Polygraphice: or The arts of drawing, engraving, etching, limning, painting, washing, varnishing, gilding, colouring, dying, beautifying and perfuming. In four books. Exemplified, in the drawing of men, women, landskips, countreys, 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; the paintings of the antients; washing of maps, globes or pictures; the dying of cloth, silk, horns, bones, wood, glass, stones and metals; the varnishing, colouring an gilding thereof, according to any purpose or intent: the painting, colouring and beautifying of the face, skin and hair; the whole doctrine of perfumes (never published till now,) together with the original, advancement and perfection of the art of painting. To which is added a discourse of perspective and chiromancy. The fifth edition, with many large additions: adorned with sculptures: the like never yet extant. By William Salm

All titles

• Polygraphice: or The arts of drawing, engraving, etching, limning, painting, washing, varnishing, gilding, colouring, dying, beautifying and perfuming. In four books. Exemplified, in the drawing of men, women, landskips, countreys, 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; the paintings of the antients; washing of maps, globes or pictures; the dying of cloth, silk, horns, bones, wood, glass, stones and metals; the varnishing, colouring an gilding thereof, according to any purpose or intent: the painting, colouring and beautifying of the face, skin and hair; the whole doctrine of perfumes (never published till now,) together with the original, advancement and perfection of the art of painting. To which is added a discourse of perspective and chiromancy. The fifth edition, with many large additions: adorned with sculptures: the like never yet extant. By William Salm
• Polygraphice; Arts of drawing, engraving, etching, limning, painting, washing, varnishing, gilding, colouring, dying, beautifying, and perfuming

People / Organizations

• John Crumpe ("printed for")
• William Salmon (Author)

Imprint

London : printed by M. White, for John Crumpe, at the sign of the Three Bibles in St. Paul's Church-yard, MDCLXXXI. [1681]

Added name

Sherwin, William, active 1670-1710, engraver.

Publication year

1681

ESTC No.

R16621

Grub Street ID

64443

Description

[10], 407, [17] p., [19] leaves of plates : port. ; 8°.

Note

Title page in red and black; "philal=eth=es" in Greek characters

With an additional title page, engraved, dated 1675, signed: W. Sherwin fe

Includes index.