This freely available ONLINE publication is a new English language translation with commentary of Jacqueline Marette’s Connaissance des Primitifs par l'étude du bois du XIIe au XVIe siècle (originally published in French in 1961) translated by Ted Alkins and Paul van Calster.
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Foreword
Editors' introduction
Editor biographies
Preface
Introduction
Part 1: Choice of wood
Editors' introduction to Part 1
Chapter 1 Research methods
Chapter 2 Wood technology
Chapter 3 Attempted reconstruction of forest vegetation in Europe prior to the 18th century
Chapter 4 Correspondence between the wood used for supports and regional forestation patterns for each school of painting
Chapter 5 Woodworking and trade in medieval France
Part 2: Construction of the supports
Editors' introduction to Part 2
Chapter 6 Cutting wood
Chapter 7 Joining the boards
Chapter 8 Strengthening the supports
Chapter 9 Fixing methods
Chapter 10 Variety of materials used to construct ensembles and secondary support elements
Part 3: Protection and preparation of the supports
Editors' introduction to Part 3
Chapter 11 Grounds and double-sided painting
Chapter 12 Cloth, fibre and glue
Conclusion
Extracts from painters' contracts
Revised and extended bibliography
The Painting index
Chestnut
Oak
Spruce
Fruit tree wood
Beech
Walnut
Elm
Poplar
Maritime pine
Scots pine
Fir
Willow
Limewood
Thuya from Algeria
