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THE information given in this book shows that the scientific man has come to the aid of the art expert in his endeavour to determine the period and the authorship of paintings of disputed origin. The authors previous works on “Greek and Roman Methods of Painting” and on “Materials of the Painter's Craft” indicate in what degree historical and literary research coupled with technical knowledge can be relied upon as guides in such an inquiry.
The Pigments and Mediums of the Old Masters.
By Prof. A. P. Laurie. Pp. xiv + 192 + xxxiv plates. (London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1913.) Price 8s. 6d. net.
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GARDNER, W. The Pigments and Mediums of the Old Masters . Nature 94, 276 (1914). https://doi.org/10.1038/094276a0
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