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The artist's handbook of materials and techniques

by Ralph Mayer, Steven Sheehan

A comprehensive and updated reference guide for painters, sculptors, and printmakers, detailing the technology of artists' materials. This classic handbook provides practical advice alongside a pigment catalogue, lists of retail sources, and an extensive bibliography.

Accession 1919 ISBN 0670837016 Publisher Viking
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