How long does it take to read The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques?
Ralph Mayer
The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques by Ralph Mayer takes about 11 hours 54 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 11 hours 54 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1940. 649 pages, about 178,475 words.
24 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 19 hours 50 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 11 hours 54 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 26 minutes |
The page count is the median across 20 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Provides information on materials and methods used by the art profession.
Subjects: Pigments, Artists' materials, Matériel d'artistes, Technique, Peinture, Painting
