The Art Student's Vade-Mecum

Originally published in 1925, The Art Student's Vade-Mecum is a pocket guide for students and academics alike, to the world of painting and drawing. From materials to painters, it was everything a new art student in the early twentieth century would need. Today it can be read in its historical context.

Cyril Davenport (1848-1941) was an English bibliographer, librarian, and curator, best known for his expertise in the field of bookbinding and engraving.

1. Black and White - Chiaroscuro - Perspective - Composition 2. Colour and Colours 3. Water-colours - Encaustic - Enamels - Fresco - Oils and Varnishes 4. Materials - Stone - Linen - Papyrus - Vellum - Parchment - Wood - Paper - Card - Ivory - Charcoal - Pencils - Chalks - Pastels - Inks 5. Art in England - Pre-Raphaelitism - Modern Art - Impressionism - Futurist Art, etc. Bibliography. Index.