CONTENTS.


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[Preface,][iii]
[Preliminary,][7]
[Preparation of Surfaces,][7]
[Materials Used,][8]
[Bases and Vehicles,][ 10]
[White Lead, Genuine and Adulterated,][10]
[Linseed and other Oils,][13]
[Driers,][14]
[Coloring Paints,][15]
[Blacks and Blues,][16]
[Yellows,][17]
[Browns,][18]
[Pinks and Reds,][19]
[Lakes and Orange,][20]
[Green,][21]
[Proportion of Ingredients in Mixed Paints,][22]
[Table showing the composition of the different coats of white paint, and the quantities required to cover 100 yards of new work,][23]
[Operations,][24]
[Preparing the Work,][25]
[Taste in Color,][30]
[Graining—General Remarks,][32]
[Graining in Oak, Mahogany, Rosewood, Walnut, Maple, Satin-wood, Granites, Marbles, etc.,][36]
[Rules for Mixing Compound Colors,][41]
[Miscellaneous Receipts, for Painting Iron, Stucco, Glass; Gilding, Gilding on Glass, Gilding Fretwork, Painting on Gilded Panels, Gilding on Wood, Gilding Letters, Gilder’s Size, Staining Wood, Staining Floors, Varnishing, Painting Brick-work and Masonry, French Polish, Wood-filling, Rules for Painters to Observe,][43]
[Paper-hanging,][54]
[Operations,][56]
[Cleaning Paper-hangings,][57]
[Varnishing Paper,][57]
[The Making of Paste,][58]
[Useful Hints and Table for Estimating Cost of Work and Materials,][59]