william mullingar higgins- the house painter, or, decorator’s companion: being a complete treatise on the origin of colour, the laws of harmonious colouring, the manufacture of pigments, oils, and varnishes: and the art of house painting, graining, and marbling: to which is added, a history of the art in all ages. 1841. i hardly need to include a decription after a title like that! cool book from the times before the arts of “the home” splintered into a hundred different disciplines. of particular interest to artists are the paint recipies. see here for larger versions of each handpainted plate.