Polygraphice: or The arts of drawing, engraving, etching, limning, painting, washing, varnishing, gilding, colouring, dying, beautifying and perfuming. In four books. Exemplified, in the drawing of men, women, landskips, countries, and figures of various forms; the way of engraving, etching and limning, with all their requisites and ornaments; the depicting of the most eminent pieces of antiquities; the paintings of the antients; washing of maps, globes or pictures; the dying of cloth, silk, horns, bones, wood, glass stones, and metals; the varnishing, colouring an gilding thereof, according to any purpose or intent; the painting, colouring and beautifying of the face, skin and hair; the whole doctrine of perfumes (never published till now,) together with the original, advancement and perfection of the art of painting. To which is added, a discourse of perspective and chiromancy. The third edition, with many large additions: adorned with sculptures: the like never yet extant. By Willia

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  • Polygraphice: or The arts of drawing, engraving, etching, limning, painting, washing, varnishing, gilding, colouring, dying, beautifying and perfuming. In four books. Exemplified, in the drawing of men, women, landskips, countries, and figures of various forms; the way of engraving, etching and limning, with all their requisites and ornaments; the depicting of the most eminent pieces of antiquities; the paintings of the antients; washing of maps, globes or pictures; the dying of cloth, silk, horns, bones, wood, glass stones, and metals; the varnishing, colouring an gilding thereof, according to any purpose or intent; the painting, colouring and beautifying of the face, skin and hair; the whole doctrine of perfumes (never published till now,) together with the original, advancement and perfection of the art of painting. To which is added, a discourse of perspective and chiromancy. The third edition, with many large additions: adorned with sculptures: the like never yet extant. By Willia
  • Arts of drawing, engraving, etching, limning, painting, washing, varnishing, gilding, colouring, dying, beautifying and perfuming
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Imprint
London: printed by Andr. Clark, for John Crumpe, at the sign of the three Bibles, in St. Pauls Church-Yard, 1675.
Publication year
1675-1675
ESTC No.
R30542
Grub Street ID
113380
Description
[8], 407, [17] p., plates. : ill., port. ; 8⁰
Note
Title page printed in red and black.

With an added engraved title pageESTCR30542.

The word following the author's name, partially transliterated from the Greek, has failed to print.

Copy filmed at UMI microfilm Early English Books, Tract Supplement reel E3 a fragment with engraved title page only.