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A short-title bibliography of the Secreti by Alessio Piemontese

Ad Stijnman. "A short-title bibliography of the Secreti by Alessio Piemontese." In The artist's process : technology and interpretation : proceedings of the fourth symposium of the Art Technological Source Research working group, edited by Sigrid Eyb-Green, Joyce H. Townsend, Mark Clarke, Jilleeen Nadolny and Stefanos Kroustallis. London: Archetype, 2012: 32-47.
The first edition of the 'Secreti' by Alessio Piemontese has the oldest printed recipe for intaglio printing ink, on pp. 188-189. The recipe is repeated in a number of its 266 editions, translations, reworked versions and photomechanical reprints.
Relevant research areas: Western Europe, Renassiance, Baroque, 18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century, Book arts, Engraving, Etching