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Arthur Seymour Jennings

1860–1928

A practical early-20th-century writer on paint, varnish, paper-hanging, and decoration, this British author turned workshop knowledge into clear, usable books. His manuals were written for painters, decorators, manufacturers, and anyone who wanted reliable hands-on guidance.

2 Audiobooks

Painting by Immersion and by Compressed Air: A Practical Handbook

Painting by Immersion and by Compressed Air: A Practical Handbook

by Arthur Seymour Jennings

Paint & Colour Mixing A practical handbook for painters, decorators and all who have to mix colours, containing 72 samples of paint of various colours, including the principal graining grounds

Paint & Colour Mixing A practical handbook for painters, decorators and all who have to mix colours, containing 72 samples of paint of various colours, including the principal graining grounds

by Arthur Seymour Jennings

About the author

Arthur Seymour Jennings was a British technical writer born in 1860 who became known for practical books on painting, decorating, and color work. Catalog and library records connect his name with manuals such as Paint & Colour Mixing, Paints and Varnishes, Painting by Immersion and by Compressed Air, and Practical Paper-Hanging.

His books were aimed less at theory than at real-world craft. They focus on the materials, methods, and color choices used by painters and decorators, which helps explain why his work continued to circulate through library collections and later digitization projects.

Some online records suggest additional professional roles and affiliations, but the clearest confirmed picture is of a prolific author of practical decorating and paint-technology handbooks active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. I could not confirm a reliable portrait from the sources I checked, so no profile image is included.