
The progress of the marbling art, from technical scientific principles
by Josef Halfer
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Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. This book is printed in black & white, Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Reprinted in 2022 with the help of original edition published long back 1893. As this book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages. Resized as per current standards. We expect that you will understand our compulsion with such books. If it is multi volume set, then it is only ...
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- THE PROGRESS OF THE MARBLING ART
- PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION.
- PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION.
- HISTORICAL.
- THE SIZE.
- CARRAGEEN MOSS.
- GUM TRAGACANTH.
- SALEP, PLANTAGO-PSYLLIUM (Flea-bane) AND THE OTHER GELATINOUS BODIES.
- OX-GALL.
- THE CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS OF OX-GALL.
- THE EFFECT OF OX-GALL UPON COLORS.
- THE PREPARATION OF OX-GALL AND ITS USES.
- SUBSTANCES ACTING SIMILARLY TO GALL.
- SPRINKLING WATER.
- ALUM WATER.
- THE PREPARATION OF THE COLORS FOR MARBLING.
- THE MARBLING OF BOOK EDGES AND PAPER.
- THE COMB MARBLE. (SEE SPECIMEN PLATES.)
- PEACOCK MARBLE. (SEE SPECIMEN PLATES.)
- THE BOUQUET MARBLE. (SEE SPECIMEN PLATES.)
- THE ENTWINED COMB MARBLE. (SEE SPECIMEN PLATES.)
- THE SNAIL MARBLE. (SEE SPECIMEN PLATES.)
- THE GRAY SNAIL MARBLE.
- THE COMMON GREENISH-GRAY SNAIL MARBLE.
- THE DARK BLUE SNAIL MARBLE.
- THE DARK-RED SNAIL-MARBLE.
- THE GRAYISH-GREEN SNAIL-MARBLE.
- GENERAL REMARKS UPON DRAWN MARBLES.
- MARBLED EDGES. (SEE SPECIMEN PLATES.)
- THE DARK-RED MARBLE.
- THE PLAIN-GRAY MARBLE.
- THE BLUE MARBLE.
- THE BROWN MARBLE.
- THE GRAY MARBLE.
- THE OLIVE-GRAY MARBLE.
- THE BLACK MARBLE.
- THE BLUISH-GRAY MARBLE.
- GRAY MARBLE WITH A NET OF COLORED VEINS.
- THE GRAYISH GREEN MARBLE.
- THE HAIR MARBLE. (SEE SPECIMEN PLATES.)
- BLACK HAIR MARBLE.
- RED HAIR MARBLE.
- BLUE HAIR MARBLE.
- RED AND BLACK HAIR MARBLE.
- BLUISH-BROWN HAIR MARBLE.
- RULES IN REGARD TO THE MARBLING TABLE.
- PRECAUTIONS.
- SUPPLEMENTARY REMARKS.
- A NEW EXPANDING MEDIUM.
- MARBLING OF GILT EDGES.
- MARBLING ON A LARGE SCALE.
- THE UTENSILS.
- THE MARBLING TROUGH.
- SIZE SKIMMER.
- THE STYLUS
- THE COMB.
- THE PEACOCK COMB.
- THE BRUSH.
- THE BROOM-CORN WHISK.
- THE BRISTLE BRUSH.
- THE BOOK CLAMP.
- APPARATUS FOR THROWING ON COLORS.
- Table I. Trying of Colors.
- Table II. Trying of Colors.
- Table III. Throwing on of Colors.
- Table IV. Throwing on of Colors.
- Table V. Drawing with the Stylus.
- Table VI. Nonpareil Marble.
- Table VII. Peacock and Bouquet Marbles.
- Table VIII. Hair-Vein Marble.
- Table IX. Turkish Marble.
- Table X. Turkish Marble.
- APPENDIX.
- STARCHED EDGES.
- THE PRODUCTION OF COLORED EDGES.
- GILT EDGES.
- THE LAYING-ON APPARATUS.
- COLORED EDGES WITH FRONT AND END GILDING.
- THE PUNCHED OR CHASED GILT-EDGE.
- CHASED EDGES.
- THE BRONZED EDGE.
- PRODUCING MARBLE ON GILT EDGES.
- CONTENTS.
- APPENDIX.
- FOOTNOTES:
- PRICE LIST OF Halfer's Imported Marbling Colors
- Halfer's Superior Marbling Colors.
- SUNDRIES.
- SUNDRIES.
- IRON MARBLING CLAMPS.
- Complete Marbling Outfits.
- SIZE A.
- SIZE B.
- SIZE A.
- SIZE B.
- THE American Bookbinder
- TRADE LISTS.
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