author
Arthur Seymour Jennings
1860–1928
Best known for practical books on painting, decorating, and color mixing, this British writer turned workshop knowledge into clear, usable advice. His books were aimed at painters, decorators, and home improvers who wanted reliable methods rather than theory alone.
2 Audiobooks
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
Painting by Immersion and by Compressed Air: A Practical Handbook
by Arthur Seymour Jennings
About the author
Born in 1860, Arthur Seymour Jennings was a British author whose books focused on the craft of painting and decorating. Library and catalog records consistently identify him as the author of practical manuals on paint, varnish, wallpapers, and house decoration, and his work circulated widely in the early 20th century.
He is especially associated with Paint & Colour Mixing, a handbook for painters and decorators that was substantial enough to appear in multiple editions and later in digital archives. Other recorded works include Paints and Varnishes, Practical Paper-Hanging, Wallpapers and Wall Coverings, and Renovation of the Home in War Time, showing a career built around explaining materials, methods, and everyday professional practice.
Jennings died in 1928. Although little biographical detail seems to survive online beyond catalog records and his published books, the body of work attached to his name suggests a writer who helped make specialist trade knowledge more accessible to working decorators, manufacturers, and serious amateurs.