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ISBN10: 0486237842, ISBN13: 9780486237848, [publisher: Dover Publications Inc., New York] Softcover Paperback. First printed in the 12th century, here is the earliest treatise on the arts written by a practicing artist. The Benedictine author details pigments, glass blowing, stained glass, gold and silver work, and more 34 illustrations. "I have made it my concern to hunt out this technique for your study as I learned it by looking and listening." On Divers Arts, c. 1122, is the oldest extant manual on artistic crafts to be written by a practicing artist. Before Theophilus, manuscripts on the arts came from scholars and philosophers standing outside the actual profession. On Divers Arts describes actual 12th-century techniques in painting, glass, and metalwork, which the Benedictine author wished to pass on to those gifted by God with a talent for making beautiful things. Theophilus teaches, with rigorous attention to fact but also with great reverence the making of pigments for fresco painting, the manufacture of glue, the technique of gold leaf on parchment (the first recorded European reference to true paper), how to blow glass and design stained glass windows, how to fashion gold and silver chalices, and how to make a pipe organ and church bells. Precise instruction on enameling, chasing, repousse, niello, and beaded wire work prove Theophilus's first-hand knowledge of his craft. While 90 percent of Theophilus's writing is sound technical ...
ISBN10: 0486237842, ISBN13: 9780486237848, [publisher: Dover Publications Inc., New York] Softcover Paperback. First printed in the 12th century, here is the earliest treatise on the arts written by a practicing artist. The Benedictine author details pigments, glass blowing, stained glass, gold and silver work, and more 34 illustrations. "I have made it my concern to hunt out this technique for your study as I learned it by looking and listening." On Divers Arts, c. 1122, is the oldest extant manual on artistic crafts to be written by a practicing artist. Before Theophilus, manuscripts on the arts came from scholars and philosophers standing outside the actual profession. On Divers Arts describes actual 12th-century techniques in painting, glass, and metalwork, which the Benedictine author wished to pass on to those gifted by God with a talent for making beautiful things. Theophilus teaches, with rigorous attention to fact but also with great reverence the making of pigments for fresco painting, the manufacture of glue, the technique of gold leaf on parchment (the first recorded European reference to true paper), how to blow glass and design stained glass windows, how to fashion gold and silver chalices, and how to make a pipe organ and church bells. Precise instruction on enameling, chasing, repousse, niello, and beaded wire work prove Theophilus's first-hand knowledge of his craft. While 90 percent of Theophilus's writing is sound technical ...
ISBN10: 0486237842, ISBN13: 9780486237848, [publisher: Dover Publications Aug 1979] Softcover Neuware - First printed in the 12th century, here is the earliest treatise on the arts written by a practicing artist. The Benedictine author details pigments, glass blowing, stained glass, gold and silver work, and more 34 illustrations. [Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: 1979]
ISBN10: 0486237842, ISBN13: 9780486237848, [publisher: Dover Publications Aug 1979] Softcover Neuware - First printed in the 12th century, here is the earliest treatise on the arts written by a practicing artist. The Benedictine author details pigments, glass blowing, stained glass, gold and silver work, and more 34 illustrations. [Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: 1979]
Smith, Ronald Ted; Theophilus Of Antioch; Theophilus
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Dover Publications 1979 Revised ed. Softcover Good Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Dover Publications 1979 Revised ed. Trade paperback Very Good Text may contain some highlighting. Order shipped same day if if rec'd by 1PM CST, otherwise ships the next business day. Great Customer Service.
Theophilus John G. Hawthorne and Cyril Stanley Smith
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New York: Dover Publications Inc., Date: 1979. Dover softback reprint of the 1963 Univerity of Chicago first edition. Unabrdged and corrected. Translated from the Latin with intructions and notes by - John G. Hawthorne and Cyril Stanley Smith. xxxv, 216 pages. Illustrated.6.5 X 9.25 inches. Very good copy... Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 1979. Dover Publications Inc. ISBN 0486237842 9780486237848 [GB]
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ISBN10: 0486237842, ISBN13: 9780486237848, [publisher: Dover Publications Inc., New York] Softcover Dover softback reprint of the 1963 Univerity of Chicago first edition. Unabrdged and corrected. Translated from the Latin with intructions and notes by - John G. Hawthorne and Cyril Stanley Smith. xxxv, 216 pages. Illustrated.6.5 X 9.25 inches. Very good copy. [Fairford, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1979]
Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; "I have made it my concern to hunt out this technique for your study as I learned it by looking and listening." On Divers Arts, c. 1122, is the oldest extant manual on artistic crafts to be written by a practicing artist. Befo ISBN 0486237842 9780486237848 [GB]
Theophilus, John G. Hawthorne, Cyril Stanley Smith
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ISBN10: 0486237842, ISBN13: 9780486237848, [publisher: Dover Publications Inc. 2000-01-02, New York |Dover Publications |London] Softcover Language: ENG [London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2000]
Theophilus, John G. Hawthorne, Cyril Stanley Smith
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ISBN10: 0486237842, ISBN13: 9780486237848, [publisher: Dover Publications Inc. 2000-01-02, New York |Dover Publications |London] Softcover Language: ENG [London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2000]
ISBN10: 0486237842, ISBN13: 9780486237848, [publisher: Dover Publications] Softcover The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. [Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1979]
ISBN10: 0486237842, ISBN13: 9780486237848, [publisher: Dover Publications] Softcover The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. [Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1979]
ISBN10: 0486237842, ISBN13: 9780486237848, [publisher: Dover Publications] Softcover New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published [Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1979]
ISBN10: 0486237842, ISBN13: 9780486237848, [publisher: Dover Publications] Softcover Book is in Used-Good condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting. [Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1979]
ISBN10: 0486237842, ISBN13: 9780486237848, [publisher: Dover Publications] Softcover Book is in NEW condition. [Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1979]
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