IX. The Practice of Painting: 637.

IX. The Practice of Painting: 637.

637.

VARNISH [OR POWDER].

Mercury with Jupiter and Venus,--a paste made of these must be corrected by the mould (?) continuously, until Mercury separates itself entirely from Jupiter and Venus. 295


Footnotes

  1. 322:295

    : Here, and in No. 641 Mercurio seems to mean quicksilver, Giove stands for iron, Venere for copper and Saturno for lead.

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