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The Progress of the Marbling Art

by Josef Halfer

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  1. 1Preface — To the First Edition
  2. 2Preface — To the Second Edition
  3. 3Historical
  4. 4The Size
  5. 5Carrageen Moss
  6. 6Gum Tragacanth
  7. 7Salep, Plantago-Psyllium
  8. 8Ox-Gall
  9. 9Substances Acting Similarly to Gall
  10. 10Sprinkling Water
  11. 11Alum Water
  12. 12The Preparation of the Colors for Marbling
  13. 13The Marbling of Book Edges and Paper
  14. 14The Comb Marble — The Comb Marble. (See Specimen Plates.)
  15. 15Peacock Marble — Peacock Marble. (See Specimen Plates.)
  16. 16The Bouquet Marble — The Bouquet Marble. (See Specimen Plates.)
  17. 17Entwined Comb Marble — The Entwined Comb Marble. (See Specimen Plat…
  18. 18The Snail Marble
  19. 19General Remarks Upon Drawn Marbles
  20. 20Marbled Edges
  21. 21Hair Marble
  22. 22Rules in Regard to the Marbling Table
  23. 23Precautions
  24. 24Supplementary Remarks
  25. 25Marbling of Gilt Edges
  26. 26Marbling on a Large Scale
  27. 27The Utensils
  28. 28Table I. Trying of Colors…
  29. 29Starched Edges
  30. 30The Production of Colored Edges
  31. 31Gilt Edges
  32. 32Laying-on Apparatus
  33. 33Colored Edges With Front and End Gilding
  34. 34The Punched or Chased Gilt-Edge
  35. 35Chased Edges
  36. 36Bronzed Edges
  37. 37Producing Marble on Gilt Edges

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