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The Alchemy of Paint: Art, Science and Secrets from the Middle Ages

The Alchemy of Paint: Art, Science and Secrets from the Middle Ages - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Spike BucklowPublish date:2009-09-01Pages:336
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Marion Boyars PublishersISBN-13:9780714531724ISBN-10:714531723UPC:9780714531724Book Category:ArtBook Subcategory:Techniques, HistoryBook Topic:Painting, EuropeanSize:8.40 x 5.20 x 1.10 inchesWeight:0.75Product ID:SCB8ARS70S
A fascinating look at how pigments were created, used, and revered in the Middle Ages.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Marion Boyars PublishersISBN-13:9780714531724ISBN-10:714531723UPC:9780714531724Book Category:ArtBook Subcategory:Techniques, HistoryBook Topic:Painting, EuropeanSize:8.40 x 5.20 x 1.10 inchesWeight:0.75Product ID:SCB8ARS70S
Spike Bucklow trained as a chemist. He worked in the film industry, creating puppets using prosthetics, including Ronald Reagan in Spitting Image and Jabba the Hut in Return of the Jedi. He became an art conservator, at the Hamilton Kerr Institute in Cambridge where he restores mediaeval art. He is an expert in craquelure, fixing the cracks in oil paintings.
Publisher: Marion Boyars Publishers

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Spike Bucklow

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