The Handmaid To The Arts

"Teaching the various manners of staining wood, ivory, bone, horn, alabaster, marble and other stones of various colours".  Also includes staining of parchment for fine artists' use!

An excerpt from The Handmaid to the Arts, Vol. I, printed in London in 1764, with a new glossary. Bound in a period style, soft cover binding. Set in period typeface. An unsurpassable resource for hornsmiths,  bonesmiths, cabinetmakers, scrimshanders, jewelers, makers of musical instruments, and other artisans. Also a valuable reference for documentation of stain on original pieces. 28 pages.