The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques
- The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques
"The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques" is a reference book by Ralph Mayer. Intended by the author for use by professional artists, it deals mostly with the chemical and physical properties of traditional painterly materials such as oil, tempera, and solvents. It also has extensive coverage of ancillary activities such as stretching canvas, care and maintenance of tools, and conservation of older paintings.
First published in England in 1951, the "Handbook" was referred to as "the painter's bible" at the time, and continues to be have a place on the reading list in American universities to this dayref|Uni_Req. It underwent three extensive revisions in his lifetime, and fifth posthumous edition is still in print.
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*Mayer, Ralph. "The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques". Viking Adult; 5th revised and updated edition, 1991. ISBN 0-670-83701-6 Footnotes
#Note|Uni_Req [http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~pavelka/courses/techstruc2005.html Required readings] , "Technology and structure of records materials", University of Texas at Austin
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