Book of the Art of Cennino Cennini

Cennino Cennini was an Italian painter. He is remembered mainly for having authored ‘Il libro dell'arte'. Thought to have been written around the turn of the 15th century, the book is a "how to" on late Medieval and early Renaissance art.

• 1. Of the author of the ‘Trattato’ 2. The pedigree of the ‘Trattato’ 3. That Italian Tempera was Yolk-of-egg painting 4. Explanation of the tempera-painting of ‘Trattato’ 5. Chemical Behaviour of egg-vehicles 6. Fresco and its resemblance to tempera 7. Early oil-painting 8. Grounds and size 9. Gilding 8. About Cennino’s Pigments 10. On early varnishes 11. List of Authorities referred to 12. Index