Sculptura: or, the history and art of chalcography, and engraving in copper: with an ample enumeration of the most renowned masters and their works. To which is annexed, a new manner of engraving, or mezzotinto, communicated by his Highness Prince Rupert to the author of this treatise / John Evelyn.

  • John Evelyn
Date:
1755
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Credit: Sculptura: or, the history and art of chalcography, and engraving in copper: with an ample enumeration of the most renowned masters and their works. To which is annexed, a new manner of engraving, or mezzotinto, communicated by his Highness Prince Rupert to the author of this treatise / John Evelyn. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Page 89, line 23 ; after Thefis, add The Seige of la Rochel in large. Page 93, line 2 ; after MajeSty, add the Duke of Norfolk. Page 95, in the Note; after England, add great grandfather to the prefent Duke of Norfolk. Page 96, line antepenult, for Libavius, read Libanius. Page 98, line 25; for inftrudive, read in- ftrudor. Page 128, Infert the following note on the word applicable in line 17 . This art, fince the publishing of this [firft] edition, is arrived to the utmoft curiofity and accuratenefs even of the rareft miniatures, in black and white ; and takes in all fubjeds: the only defed is, that the plates laft not fo long under the rolling prels . At the end of the book, the Author has written the following remark : Monier, a painter of the French king’s, has published the hi- ilory of painting, fculpture, architedure, and graving, in three books ; which is tran¬ slated into EngliSh and printed London 1699. In the lalf chapter of the third book, c. 22, he treats ol 'Faille-douce, but little which is not already in mine. ERRATA.