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The artist's handbook of materials and techniques /

The Artist's Handbook has become an indispensable reference work for thousands of practising artists all over the world. This fifth edition has been prepared by Steven Sheehan, Director of the Ralph Mayer Center, Yale University School of Art. It has been systematically revised and expanded to...

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Main Author: Mayer, Ralph
Other Authors: Smith, Edwin
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : The Viking Press ; 1970.
Edition:3rd edition Revised and Expanded.
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