Siempre es maravilloso, como de cuento de hadas, poder leer las enseñanzas técnicas y las ideas de cualquiera que haya vivido tan lejos en el tiempo como estos pintores de la Baja Edad Media en Italia, un momento y un lugar en el que se estaba produciendo una gran revolución que cambiaría radicalmente la historia del arte. ( )

I'll have to have a go at making some gesso, but meanwhile this is really helpful for living history research for teaching kids and families at medieval reenactment events. And a lovely style: "You can do it in other ways if you like but mine is the best". Quite. ( )

Standaardwerk op het gebied van de schildertechnieken van de 15e eeuw. Cennini begeleidt de aspirant-kunstenaar op weg naar het ambacht. Geeft tevens en uniek tijdsbeeld in heldere stijl.

Neocenitelný malířský traktát. Ve své době prostá příručka pro zájemce o malířství, dnes neocenitelný zdroj informací, který člověka velmi plasticky "přenáší" do středověké malířské dílny a odhaluje tajemství tehdejší malířských postupů, pravidel, praxe atp... ( )

So you're trying to recreate those medieval or renaissance beautiful illuminated manuscripts, or perhaps a fresco. This is a great place to start.

Cennino (always, for some reason, referred to by his first name) may have been a lousy artist. But he loved to give away those secrets that great artists usually pass down verbally to their apprentices. Here it is -- everything from making gesso (some friends of mine and I tried to make it using his instructions, and found the product works beautifully) to grinding pigments (to make ultramarine one must grind lapis lazuli in an oil base rather than water) to preparing parchment for use.

I teach calligraphy and illumination. In my beginners' classes, I recommend two books. This is one of them. ( )