Frames and supports in 15th and 16th-century Southern Netherlandish painting

V Contents Foreword Christina Ceulemans XI Acknowledgements XIII List of Abbreviations XV Introduction XVII Chapter i Materials and Men 1 A. Woodworkers and guilds 1 B. Choice and provenance of the wood 7 C. Cutting and drying of the wood 14 D. The tools 22 1. Tools for (re)splitting, squaring and cutting 28 2. Tools for flattening and smoothing 31 3. Measuring and marking instruments 34 4. Tools for producing joints, grooves and mouldings 36 5. Drilling tools 37 6. Various accessories 38 Chapter ii Assembly of Panel and Frame 41 A. Positioning of the boards within the panel 41 B. Joining the elements of a panel 44 1. Butt joint 46 2. Half-lap joint 48 3. V-shaped tongue-and-groove joint 48 4. Square tongue-and-groove joint 49 C. Joining the elements of a frame 50 1. Mortise and tenon joint 57 2. Dovetail joint 58 3. Slotted joint 59 4. Half-lap joint 60 5. Key and spline joint 60 6. End-to-end joint 61 D. Pins and pegs 63 E. Attachment of the panel to the frame 64 1. Integral frames 64 2. Applied frames 65