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ORIGINAL TREATISES,

DATING FROM THE ΧΙΙΤΗ ΤΟ XVIIITH CENTURIES,

ON THE

ARTS OF PAINTING,

IN

OIL, MINIATURE, MOSAIC, AND ON GLASS OF GILDING, DYEING, AND THE
PREPARATION OF COLOURS AND ARTIFICIAL GEMS;

PRECEDED BY A GENERAL INTRODUCTION; WITH TRANSLATIONS, PREFACES, AND NOTES.

BY

MRS. MERRIFIELD,

HONORARY MEMBER OF THE ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS AT BOLOGNA, TRANSLATOR OF
THE TREATISE ON PAINTING OF CENNINO CENNINI, AND AUTHORESS OF
'THE ART OF FRESCO-PAINTING.'

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-IN TWO VOLUMES. - VOL. II.

LONDON:

JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET.

1849.

FA 3137.1

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HARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY

DEXTER FUND

Feb 24,1928

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London: Printed by WILLIAM CLOWES and Sons, Stamford Street.

CONTENTS OF VOL. II.

BOLOGNESE MANUSCRIPT-

Preliminary Observations

SEGRETI PER COLORI-

(Secrets for making Colours) -

CAP. I.

De multis et diversis Azurris Naturalibus fiendis

(To prepare several kinds of Natural Azures.)

CAP. II.

De multis Azurris per Artificium fiendis et artificialiter

factis

(To make many kinds of Artificial Azures.)

CAP. III.

De Azurris fiendis de Herbarum Succis

385

(To make Azures from the Juice of Plants.)

CAP. IV.

De fiendis Viridibus Ramis et de Viridibus factis cum

Erbarum Succis in diversis Modis

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(To make Verdigris and Green Pigments from the Juice
of Plants.)

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