Book Description
Excerpt from The Art of Miniature Painting on Ivory Miniature painting is a branch of Art much sought on account of its apparent Simplicity, but to acquire it thoroughly requires more application and research than is usually imagined. The pro per foundation (drawing) is in most cases passed over, and a difficulty arises, which proves fatal to the most anxious exertions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.
