The handmaid to the arts. ... Teaching, I. A perfect knowledge of the materia pictoria; ... III. The various manners of gilding, silvering,

People / Organizations

• Robert Dossie (Author)
• John Nourse ("printed for")

Imprint

London : printed for J. Nourse, 1764. The second edition, with considerable additions and improvements.; ..

Publication year

1764

ESTC No.

N32886

Grub Street ID

21458

Description

2v. ; 8°.

Note

Anonymous. By Robert Dossie

In this second edition the vol.1 titlepage, eighth line, reads: "materia pictoria; or, the"; the second line of the imprint reads: "printed for J. Nourse, bookseller in ordinary to his"

The titlepage to vol.2 reads: ".. Teaching, I. The preparation of inks, ... VI. The manner of preparing and moulding papier mache, ...".