Art's master-piece. Or, A companion for the ingenious of either sex. Containing, I. The arr [sic] of limning and painting in oil, &c. in all particulars, viz. drawing and painting faces; bodies, garments, landskip, preparing and laying on colours; also colouring mazzotinto prints, gilding on wood, mettals and leather. II. The newest experiment in Japaning, to immitate the Indian way, plain and in speckles, rock-work, figures, &c. receipts for making the several sorts of varnishes, colours, &c. III. To make artificial tortoiseshel; to dye or stain ivory, horn, bone, bristles, feathers, and sundry sorts of vvoods for cabinets. IV. The mystery of dying silks, stuffs, linnen, and vvoollen, and linnen cloth. V. To take spots, stains, pitch, tar and iron moulds out of silks, stuffs, linnen, and vvoollen, and to recover faded silks, linnen, &c. VI. The art of perfuming and beautifying. VII. Divers physical and chirurgical receipts. VIII. To make London powder-ink other powder inks, and the sh

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• Art's master-piece. Or, A companion for the ingenious of either sex. Containing, I. The arr [sic] of limning and painting in oil, &c. in all particulars, viz. drawing and painting faces; bodies, garments, landskip, preparing and laying on colours; also colouring mazzotinto prints, gilding on wood, mettals and leather. II. The newest experiment in Japaning, to immitate the Indian way, plain and in speckles, rock-work, figures, &c. receipts for making the several sorts of varnishes, colours, &c. III. To make artificial tortoiseshel; to dye or stain ivory, horn, bone, bristles, feathers, and sundry sorts of vvoods for cabinets. IV. The mystery of dying silks, stuffs, linnen, and vvoollen, and linnen cloth. V. To take spots, stains, pitch, tar and iron moulds out of silks, stuffs, linnen, and vvoollen, and to recover faded silks, linnen, &c. VI. The art of perfuming and beautifying. VII. Divers physical and chirurgical receipts. VIII. To make London powder-ink other powder inks, and the sh
• Art's masterpiece Companion for the ingenious of either sex

People / Organizations

• C. K. (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for G. Conyers at the Golden Ring, and J. Sprint at the Blue Bell in Little Britain, 1697.

Publication year

1697-1697

ESTC No.

R20096

Grub Street ID

78432

Description

[8], 160 p. : ill. (woodcut) ; 24⁰

Note

Signatures: A-E?? F?? (-F12) G??.

With a woodcut illustration on A1v, facing the titlepage.

Uncontrolled note

Catalogued from original at the British Library