PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION.
PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION.
HISTORICAL.
HISTORICAL. (2)
THE SIZE.
THE SIZE. (2)
CARRAGEEN MOSS.
CARRAGEEN MOSS. (2)
GUM TRAGACANTH.
GUM TRAGACANTH. (2)
Salep, Plantago-Psyllium.
SALEP, PLANTAGO-PSYLLIUM (Flea-bane) AND THE OTHER GELATINOUS BODIES.
OX-GALL.
OX-GALL. THE CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS OF OX-GALL.
Substances Acting Similarly to Gall.
SUBSTANCES ACTING SIMILARLY TO GALL. (2)
SPRINKLING WATER.
SPRINKLING WATER. (2)
ALUM WATER.
ALUM WATER. (2)
The Preparation of the Colors for Marbling.
THE PREPARATION OF THE COLORS FOR MARBLING. (2)
The Marbling of Book Edges and Paper.
THE MARBLING OF BOOK EDGES AND PAPER. (2)
THE COMB MARBLE.
THE COMB MARBLE. (SEE SPECIMEN PLATES .)
PEACOCK MARBLE.
PEACOCK MARBLE. (SEE SPECIMEN PLATES .)
THE BOUQUET MARBLE.
THE BOUQUET MARBLE. (SEE SPECIMEN PLATES .)
ENTWINED COMB MARBLE.
THE ENTWINED COMB MARBLE. (SEE SPECIMEN PLATES .)
THE SNAIL MARBLE.
THE SNAIL MARBLE. (SEE SPECIMEN PLATES .)
GENERAL REMARKS UPON DRAWN MARBLES.
GENERAL REMARKS UPON DRAWN MARBLES. (2)
MARBLED EDGES.
MARBLED EDGES. (SEE SPECIMEN PLATES .)
HAIR MARBLE.
THE HAIR MARBLE. (SEE SPECIMEN PLATES .)
Rules in regard to the Marbling Table.
RULES IN REGARD TO THE MARBLING TABLE. (2)
PRECAUTIONS.
SUPPLEMENTARY REMARKS. A NEW EXPANDING MEDIUM.
MARBLING OF GILT EDGES.
MARBLING OF GILT EDGES. (2)
MARBLING ON A LARGE SCALE.
THE UTENSILS.
THE UTENSILS. THE MARBLING TROUGH.
Table I. ? Trying of Colors.
Table II. ? Trying of Colors.
Table III. ? Throwing on of Colors.
Table IV. ? Throwing on of Colors.
Table V. ? Drawing with the Stylus.
Table VI. ? Nonpareil Marble.
Table VII. ? Peacock and Bouquet Marbles.
Table VIII. ? Hair-Vein Marble.
Table IX. ? Turkish Marble.
Table X. ? Turkish Marble.
APPENDIX.
STARCHED EDGES.
STARCHED EDGES. (2)
The Production of Colored Edges.
THE PRODUCTION OF COLORED EDGES. (2)
GILT EDGES.
GILT EDGES. (2)
LAYING-ON APPARATUS.
THE LAYING-ON APPARATUS.
Colored Edges with Front and End Gilding.
COLORED EDGES WITH FRONT AND END GILDING. (2)
The Punched or Chased Gilt-Edge.
THE PUNCHED OR CHASED GILT-EDGE. (2)
CHASED EDGES.
Fd. Tondorf ClichE, Property of Otto Spamer. CHASED EDGES.
BRONZED EDGES.
THE BRONZED EDGE.
Producing Marble on Gilt Edges.
PRODUCING MARBLE ON GILT EDGES. (2)
CONTENTS.
FOOTNOTES:
PRICE LIST OF Halfer's Imported Marbling Colors Halfer's
THE American Bookbinder
Transcriber's Notes:
Transcriber's Note: The Table of Contents can be found at the end of the book.
FROM TECHNICAL SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES
BY JOSEF HALFER
WITH A SUPPLEMENT ON THE DECORATION OF BOOK EDGES
Translated by Herman Dieck, Philadelphia
BUFFALO, N. Y.: THE AMERICAN BOOKBINDER CO. 1894.
Copyright, 1893, By LOUIS H. KINDER.
