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23 juin 2022
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Jess Clark, « Roubo and Watin: The Sweet Scent of Early Modern Varnishes », The Recipes Project, ID : 10.58079/tdcq
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By Érika Wicky Fig. 1: Nécessaire, wood and leather, ca 1760, 8,4 x 6 cm (closed), Grasse. Courtesy of Musée international de la parfumerie. If the decorative arts of the eighteenth century shine so brightly, it is thanks to the innovation and mastering of techniques such as gilding and varnishing.[i] While the latter may have given surfaces the shiny appearance that was particularly desirable at the time, both were above all essential to protect wood, especially against insects. Varnishes ...