND COMPANY
NEW YORK

THEIR CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

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By

F. W. WEBER

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR, F. WEBER CO., PHILADELPHIA, PA., LECTURER AT
THE ART STUDENTS LEAGUE OF NEW YORK AND AT THE PENN-
SYLVANIA ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS, PHILADELPHIA.

NEW YORK
D. VAN NOSTRAND COMPANY

EIGHT WARREN STREET

1923

Copyright, 1923, by

D. VAN NOSTRAND COMPANY

All rights reserved, including that of translation into
foreign languages, including the Scandinavian

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

PREFACE

The numerous inquiries from artists and art students on the subject of the durability of the various materials employed in the fine arts, has encouraged the Author to prepare, in detail, technical matter as outlined in his different lectures.

The substance of the book is compiled in encyclopedic form, and to facilitate reference, an exhaustive index is appended.

PHILADELPHIA, PA.,

SEPTEMBER, 1923.

F. W. W.