A GUIDE TO DRAWING TERMS AND TECHNIQUES: Further Reading
Written by Edward Saywell, Lynn and Philip A. Straus Drawing Intern, 1996-97
Acton , David. "With Pen and Brush Ink as a Drawing Medium." In Master Drawings from the Worcester Art Museum, 8-16. Exh. cat., Worcester Art Museum. Worcester and New York, 1998.
Ames-Lewis, Francis. Drawing in Early Renaissance Italy. New Haven, 1981.
--- and Joanne Wright. Drawing in the Italian Renaissance Workshop. London, 1983.
Armenini, Giovanni Battista. On the True Precepts of the Art of Painting. Edited and translated by Edward Olszewski. New York, 1977.
Bambach, Carmen C. "The Tradition of Pouncing Drawings in the Italian Renaissance Workshop: Innovation and Derivation." Ph.D. diss., Yale University. New Haven, 1988.
Bambach, Carmen C. "Technique and Workshop Practice in Filippino's Drawings." In The Drawings of Filippino Lippi and His Circle. Exh. cat., The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 21-28. New York, 1997.
Burns, Thea. "Rosalba Carriera and the Early History of Pastel Painting." In The Institute of Paper Conservation; Conference Papers Manchester 1992, 35–40. Manchester, 1992.
Bower, Peter. Turner's Papers: A Study of the Manufacture, Selection and Use of His Drawing Papers 1787–1820. Exh. cat., Tate Gallery. London, 1990.
Bruckle, Irene. "Blue-Colored Paper in Drawings." In Drawing 15, no. 4 (1993): 73–77.
Cennini, Cennino. The Craftsman's Handbook. Translated by Daniel Thompson. New York, 1960.
Cleave, Claire van. "Tradition and Innovation in the Early History of Black Chalk Drawing." In Florentine Drawing at the Time of Lorenzo the Magnificent. Edited by Elizabeth Cropper, 231–43. Bologna, 1992.
Cohn, Majorie B. Wash and Gouache: A Study of the Development of the Materials of Watercolor. Exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum. Cambridge, 1977.
---. "Red Chalk: Historical and Technical Perspectives. Part 1: Aspects of Historical Usage." In Drawings Defined. Edited by Walter Strauss and Tracie Felker, 165–70. New York, 1987.
Goldman, Paul. Looking at Prints, Drawings and Watercolors: A Guide to Technical Terms. London, 1988.
Hunter, Dard. Papermaking: The History and Technique of an Ancient Craft. 2nd ed., rev. and enl. New York, 1947.
James, Carlo, et al. Old Master Prints and Drawings: A Guide to Preservation and Conservation. Translated and edited by Marjorie B. Cohn. Amsterdam, 1997.
Jirat-Wasiutynski, Vojtech and Thea. "The Uses of Charcoal in Drawing." In Arts Magazine (October 1980): 128–35.
Krill, John. English Artists Paper: Renaissance to Regency. Exh. cat., Victoria and Albert Museum. London, 1987.
La Chapelle, Arianne de, and Andre Le Prat. Les relevés de filigranes. Paris, 1996.
Lambert, Susan. Reading Drawings: An Introduction to Looking at Drawings. New York, 1984.
Library of Congress, Papermaking: Art and Craft. Washington, 1968.
Lugt, Frits. Les marques de collections de dessins et d'estampes. Amsterdam, 1921, and supplement, The Hague, 1956.
Lunning, Elizabeth, and Roy Perkinson. The Print Council of America Paper Sample Book: A Practical Guide to the Description of Paper. Boston, 1996.
Mayer, Deborah D., and Pamela B. Vandiver. "Red Chalk: Historical and Technical Perspectives. Part 2: A Technical Study." In Drawings Defined. Edited by Walter Strauss and Tracie Felker, 171–80. New York, 1987.
Meder, Joseph. The Mastery of Drawing. Translated and revised by Winslow Ames. New York, 1978.
Monnier, Genevieve. "Pastel: Its Genesis and Evolution to the Twentieth Century." In Drawing, Masters and Methods, Raphael to Redon. Edited by Diana Dethloff, 159-176. New York and London, 1992.
Perkinson, Roy and Annette Manick. "Notes on Media and Papers." In Awash in Color: Homer, Sargent and the Great American Watercolor. Exh. cat., Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, lxxv-lxxx. Boston, 1993.
Petroski, Henry. The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance. New York, 1992.
Robison, Andrew. Paper in Prints. Exh. cat., National Gallery of Art. Washington, D.C., 1977.
Roland Michel, Marianne. "L'Age d'Or de la sanguine." In Sanguines: Dessins français du dix-huitième siècle, 5–23. Paris, 1978.
Saywell, Edward. "Behind the Line: The Materials and Techniques of Old Master Drawings." In Harvard University Art Museums Bulletin, vol. 6, no. 2 (1998): 7-25.
Tofani, Annamaria Petrioli, et al. Drawing: Forms, Techniques, Meanings. Translated by Andrew Ellis and Carol Rathman. Milan, 1991.
Watrous, James. The Craft of Old Master Drawings. Madison, 1957.
For a discussion of modern materials and media in drawings, see in particular:
Owen, Antoinette. "Modern Materials in Drawings, Part I: Media." In Drawings 7, no. 3 (1985): 56–59.
---, "Modern Materials in Drawings, Part II: Supports." In Drawings 7, no. 5 (1986): 102–4.
Turner, Silvie. The Book of Fine Paper: A Worldwide Guide to Contemporary Papers for Art, Design and Decoration. New York, 1998.
Volent, Paula. "Ephemeral Drawing Supports and Media in Contemporary Art." In Drawing 13, no. 2 (1991): 29–31.