The progress of the marbling art, from technical scientific principlesTable II. Trying of Colors.Herman Dieck translationChapter navigation53 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterTHE PROGRESS OF THE MARBLING ARTPREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION.PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION.HISTORICAL.THE SIZE.CARRAGEEN MOSS.GUM TRAGACANTH.SALEP, PLANTAGO-PSYLLIUM (Flea-bane) AND THE OTHER GELATINOUS BODIES.OX-GALL.SUBSTANCES ACTING SIMILARLY TO GALL.SPRINKLING WATER.ALUM WATER.THE PREPARATION OF THE COLORS FOR MARBLING.THE MARBLING OF BOOK EDGES AND PAPER.THE COMB MARBLE. (SEE SPECIMEN PLATES.)PEACOCK MARBLE. (SEE SPECIMEN PLATES.)THE BOUQUET MARBLE. (SEE SPECIMEN PLATES.)THE ENTWINED COMB MARBLE. (SEE SPECIMEN PLATES.)THE SNAIL MARBLE. (SEE SPECIMEN PLATES.)GENERAL REMARKS UPON DRAWN MARBLES.MARBLED EDGES. (SEE SPECIMEN PLATES.)THE HAIR MARBLE. (SEE SPECIMEN PLATES.)RULES IN REGARD TO THE MARBLING TABLE.PRECAUTIONS.SUPPLEMENTARY REMARKS.MARBLING OF GILT EDGES.MARBLING ON A LARGE SCALE.THE UTENSILS.THE BOOK CLAMP.Table I. Trying of Colors.Table II. Trying of Colors.Table III. Throwing on of Colors.Table IV. Throwing on of Colors.Table V. Drawing with the Stylus.Table VI. Nonpareil Marble.Table VII. Peacock and Bouquet Marbles.Table VIII. Hair-Vein Marble.Table IX. Turkish Marble.Table X. Turkish Marble.APPENDIX.STARCHED EDGES.THE PRODUCTION OF COLORED EDGES.GILT EDGES.THE LAYING-ON APPARATUS.COLORED EDGES WITH FRONT AND END GILDING.THE PUNCHED OR CHASED GILT-EDGE.CHASED EDGES.THE BRONZED EDGE.PRODUCING MARBLE ON GILT EDGES.FOOTNOTES:PRICE LIST OF Halfer's Imported Marbling ColorsTHE American BookbinderPrevious chapter ←Table I. Trying of Colors.Next chapter →Table III. Throwing on of Colors.All chapters and sections (53)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsTHE PROGRESS OF THE MARBLING ARTPREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION.PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION.HISTORICAL.THE SIZE.CARRAGEEN MOSS.GUM TRAGACANTH.SALEP, PLANTAGO-PSYLLIUM (Flea-bane) AND THE OTHER GELATINOUS BODIES.OX-GALL.SUBSTANCES ACTING SIMILARLY TO GALL.SPRINKLING WATER.ALUM WATER.THE PREPARATION OF THE COLORS FOR MARBLING.THE MARBLING OF BOOK EDGES AND PAPER.THE COMB MARBLE. (SEE SPECIMEN PLATES.)PEACOCK MARBLE. (SEE SPECIMEN PLATES.)THE BOUQUET MARBLE. (SEE SPECIMEN PLATES.)THE ENTWINED COMB MARBLE. (SEE SPECIMEN PLATES.)THE SNAIL MARBLE. (SEE SPECIMEN PLATES.)GENERAL REMARKS UPON DRAWN MARBLES.MARBLED EDGES. (SEE SPECIMEN PLATES.)THE HAIR MARBLE. (SEE SPECIMEN PLATES.)RULES IN REGARD TO THE MARBLING TABLE.PRECAUTIONS.SUPPLEMENTARY REMARKS.MARBLING OF GILT EDGES.MARBLING ON A LARGE SCALE.THE UTENSILS.THE BOOK CLAMP.Table I. Trying of Colors.Table II. Trying of Colors.Table III. Throwing on of Colors.Table IV. Throwing on of Colors.Table V. Drawing with the Stylus.Table VI. Nonpareil Marble.Table VII. Peacock and Bouquet Marbles.Table VIII. Hair-Vein Marble.Table IX. Turkish Marble.Table X. Turkish Marble.APPENDIX.STARCHED EDGES.THE PRODUCTION OF COLORED EDGES.GILT EDGES.THE LAYING-ON APPARATUS.COLORED EDGES WITH FRONT AND END GILDING.THE PUNCHED OR CHASED GILT-EDGE.CHASED EDGES.THE BRONZED EDGE.PRODUCING MARBLE ON GILT EDGES.FOOTNOTES:PRICE LIST OF Halfer's Imported Marbling ColorsTHE American BookbinderSize too consistent.Size too consistent.◇Result of drawing the colors with a stylus.◇See◇Page 104◇.◇← Table I. Trying of Colors.Table III. Throwing on of Colors. →
