Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I had never hear of it - but it makes sense to keep canvas perfectly flat ... wooden frames tend to move over time (particularly with humidity and changing temperatures), glass also does ( 'drips' in fact) but it takes centuries, cf Cathedral windows. I'd be curious to know the final answer though, i.e. the main reason why. Phx in snowy Metz . Lawrence Zeitlin wrote: > > On Feb 15, 2009, at 8:35 PM, Jim wrote: > >> My question is this: Is this a common practice, backing up canvas >> with glass? I have never encountered it before. > > > > My artist wife says she never heard of it before either. But just to > be sure, check with an art framer. > > Larry Z > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >