The handmaid to the arts, Vol. the First. Teaching, I. A perfect knowledge of the materia pictoria, r, 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 offtracing, 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, Bronzing, with the preparation of the genuine Gold and Silver powders, and imitations of them, as also of the fat oil, gold fixes, 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 Kinds Of At

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.

T125950

Grub Street ID

176002

Description

2v. ; 8⁰

Note

Anonymous. By Robert Dossie.

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

Braces in imprint.

Uncontrolled note

MATCHERS BEWARE! 3rd variant. See manual file. - Horizontal chain lines. Second line of imprint in vol.2 is similar and on p.[1] sig. B is under "ha" of "than"