A very proper treatise, wherein is briefely sett forth the arte of limming, which teacheth the order in drawing [and] tracing of letters, vinets, flowers, armes and imagery, [and] the maner howe to make sundry sises or groundes to lay siluer or golde vppon, and howe siluer or golde shalbe layed or limmed vppon the sise, and the way to temper golde and siluer and other mettales and diuerse kyndes of coloures to writte or to limme wythall vppon velym, parchement, or paper, and howe to lay them vpon the worke which thou entendest to make, [and] howe to vernish y when thou hast done, with diuerse other thinges very mete and necessary to be knowne to all such gentlemenne, and other persones as do delite in limming, painting, or in tricking of armes in their right coulors, [and] therfore a worke very mete to be adioined to the bookes of armes.

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  • A very proper treatise, wherein is briefely sett forth the arte of limming, which teacheth the order in drawing [and] tracing of letters, vinets, flowers, armes and imagery, [and] the maner howe to make sundry sises or groundes to lay siluer or golde vppon, and howe siluer or golde shalbe layed or limmed vppon the sise, and the way to temper golde and siluer and other mettales and diuerse kyndes of coloures to writte or to limme wythall vppon velym, parchement, or paper, and howe to lay them vpon the worke which thou entendest to make, [and] howe to vernish y when thou hast done, with diuerse other thinges very mete and necessary to be knowne to all such gentlemenne, and other persones as do delite in limming, painting, or in tricking of armes in their right coulors, [and] therfore a worke very mete to be adioined to the bookes of armes.
  • Very proper treatise, wherein is briefly sett forthe the arte of limming Arte of limming
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Imprint
Imprinted at London: In Fletestrete within temple Barre at the signe of the Hande [and] starre by Richarde Tottill, An. 1581.
Publication year
1581-1581
ESTC No.
S118658
Grub Street ID
138311
Description
xii leaves ; 4⁰
Note
At foot of title: Cum priuilegio.

Running title reads: The arte of limming.Citation/references STC (2nd ed.), 24253