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The practice of painting and perspective made easy: in which is contained, the art of painting in oil, with the method of colouring, under the heads of first painting, or dead-colouring; second painting; third or last painting; painting back-grounds; on copying; drapery-painting; landschape-painting; and a new, short, and familiar account of the art of perspective, illustrated with copper-plates, engraved by Mr. Vivares. By Thomas Bardwell, painter.
Bardwell, Thomas, 1704-1767.Date: M.DCC.LVI. [1756]- Books
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The principles of design for the curious young gentlemen and ladies, who study and practice the ... art of drawing, colouring and japanning: or a new and complete drawing-book; ... introduction to drawing. ... Translated from the French of Monsieur Gerard de Lairesse.
Lairesse, Gérard de, 1640-1711.Date: 1777- Books
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The Gentleman's companion: or, Tradesman's delight. Containing, the mystery of dying in all its branches. The manner of preparing colours. The method of cleaning and taking out stains from silks woollen or linnen. To clean gold or silver lace, and plate. To prepare a cement for china, or glass. The art of drawing, limning, painting, etching, engraving, carving, gilding, enamelling, and refreshing pictures. Likewise the quality of natural and artifical metals. How to harden or soften them. The art of soldering, burnishing and guilding metals. To make all sorts of ink. To prepare gold and silver for writing. To make sealing wax, or wafers. To know the purity of gold or silver, and detect counterfeit coins. The great Mr. Boyle's method of writing in such a manner as cannot be discovered without the help of fire, water, &c. to take blott out of paper. The art of dressing, cleaning and perfuming gloves and ribbons; and washing all sorts of lace. To which is added, the method of curing and preserving all sorts of wines in the best manner, also, some excellent receipts in cookery, physick, and surgery. Observations on silk worms, with directions how to manage and keep them to advantage. With many other useful things never before printed.
Date: 1735- Books
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Dissertatio de dea salute, in qua illius symbola, templa, statu?, nummi, inscriptiones, exhibentur, illustrantur. Auctore Guilhelmo Musgrave, G. F. ? Collegio Exoniensi.
Musgrave, William, 1655?-1721.Date: Anno MDCCXVI. [1716]- Books
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Dictionarium polygraphicum: or, the whole body of arts regularly digested. Containing, I. The arts of Designing, Drawing, Painting, Washing Prints, Limning, Japanning, Gilding: Also Perspective, the Laws of Shadows, Dialling, &c. II. Carving, Cutting in Wood, Stone; Moulding and Casting Figures in Plaister, Wax, Metal; Engraving, Etching, and Mezzotinto. III. An historical Account of the most considerable Painters, Sculptors, Statuaries, and Engravers; with those Cyphers or Marks by which their Works are distinguished. IV. An Explanation of the Emblematical and Hieroglyphical Representations of the Hcathen Deities, Powers, Human Passions, Virtues, Vices, &c. of great Use in History-Painting. V. The Production, Nature, Refining, Compounding, Transmutation and Tinging all Sorts of Metals and Minerals of various Colours. VI. The Arts of Making, Painting or Staining all Sorts of Glass and Marble; Enamelling; Methods of imitating Precious Stones, Pearls, &c. Vii. Dying all Sorts of Materials, Linen, Woollen, Silk, Leather, Wood, Ivory, Horns, Bones; also Bleaching and Whitening Linen, Hair, &c. Viii. The Art of Tapestry-Weaving, as now performed in England, Flanders, and France, either of the high or low Warp; and many other curious Manufactures. IX. A Description of Colours, Natural and Artificial; their Productions, Natures or Qualities, various Preparations, Compositions, and Uses. X. The whole Art of Pyrotechny, or Fire-Works; and the Chinese Method of making Porcelain: Together with a great Variety of other curious Particulars not here enumerated. Illustrated with fifty-six copper-plates.
Barrow, John, teacher of mathematics.Date: M.DCC.LVIII. [1758]- Books
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Polymetis: or, an enquiry concerning the agreement between the works of the Roman poets, and the remains of the antient artists. Being an attempt to illustrate them mutually from one another. In ten books. By the Revd. Mr. Spence.
Spence, Joseph, 1699-1768.Date: M.DCC.LV. [1755]- Books
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The art of painting, in all its branches, Methodically demonstrated by Discourses and Plates, And Exemplified BY Remarks ON The Paintings Of the best Masters: And their Perfections and Oversights laid open. By Gerard de Lairesse. Translated by John Frederick Fritsch, Painter.
Lairesse, Gérard de, 1640-1711.Date: M.DCC.LXXVIII. [1778]- Books
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Seven discourses delivered in the Royal Academy by the President.
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723-1792.Date: MDCCLXXVIII. [1778]- Books
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The handmaid to the arts. In two volumes, ...
Dossie, Robert, -1777.Date: 1796