A Practical Manual of House-Painting, Graining, Marbling and Sign-Writing

Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Practical Manual of House-Painting, Graining, Marbling and Sign-Writing: Containing Full Information on the Processes of House-Painting in Oil and Distemper, the Formation of Letters and Practice of Sign-Writing, the Principles of Decorative Art, a Course of Elementary Drawing for House-Painters, Writers, Etc The essentially practical character of this manual would almost seem to render a preface unnecessary; these introductory lines are therefore penned more in accordance with custom, than for the purpose of supplying a want. The trade of a House Painter is too often supposed to consist of manual processes only, and it is thought by many, that a young man has only to follow others in order to become a competent workman. 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.