Decouverte des anciens vernis italiens employes…

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2nd Edition. Publisher’s black blindstamped cloth, gilt titles. 19x12x1.5 cm. Librairie Scientifique, Industrielle et Agricole. Paris. 1874. 169 pages plus 29 page publisher’s catalog. Good plus, outer joint beginning to split, bold ink name to endpaper. French text. “Discovery of ancient Italian varnishes used for string and bowed instruments”. The wonderful musical qualities of the ancient Italian violins is often attributed to the varnish used by the master makers. Thus the attempt to reverse-engineer their ingredients and processes. Scarce. weight: 0.7 lb.