The progress of the marbling art, from technical scientific principles : with a supplement on the decoration of book edges
[2nd ed.]
Translation of: Die Fortschritte der Marmorierkunst.
Title of appendix: Colored and decorated edges according to the newest discoveries by eminent specialists.
Includes [2] p. of advertisements for The American Bookbinder, Buffalo, N.Y. at end.
Translation of: Die Fortschritte der Marmorierkunst.
Title of appendix: Colored and decorated edges according to the newest discoveries by eminent specialists.
Includes [2] p. of advertisements for The American Bookbinder, Buffalo, N.Y. at end.
Artwork Details
- Title: The progress of the marbling art, from technical scientific principles : with a supplement on the decoration of book edges
- Author: Josef Halfer
- Translator: Herman Dieck
- Publisher: L.H. Kinder
- Date: 1893
- Geography: Buffalo, New York, United States
- Dimensions: 240 pages, x leaves of mounted specimens : illustrations ; Height: 7 1/2 in. (19 cm)
- Object Number: 217.08 H131
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