Record Date information Year: 1775 transl_trans Transcription Lay, first, one coat of size on the wood; then another of whitening diluted with size; then another again of boiling oil, as mentioned in the above Art. cxvi. When this last is thoroughly dry, you draw your design, and paint as usual. Source Library/ Place of edition Title Year Starting date End date Display order Valuable secrets concerning arts and trades Page number(s) in source: 133 Glossary Historical name Current name boiling oil Whitening whitening, diluted with size Recipe from dataset Stols-Witlox on grounds for paintings Original ID: 433 Note: This record was imported from Maartje Stols-Witlox' database on grounds for oil paintings in NW Europe, 1550-1900. Read more and find the complete dataset here