[Rarebooks] FS: 1815 Experiments with Colours Used in Painting by the Ancients

[Joslin Hall Rare Books]

Davy, Sir Humphrey.  “Some Experiments and Observations on the Colours 
Used in Painting by the Ancients”

Published in London, 1815. Removed from the 'Philosophical Transactions 
of the Royal Society' (London, 1815), and paginated 97-124. The essay 
was also re-issued as an offprint, but this marks its' first print 
appearance.

Davy here deals with coloring matter, pigments, and paints, and devotes 
sections to reds, yellows, blues, greens, purples, blacks & browns, and 
whites. Although drawn largely from literary sources, Davy also drew 
some of his material from practical observation and experiment. Sir 
Humphrey Davy (1778-1829) was one of the great chemists of his era, 
pioneered the field of electrolysis, discovered calcium, proved that 
chlorine was an element, invented lamps, gave many popular lectures, 
experimented, at some lectures, by administering laughing gas (nitrous 
oxide) on his friends Robert Southey and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and 
engaged in all sorts of other useful activities.

9"x11.5", 28 pages. Disbound from a larger work, pages still sewn and 
reinforced neatly along the 'spine' with newer white tape. Minor soil, 
light wear.  [41971] $85

Picture ->
<https://www.joslinhall.com/images417/th-41971-cover.jpg>



-- 
JOSLIN HALL RARE BOOKS, ABAA
Fine books of the 16th-20th centuries
on the decorative and fine arts & design

Post Office Box 239
Northampton, Massachusetts 01061 USA
telephone (413) 247-5080

http://www.joslinhall.com

Our email list
http://joslinhall.com/mailman/listinfo/jhrbnews_joslinhall.com

Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/joslinhallbooks

Twitter
https://twitter.com/joslinhall

Tumblr
https://joslinhall.tumblr.com

  ~ ~ ~

TERMS:
All payments must be in U.S. funds and negotiable through a U.S. bank; 
We accept checks, money orders, American Express, Visa and Mastercard. 
Books may be reserved pending payment; Institutions may be billed; 
Standard courtesies to institutions and the trade; Postage charges are 
$5.00 for the first book, and $2.00 for each additional book. Shipments 
outside the U.S. will be billed at cost. We accept returns if we are 
notified within ten days of your receipt of the books-please ask for 
full instructions and terms. Massachusetts residents must add 6.25% 
state sales tax.

As members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America we are 
committed to upholding high professional standards and making sure your 
bookbuying experience is enjoyable.