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 fourth edition, with many large additions: adorned with sculptures: the like never yet extant. By William Sal

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  • 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 fourth edition, with many large additions: adorned with sculptures: the like never yet extant. By William Sal
  • Polygraphice; Arts of drawing, engraving, etching, limning, painting, washing, varnishing, gilding, colouring, dying, beautifying, and perfuming
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Imprint
London : printed by Robert White, for John Crumpe, at the sign of the Three Bibles in St. Paul's Church-Yard, and are to be sold by Charles Passenger at the Seven Stars on London-Bridge, 1678.
Added name
Sherwin, William, active 1670-1710, engraver.
Publication year
1678
ESTC No.
R219883
Grub Street ID
94355
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, and a final page of advertisements.