The handmaid to the arts, Vol. The First. Teaching, I. A perfect knowledge of the materia pictoria: or the nature, use, preparation, and composition, of all the various substances employed in Painting; as well vehicles, dryers, &c. as colours: including those peculiar to enamel and painting on glass. II. The means of delineation, or the several Devices employed for the more easily and accurately making Designs From Nature, or Depicted Representations; either by off-tracing, calking, reduction, or other means: with the methods of taking casts, or impressions, from figures, busis, medals, leaves, &c. III. The various manners of gilding, silvering, and Bronzing, with the preparation of the genuine Gold and Silver powders, and imitations of them, as also of the fat oil, gold sizes, and other necessary compositions: -the art of Japanning, as applicable not only to the former purposes, but to coaches, snuffboxes, &c. in the manner lately introduced: - and the method of Staining Different Kin

People / Organizations

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

Imprint

London: printed for J. Nourse, Bookseller in Ordinary to his Majesty, MDCCLXIV. [1764]

Publication year

1764-1764

ESTC No.

T125947

Grub Street ID

175999

Description

2v. ; 8⁰

Note

Anonymous. By Robert Dossie.

In this second edition in vol. 1 the eighth line of the title reads: "materia pictoria: or the", the second line of imprint reads: "printed for J. Nourse, bookseller in ordinary" and on p. [1] sig. B is under "c" of "tenacity".

Braces in imprint.

Uncontrolled note

Second line of imprint in vol. 2 is similar and on p. [1] sig. B is under "a" of "than"