On divers arts; the treatise of Theophilus. Translated from the medieval Latin with introd. and notes by John G. Hawthorne and Cyril Stanley Smith.

Title: 
On divers arts; the treatise of Theophilus. Translated from the medieval Latin with introd. and notes by John G. Hawthorne and Cyril Stanley Smith.

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Author/Artist: 
Theophilus, Presbyter.
Publisher: 
[Chicago] University of Chicago Press [1963]
Description: 
xxxv, 216 p., 16 plates : ill., facsim. ; 25 cm.
Other Authors: 
Hawthorne, John G.
Smith, Cyril Stanley, 1903-
Format of Material: 
Books
Subjects: 
Art Early works to 1800.
Christian art and symbolism.
Technology Early works to 1800.
Glass manufacture Early works to 1800.
Decorative arts, Medieval.
Glass painting and staining Early works to 1800.
Painting Early works to 1800.
Metal work Early works to 1800.
Bib ID: 
21416
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Location: 
Stacks
Call Number: 
N7420.T39e 1963
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Variant Title: 
Diversarum artium schedula
Notes: 
Translation of Diversarum artium schedula.
Includes The Art of the painter, the worker in glass, and the metal worker.
"List of the principal manuscripts": p. xvii-xviii. "List of the printed editions": p. xxii-xxiv. Bibliography: p. 195-199.
Scan of recipe for saffron yellow (p. 55) Displayed in the exhibition titled "The Science of Glassmaking : 8 Centuries of a Magical Art", held at the Rakow Research Library, June 27, 2008-January 4, 2009.