[Rarebooks] FS: 2 Early French Miniature Painting Manuals

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Constant-Viguier, et al. "NOUVEAU MANUEL COMPLET DE MINIATURE, de Gouache,
du Lavis a la Sepia, de l’Aquarelle et de la Peinture a la Cire, par Mm.
Constant-Viguier, Langlois-Longueville et Duroziez"

Paris; La Libraire Encyclopedique Roret: 1845. Nouvelle edition.

First published in 1828, this treatise on miniature and watercolor
painting includes instructions for preparing and painting on ivory, glass,
concave and black glass and other materials, creating and outlining
designs, gives suggestions for colors and mediums and discusses subject
matter and effects, thoroughly going over every technical and artistic
aspect of the subjects. One of the plates illustrates a painter's kit,
with paintbox, brushes, suggested set ups for the palette and a
hand-colored color wheel. The other plate illustrates how to effectively
chose and frame a view from a natural landscape, including dealing with
its geometric elements. A charming manual, nicely bound.

Softcover. 4"x6", viii + 356 pages plus 2 folding plates, one with an
attractive hand-colored color wheel. Publisher’s original printed paper
covers, covers with some slight chipping, a little toning and spotting
throughout, page tips and fore-edge a bit browned, etc. Still, an
attractive copy in the publisher’s original paper covers. [31376] $250.00

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Mansion, L[eon Larue]. "LETTRES SUR LA MINIATURE, par Mansion, eleve
d’Isabey"

Paris; Chez Louis Janet, Libraire: 1823.

Originally published in London by Ackermann in the same year. The folding
frontispiece is an attractive, hand-tinted palette of 12 colors for flesh
tones and shadows. Softcover. 4.5"x7", 244 pages, folding hand-colored
frontispiece. Publisher’s original printed paper covers, covers with some
slight chipping, a little toning and spotting throughout, page tips and
fore-edge a bit browned, spine paper chipped and cracked. Still, an
attractive copy in the publisher’s original paper covers. [31377] $275.00

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