Art's master-piece: or, a companion for the ingenious, of either sex. In two parts. I. The art of limning and painting in oil, &c. in all particulars, viz. Drawing and Painting Faces, Bodies, Garments, Landskips; Preparing and laying on Colours; colouring Metzotinto Prints; gilding on Wood, Metals, or Leather. The newest Experiments in Japanning, to imitate the Indian way, plain and in Speckles, Rockwork, Figures, &c. Receipts for making the several Varnishes, Colours, &c. To make Artificial Tortoiseshell. To dye or stain Ivory, Horn, Bone, Bristles, Feathers, and sundry sorts of Wood for Cabinets. The Mystery of dying Silks, Stuffs, Woollen and Linnen Cloth. To take Spots, Stains, Pitch, Tar, and Ironmoulds out of Silks, Stuffs, Linnen or Woollen, and recover faded Silks. The Art of Perfuming and Beautifying. Divers Receipts in Physick and Surgery. To make London Powder-Ink, other Inks, and the shining Japan-Ink: With many other useful Things. II. The art of making glass of crystal of all

People / Organizations

• C. K. (Author)

Imprint

London : printed for G. Conyers at the Ring, and J. & B. Sprint at the Bell in Little Britain, 1721. The fifth edition, with additions by C. K.; ..

Publication year

1721

ESTC No.

T80688

Grub Street ID

301673

Description

144p. : ill. ; 12°.

Note

The edition of 1697 is "By C. K." and contains the same 'Epistle to the reader' signed: C. K

With an initial leaf of half-title and frontispiece illustration.