Parry's Graining and Marbling

by Brian Rhodes (Author), Brian Rhodes (Author), John Windsor (Author), John P. Parry (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1987

  $3.26

  Graining and marbling - the craft of painting materials to imitate wood or marble - has seen a considerable revival in the last few years. Recent refurbishments of hotels and restaurants, for example, have produced some fine examples of the work, and it has also been used to great effect in the decoration of private houses. There is currently an enormous demand for information on the subject, but very little is available. This classic manual, compiled originally by the late John Parry, was first published over 35 years ago and has been out of print for many years. It has now been reissued and revised with updated information on materials and a new chapter added on broken colour effects, including ragging, dragging, stippling, sponging and shading.

• Used

  Paperback
  1985

  $3.26

• New

  Paperback
  1994

  $65.56

  The third edition of this classic text, first published in 1949, contains additional colour plates and text describing popular decorative paint finishes such as lapis lazuli, tortoiseshell, malachite, patinated gold and fossilstone marble. A chapter on broken colour effects----including ragging, dragging, stippling, sponging and shading----is also provided. The extensive text on graining has been enhanced by replacing the descriptive--only ground colours with two full--colour plates of suggested colours (aligned with the British Standard), thereby enabling access to paints from local suppliers or helping the decorative painter make and mix his/her own colours.