Art's master-piece: or, A companion for the ingenious of either sex. In two parts. I. The art of l[']mning and painting in oil, &c. in all particulars, viz. drawing and painting faces, bodies, garments, landskip, preparing and laying on colours, also colcuring m[o]zzo-tinto prints, gilding on, wood. Metals and leather. The newest experiment in lapaning, to imitate the Indian way, plain and in speakles, rock-work, figures, &c. Receipts for making the several forts of varnishes, colours, &c. To make artificial tortoisesuell, to dye or stain ivory, horn, bone, bristles, feathers, and sundry sorts of woods for cabinets. The mystery of dying silks, stuffs, woollen and linen cloth. To make spots, stains, pitch, tar and iron-moulds out of silks stuffs, linen and woollen, and to recover faded silks linen, &c. The art of perfuming and beautifying. Divers physical and chirurgical receipts. To make London powder-ink, other powder-inks, and the f[a]ining Japan-ink. With many other notable things. II. T

People / Organizations

• C. K. (Author)

Imprint

London : Printed for G. Conyers at the Golden Ring, and J. Sprine at the Blue Bell in Little-Britain, [1701?]

Publication year

1701

ESTC No.

N16286

Grub Street ID

5964

Description

166,[2]p. : ill. ; 12°.

Uncontrolled note

Frontis. = ill