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Il Libro Dell'Arte - The Craftsman's Handbook Volume Two
Cennino D'Andrea Cennini

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1933

Green cloth boards, DJ. 142pp with 1 folding plate and a few line drawings in text. The English text translated by Daniel V Thompson from the 500 year old text in Florence. Original Italian text not in this volume.

The Craftsman's Handbook: "Il Libro dell' Arte"

8 reviews
Cennino d'Andrea Cennini, Jr. Daniel V. Thompson

Dover Publications, 1954

instruction manual for historic painting
This little gem contains a great deal of use for anyone trying to duplicate authentic, medieval /rennaisance painting techniques. The instructions on making egg tempera paints, for example, are extremely clear. This book may as well have "required reading" on the cover for anyone who is interested in painting, calligraphy, illumination or related fields in history and practice. Please be ...