Polygraphice; or, The arts of drawing, engraving, etching, limning, painting, washing, varnishing, gilding, colouring, dying, beautifying and perfuming : In four books. Exemplifyed, 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 ... together with the original, advancement and perfection of the art of painting / by William Salmon.

  • Salmon, William, 1644-1713
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1673
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Arts of drawing, engraving, etching, limning, painting, washing, varnishing, gilding, colouring, dying, beautifying and perfuming

Publication/Creation

London : Printed by E. T. and R. H. for John Crumpe at the Sign of the Three Bibles in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1673.

Physical description

8 unnumbered pages, 352 pages, 8 unnumbered pages, 15 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations

Edition

The second edition, with many large additions adorned with sculptures the like never yet extant.

Notes

Imperfect: tightly bound.
Reproduction of original in: Harvard University. Library.

References note

Wing (2nd ed.) S445A

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2884:20) s1999 miun s

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