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“The Artists’s Handbook of Materials and
Techniques”
Ralph Mayer - Faber and Faber - ISBN 0-571-14331-8 |
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What can we say… encyclopaedic, every home should have
one! |
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“The Artists’s Handbook”
Ray Smith - Dorling Kindersley - ISBN 0-7513-6439-8 |
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If you find Mayer a bit dense, this is very readable and
well illustrated and covers some less common areas. |
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“Conservation Concerns ~ A Guide for Collectors
and Curators”
Ed. Konstanze Bachmann - Smithsonian Institution Press - ISBN
1-56098-174-1 |
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Advice on how to look after all sorts of artefacts not just
works on paper. Easy to dip into. |
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“The Painter’s Handbook”
Mark Gottsegen - Watson Guptill - ISBN 0-8230-3003-2 |
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This has an excellent section on acrylic paints and dispels
the myth that they are the wonder paint that can do no wrong. |
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“The Art of the Picture Frame”
Jacob Simon - National Portrait Gallery - ISBN 1-85514-172-8 |
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A fascinating history of portrait frames up to the 20th century |
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“Handmade Prints – creative printmaking
without a press”
Anne Desmet and Jim Anderson - A&C Black - ISBN 0-7136-4638-1 |
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This is great, and not just because it has got some of Roy’s
prints in it. Full of interesting ideas, covers all the different
methods and makes you want to have a go yourself. Go on, try
some. |
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“The Digital Print"– Martin C. Jurgens
Thames & Hudson- ISBN 978-0-500-51498-6 |
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Roy wrote a review of this for Printmaking Today and this
is the final paragraph;
'I wouldn't just recommend this book to anyone making digital
prints I would insist that they read through the sections relevant
to their work to arm themselves with the best knowledge currently
available. This is a landmark in books on printmaking - and
without ever telling you how to make a print.' |
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