The artist's handbook of materials and techniques

Main Author:	Mayer, Ralph, 1895-
Other Authors:	Sheehan, Steven.
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Viking, 1991.
Edition:	5th ed., rev. and updated /
Subjects:	Painting > Technique. Artists' materials.

Physical Description:	xv, 761 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 675-711) and index.
ISBN:	0670837016 :
Author Notes:	Ralph Mayer (1895-1979) was a painter and art conservator. Hestudied painting at the Art Students League of New York before going on to teach at Columbia University. Mayer founded the Artists Technical Research Institute in 1959. He is the author of a number of artistic books, including The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques , The Painter's Craft , and A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques .