Excerpt from On Painting in Oil and Water Colours, for Landscapes and Portraits: Including the Preparation of Colours, Vehicles, Oils, &amp;C., Method of Painting in Wax, or Encaustic; Also on the Chemical Properties and Permanency of Colors, and the Best Methods of Cleaning and Repairing Old Paintings, &amp;C<br><br>Were we acquainted with the ancient method of using oil colours, we perhaps might find that the omodern practice is not very widely different from that which has been in use since the revival Of painting in the fourth century, and that a detailed account Of either, most pro bably would nearly serve for both.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.