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Paint
in America : The Colors of Historic Buildings
by Roger W. Moss (Editor)
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The publisher, John Wiley & Sons
The definitive volume on how paint has been used in the U.S. in the last 250
years. Eminent contributors cover the history of this medium in American
buildings from the 17th century to the end of the 19th century. Contains a
survey of practices and materials in England, cutting-edge techniques used by
today's researchers in examining historic paints, fascinating case studies and
an important chart of early American paint colors. Explains how to identify
pigments and media, how to prepare surfaces for application and apply paint.
Includes the chemical properties of paint with a table of paint components, plus
a glossary and bibliography