| Ref No | EFP/094/1688/15 |
| Finding Number | AF 094/1688/15 |
| Title | A treatise of japaning and varnishing : being a compleat discovery of those arts. With the best way of making all sorts of varnish for japan, wood, prints, or pictures. The method of guilding, burnishing,and lackering, with the art of guilding, separating, and refining metals: and of painting mezzo-tinto-prints. Also rules for counterfeiting tortise-shell, and marble, and for staining or dying wood, ivory, and horn. Together with above an hundred distinct patterns for japan-work, in imitation of the Indians, for tables, stands, frames, cabinets, boxes, &c. Curiously engraven on 24 large copper-plates. By John Stalker |
| Level | Item |
| Date | 1688 |
| Description | Co-authored by George Parker, whose name appears on the title page of other editions of this work.; One of at least three imprint variants of this edition.; Identified as Wing S5187A on UMI microfilm "Early English books, 1641-1700.; T.p. repaired; 444233.; Microfilm.; R15354. |
| Author | Stalker, John; Parker, George, 17th cent |
| Subject | Japanning -- Early works to 1800; Varnish and varnishing -- Early works to 1800 |
| Physical Description | [8], 84 p., 24 leaves of plates ; 2j. |
| Access Status | Open |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Oxford : printed for, and sold by the author, living at the Golden Ball in St. James's Market, London, in the year MDCLXXXVIII. [1688] |