Making and Knowing
A minimal edition of BnF Ms Fr 640 in English Translation

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Siccatives

White lead and massicot are most siccative, nevertheless they need a good two days. If you want to verify whether an oil is siccative, use it to distemper white lead, and if it soon produces a crust it means that it will dry.