Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Wearable prints, 1760-1860 : history, materials, and mechanics
Other Name
Wearable prints, 1760 - 1860 (Alternate title)
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
The Kent State University Press
Place
Date
2014
Production date notes
published
Physical Description
xv, 568 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 29 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781606351246
Language
English
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Subject Category
Content
I. Overview
1. From Indian chintz to American prints
2. From thread to bolt
II. Colours
3. Dyed colours
4. Raised mineral colours
5. Direct colours
6. Coloured grounds
III. Mechanics
7. Blocks and rollers
8. Plates and cylinders
9. Engraving techniques
10. Making distinctions
Appendixes.
A. Timeline
B. Alizarin timeline
C. British prohibitions
D. French prohibitions
E. Price comparisons
F. Print characteristics
G. Blue definitions
H. Green definitions
I. Chrome-copper greens
J. Blacks
K. Basic resist-discharge methods
Glossary.
Public Access Text
Includes bibliographical references (pages 550-560) and index.
Collection Type
Reading Room
Applied Arts Library
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
06 Dec 2024
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