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The science of paintings / Stanley Taft, James W. Mayer ; with contributions by Peter Ian Kuniholm, Richard Newman, Dusan C. Stulik.
LIBRA ND1143 .T34 2000
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Taft, W. Stanley.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Painting--Appreciation.
- Painting.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 236 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Springer, 2000.
- Summary:
- This book treats the physics and materials science behind paintings--the pigments, binders, canvas, varnish, and so forth--that go into making a painting appear the way it does. It discusses the physical principles behind the colors one sees in paintings and how they change with illumination; the various types of paints and binders used in both old and modern paintings; and the optics and microscopic structure of paint films. Special appendices on dating, binders, and dendochronology are also included. 224 illus., 24 in color.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-227) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0387987223
- OCLC:
- 42002588
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