Book Description

Excerpt from The Art and Science of Gilding: A Hand Book of Information for the Picture Framer During the past few years, we have received many requests from retail picture frame dealers for information that would enable them to do their own re-gilding. Books have been written on the subject; but nothing practical has ever been published. Having followed the trade of Picture Framing and Gilding for nearly thirty years, we have put into this little volume some of the knowledge acquired; and have endeavored to explain the different processes used by gilders. In a factory, an apprentice has to work about four years before he is looked upon as a competent gilder. Even then, there is much necessary information that he may not have acquired. Employers and foremen usually keep secret many of the formulas, and give the workmen the materials mixed, ready for use. In this book, all of these formulas are given, with explicit directions for compounding them; and with its aid, one with ordinary intelligence and a few weeks of practice, can do very creditable work. The beginner will doubtless be awkward and clumsy, especially in handling the leaf; but a little practice will soon overcome the difficulty. 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.