Excerpt: Driers from Coatings Materials and Surface Coatings By Arthur A. Tracton Download

The influence of lead ions on the drying of oils by Charles S. Tumosa and Marion F. Mecklenburg Download

The Painter’s Materials and Methods, A.P. Laurie, 1926 Download:

Molecular studies of fresh and aged triterpenoid varnishes, Gisela A. van der Doelen External link:

The Industrial and Artistic Technology of Paint and Varnish Alvah Horton Sabin, 1904 Download:

The Painter and Varnisher’s Guide (download) by P.F. Tingry, 1802

The Secret Formulas and Techniques of the Masters by Jacques Maroger (Link to a partial online text)

Treatise on Carriage and Sign Ornament (download) by Orson Campbell, 1841

Papers on Paints and Varnishes (download)

German and American Varnish Making (download)