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The Progress of the Marbling Art

The Progress of the Marbling Art

by Josef Halfer

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Author
Halfer, Josef, -1916
Title
The progress of the marbling art, from technical scientific principles : with a supplement on the decoration of book edges
Credits
Walt Farrell, fh and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Language
English
LoC Class
Z: Bibliography, Library science
Subject
Marbled papers
Category
Text
eBook-No.
41241
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41241
Release Date
October 30, 2012
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE PROGRESS OF THE MARBLING ART
  2. 2.PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION.
  3. 3.PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION.
  4. 4.HISTORICAL.
  5. 5.HISTORICAL.
  6. 6.THE SIZE.
  7. 7.THE SIZE.
  8. 8.CARRAGEEN MOSS.
  9. 9.CARRAGEEN MOSS.
  10. 10.GUM TRAGACANTH.
  11. 11.GUM TRAGACANTH.
  12. 12.Salep, Plantago-Psyllium.
  13. 13.SALEP, PLANTAGO-PSYLLIUM (Flea-bane) AND THE OTHER GELATINOUS BODIES.
  14. 14.OX-GALL.
  15. 15.OX-GALL. — THE CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS OF OX-GALL. — THE EFFECT OF OX-GALL UPON COLORS. — THE PREPARATION OF OX-GALL AND ITS USES.
  16. 16.Substances Acting Similarly to Gall.
  17. 17.SUBSTANCES ACTING SIMILARLY TO GALL.
  18. 18.SPRINKLING WATER.
  19. 19.SPRINKLING WATER.
  20. 20.ALUM WATER.
  21. 21.ALUM WATER.
  22. 22.The Preparation of the Colors for Marbling.
  23. 23.THE PREPARATION OF THE COLORS FOR MARBLING.
  24. 24.The Marbling of Book Edges and Paper.
  25. 25.THE MARBLING OF BOOK EDGES AND PAPER.
  26. 26.THE COMB MARBLE.
  27. 27.THE COMB MARBLE. (SEE SPECIMEN PLATES .)
  28. 28.PEACOCK MARBLE.
  29. 29.PEACOCK MARBLE. (SEE SPECIMEN PLATES .)
  30. 30.THE BOUQUET MARBLE.
  31. 31.THE BOUQUET MARBLE. (SEE SPECIMEN PLATES .)
  32. 32.ENTWINED COMB MARBLE.
  33. 33.THE ENTWINED COMB MARBLE. (SEE SPECIMEN PLATES .)
  34. 34.THE SNAIL MARBLE.
  35. 35.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.
  36. 36.GENERAL REMARKS UPON DRAWN MARBLES.
  37. 37.GENERAL REMARKS UPON DRAWN MARBLES.
  38. 38.MARBLED EDGES.
  39. 39.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.
  40. 40.HAIR MARBLE.
  41. 41.THE HAIR MARBLE. (SEE SPECIMEN PLATES .) — BLACK HAIR MARBLE. — RED HAIR MARBLE. — BLUE HAIR MARBLE. — RED AND BLACK HAIR MARBLE. — BLUISH-BROWN HAIR MARBLE.
  42. 42.Rules in regard to the Marbling Table.
  43. 43.RULES IN REGARD TO THE MARBLING TABLE.
  44. 44.PRECAUTIONS.
  45. 45.SUPPLEMENTARY REMARKS. — A NEW EXPANDING MEDIUM.
  46. 46.MARBLING OF GILT EDGES.
  47. 47.MARBLING OF GILT EDGES.
  48. 48.MARBLING ON A LARGE SCALE.
  49. 49.THE UTENSILS.
  50. 50.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.
  51. 51.Table I. Trying of Colors.
  52. 52.Table II. Trying of Colors.
  53. 53.Table III. Throwing on of Colors.
  54. 54.Table IV. Throwing on of Colors.
  55. 55.Table V. Drawing with the Stylus.
  56. 56.Table VI. Nonpareil Marble.
  57. 57.Table VII. Peacock and Bouquet Marbles.
  58. 58.Table VIII. Hair-Vein Marble.
  59. 59.Table IX. Turkish Marble.
  60. 60.Table X. Turkish Marble.
  61. 61.APPENDIX.
  62. 62.STARCHED EDGES. [192]
  63. 63.STARCHED EDGES.
  64. 64.The Production of Colored Edges.
  65. 65.THE PRODUCTION OF COLORED EDGES.
  66. 66.GILT EDGES.
  67. 67.GILT EDGES.
  68. 68.LAYING-ON APPARATUS.
  69. 69.THE LAYING-ON APPARATUS.
  70. 70.Colored Edges with Front and End Gilding.
  71. 71.COLORED EDGES WITH FRONT AND END GILDING.
  72. 72.The Punched or Chased Gilt-Edge.
  73. 73.THE PUNCHED OR CHASED GILT-EDGE.
  74. 74.CHASED EDGES.
  75. 75.CHASED EDGES.
  76. 76.BRONZED EDGES.
  77. 77.THE BRONZED EDGE.
  78. 78.Producing Marble on Gilt Edges.
  79. 79.PRODUCING MARBLE ON GILT EDGES.
  80. 80.CONTENTS. — APPENDIX.
  81. 81.FOOTNOTES:
  82. 82.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.
  83. 83.THE American Bookbinder — TRADE LISTS.
  84. 84.Transcriber's Notes:

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