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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book contains hundreds of recipes for the colouration of metals using chemicals, of which jewellers and sculptors alike should be able to make full use. Colour plates show examples of what can be achieved, and the various techniques are explained clearly. Interestingly, the author also gives details of recipes that have failed to give satisfactory results. This is a very well researched book and provides a huge bibliography of other sources of related information. Sadly, no indication of where the reader might obtain the chemicals is provided. They are not carried by your local chemist's shop or drug-store.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The book is a show case and apart from that is technically very well done.
It is clearly oriented at the artist as few of the processes explained would be industrial feasible. It has a very nice index of perfectly photographed plate samples which represent the effect you will have after successfully following the recipe. It is fairly comprehensive and covers hundreds of different patinas with their exact recipe, chemicals and application methods. The recipes are grouped into 6 main sections: cast bronze, cast yellow brass, copper and copper-plate, gilding metal, yellow brass, silver and silver plate. Sadly enough there are lots of more metals. Some of the patinas may not be feasible to the common artist, the products are very specific and at times very hard to get hold of.
It is clearly oriented at the artist as few of the processes explained would be industrial feasible. It has a very nice index of perfectly photographed plate samples which represent the effect you will have after successfully following the recipe. It is fairly comprehensive and covers hundreds of different patinas with their exact recipe, chemicals and application methods. The recipes are grouped into 6 main sections: cast bronze, cast yellow brass, copper and copper-plate, gilding metal, yellow brass, silver and silver plate. Sadly enough there are lots of more metals. Some of the patinas may not be feasible to the common artist, the products are very specific and at times very hard to get hold of.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
excellent book which covers more than i could have imagined, good illustrations of results, clear instructions too. Only problem is obtaining some of the chemicals which are neccessary.
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Technical manual
This is a very useful book, please note though that it is very much a recipe list rather than a guide. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Stephen Lewis
A Work Horse of a Book
This is a large volume with a low picture-to-text ratio, making it appear heavy weight in all senses of the words. Read more
Published 20 months ago by D. Sandland
The Colouring, Bronzing and Patination of Metals: A Manual f
Lovely book, both in content and presentation
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Only Copper and copper alloys -- no Iron, Lead, Pewter or aluminium. Read more
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Only Copper and copper alloys -- no Iron, Lead, Pewter or aluminium. Read more
Published on 31 July 2004 by "robinthewood"
This is the bible of patination
Covers all aspects of patination, for both layman and specialist.
Published on 31 Oct 2000
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