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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] |