Sir Theodore de Mayerne, Pictoria, sculptoria et quae subalternarum artium (the 'Mayerne manuscript')
Scope & Content:
The manuscript contains miscellaneous notes on the subject of artistic techniques, including the making of pigments, oils and varnishes, the priming and preparation of surfaces for painting, and the repair and conservation of paintings. The manuscript also contains notes of chemical experiments,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, and Latin
Sloane 2054 Chartaceus, in Quarto, ff. 133, Sec. XVII. Catalogus remediorum in Antidotario particulari describendorum sive formulae variae, cum tabula contentorum. ff. 1-133. Theodore Turquet de Mayerne, Baron; MD: Catalogus remediorum in Antidotario particulari deseribendorum: 17th cent.