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The art of painting in its rudiment, progress, and perfection: delivered exactly as it is put in practice, so that the ingenious may easily understand its nature, to perform it. Being illustrated, in all the parts of drawing, viz. with charcoal. Black-Lead, Pens, Indian-Ink, and Chalks; after Limbs Heads, and Whole-Figures; as also after Painting, Plaster-Work, and the Life. Wherein is given a true Account of all the Materials of the Art of Painting, and how to use them: Largely treating of the Colours, with a General Rule to mix all Sorts of Colours whatever. Describing the Method of Copying of Pictures. How also to Draw a Face from the Life, with the Mixtures of the principal Complexions, Drapery and Hair. Also now to Paint Landskip with its proper Colours. And lastly, Teaching the Nature of History Painting in the Description of which is contained the most Methodical Rules of the whole Art. To which is necessarily subjoyned, The most approved Methods of Copying, Mending, Cleaning, and Varnishing of Pictures, &c. By Tho. Page, junior.
Page, Thomas, active 1720.Date: 1720- Books
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The handmaid to the arts, ... . Teaching, I. A perfect knowledge of the materia pictoria: or the nature, use, preparation, and composition, of all the various substances employed in Painting; as well vehicles, dryers, &c. as colours: including those peculiar to enamel and painting on glass. II. The means of delineation, or the several Devices employed for the more easily and accurately making Designs From Nature, or Depicted Representations; either by off-tracing, calking, reduction, or other means: with the methods of taking casts, or impressions, from figures, busis, medals, leaves, &c. III. The various manners of gilding, silvering, and Bronzing, with the preparation of the genuine Gold and Silver powders, and imitations of them, as also of the fat oil, gold sizes, and other necessary compositions: -the art of Japanning, as applicable not only to the former purposes, but to coaches, snuffboxes, &c. in the manner lately introduced: - and the method of Staining Different Kinds Of AtSubstances, with all the several colours. The whole being calculated, as well for conveying a more accurate and extensive knowledge of the matters treated of to profest artists; as to initiate those who are desirous to attempt these arts, into the method of preparing and using all the colours, and other substances employed in painting in oil, miniature, crayous, encaustic, enamel, varnish, distemper, and fresco; as also in gilding, &c.
Dossie, Robert, -1777.Date: MDCCLXIV. [1764]- Books
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The handmaid to the arts, ... . Teaching, I. A perfect knowledge of the materia pictoria, r, the nature, use, preparation, and composition of all the various substances employed in Painting, as well vehicles, dryers, &c. as colours; including those peculiar to enamel and painting on glass. II. The means of delineation, or the several Devices employed for the more easily and accurately making Designs From Nature, or Depicted Representations; either by offtracing, calking, reduction, or other means; with the methods of taking casts, or impressions, from figures, busis, medals, leaves, &c. III. The various manners of gilding, silvering, Bronzing, with the preparation of the genuine Gold and Silver powders, and imitations of them, as also of the fat oil, gold fixes, and other necessary compositions;- the art of Japanning, as applicable not only to the former purposes, but to coaches, snuffboxes, &c. in the manner lately introduced;-and the method of Staining Different Kinds Of AtSubstances, with all the several colours. The whole being calculated, as well for conveying a more accurate and extensive knowledge of the matters treated of to professed artists, as to initiate those who are defirous to attempt these arts, into the method of preparing and using all the colours, and other substances employed in painting in oil, miniature, crayons, encaustic, enamel, varnish, distemper, and fresco, as also in gilding, &c.
Dossie, Robert, -1777.Date: MDCCLXIV. [1764]- Books
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The plain dealer: being select essays on several curious subjects, Relating to Friendship, Love, and Gallantry, Marriage, Morality, Mercantile Affairs, Painting, History, Poetry, and Other Branches of Polite Literature. Publish'd originally in the year 1724. And now collected into two volumes. The second edition. ...
Hill, Aaron, 1685-1750.Date: M.DCC.XXXIV. [1734]- Books
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The gentleman's and connoisseur's dictionary of painters. Containing a complete collection, and account, of the most distinguished artists, who have flourished in the art of painting, at Rome, Venice, Naples, Florence, and other Cities of Italy; in Holland, Flanders, England, Germany, or France; from the Year 1250, when the Art of Painting was revived by Cimabue, to the Year 1767; including above Five Hundred Years, and the Number of Artists amounting to near One Thousand Four Hundred. Extracted from the most authentic writers who have treated on the Subject of Painting, in Latin, Italian, Spanish, English, French, and Low Dutch. To which are added, two catalogues: the one, a catalogue of the disciples of the most famous masters, for the Use of those who desire to obtain a critical Knowledge of the different Hands and Manners of the different Schools: the other, a catalogue of those painters who imitated the works of the eminent masters so exactly, as to have their copies frequently mistaken for originals. The Whole being digested in a more easy and instructive Method than has hitherto appeared; and calculated for general Entertainment and Instruction, as well as for the particular Use of the Admirers and Professors of the Art of Painting. By the Rev. M. Pilkington, A. M. Vicar Of AtDonabate And Portraine, In The Diocese Of AtDublin.
Pilkington, Matthew, 1701-1784.Date: 1798- Books
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The works of Jonathan Richardson. Containing I. The theory of painting. II. Essay on the art of criticism, (so far as it relates to Painting). III. The science of a connoisseur. A new edition, corrected, with the additions of An essay on the knowledge of prints, and cautions to collectors. Ornamented with portraits by worlidge, &c. of the most eminent Painters mentioned. Dedicated, by Permission, to Sir Joshua Reynolds. The Whole intended as a Supplement to the Anecdotes of Painters and Engravers.
Richardson, Jonathan, 1665-1745.Date: 1792- Books
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The works of Jonathan Richardson. Containing I. The theory of painting. II. Essay ON The Art Of Criticism, (so far as it relates to Painting). III. The Science Of A Connoisseur. A new edition, corrected, with the additions of an essay on the knowledge of prints, and cautions to collectors. Ornamented with portraits by Worlidge, &c. of the most eminent Painters mentioned, Dedicated, by Permission, to Sir Joshua Reynolds. The Whole intended as a Supplement to the Anecdotes of Painters and Engravers.
Richardson, Jonathan, 1665-1745.Date: 1792- Books
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The confessions of the celebrated Countess of Lichtenau, late Mrs. Rietz, now confined in the fortress of Gloglau as a state-prisoner. Drawn from original papers, translated from the German. With an engraved portrait of the Countess, after an Original Painting in the Possession of the Countess Matuska.
Lichtenau, Wilhelmine Ente, Gräfin Lichtenau, 1752-1820.Date: 1799- 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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An inquiry into the rise and establishment of the Royal Academy of Arts. To which is prefixed, A Letter to the Earl of Bute. By Robert Strange, Member of the Royal Academy of Painting at Paris, of the Academies of Rome, Florence, Bologna; Professor of the Royal Academy at Parma, &c.
Strange, Robert, Sir, 1721-1792.Date: M.DCC.LXXV. [1775]- Books
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The young ladies school of arts. Containing a great variety of practical receipts, in gum-flowers, filligree, japanning, Shell-Work, Gilding, Painting, Cosmetics, Jellies, Preserves, Cakes, Cordials, Creams, Jamms, Pickles, Candying, Made Wines, Clear Starching, &c together with directions for breeding canary birds, and breeding, nursing, and ordering of the silk-worm. Also a great many Curious Receipts, both useful and entertaining, never before published. By Mrs. Hannah Robertson.
Robertson, Hannah, 1724-1800?.Date: 1784- Books
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Bibliotheca Groenewegeana: being a catalogue of the stock of John Groenewegen; Containing Several scarce Books collected in France, Italy, Germany and Holland. Books of Mathematicks, Architecture, Painting, Sculpture, Antiquities, Medals, Geography, History, Genealogies, Voyages, Divinity, Philosophy, Physick, Natural History, Law, Oratory, Poetry, and Polite Literature. To be sold by auction, on Monday the 10th of March, 1728-9, at Paul's Coffee-House, at the West End of St. Paul's, at Six of the Clock precisely, and to continue every Evening till all are Sold. By Thomas Ballard. The Books may be view'd three Days before the Sale begins. Catalogues are to be had at Mr. Lewis's, near Covent-Garden; Mr. King's in Westminster-Hall; Mr. Strahan's in Cornhill; Mr. Mount's on Tower-Hill; Mr. Clement's in Oxford; Mr. Thurlborn's, and Mr. Bonnor's in Cambridge; and at the Place of Sale. (price Sixpence.)
Ballard, Thomas, active 1698-1734.Date: 1729]- Books
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Kisses, being a poetical translation of the Basia of Joannes Secundus Nicolä&ıus; accompanied with the Latin text: to which is prefixt an essay on the life, and writings of Secundus. Ornamented with an entire new frontispiece representing the Origin of Kisses, and a Portrait of Secundus from a Painting by Scorellius.
Secundus, Johannes, 1511-1536.Date: M,DCC,LXXVIII. [1778]- Books
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The young ladies school of arts. Containing, a great variety of practical receipts, in gum-flowers filligree japanning Shell-Work Gilding Painting Cosmetics Jellies Preserves Cakes Cordials Creams Jamms Pickles Candying Made Wines Clear Starching, &c. Also, a great many Curious Receipts, both useful and entertaining, never before published. By Mrs Hannah Robertson
Robertson, Hannah, 1724-1800?.Date: M,DCC,LXVII. [1767]- Books
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Miscellaneous poems and translations, by several hands. Particularly, I. Windsor-Forest, with the Messiah. II. Essay on Criticism. III. Rape of the Lock. IV. Ode on St. Cecilia's Day. V. Verses to the Memory of a Lady. VI. To Mr. Jervas, with Fresnoy's Art of Painting. Vii. To a young Lady, with the Works of Voiture. Viii. Eloisa to Abelard. By Mr. Pope.
Date: 1720- Books
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Miscellaneous poems and translations, by several hands. Particularly, I. Windsor-Forest, with the Messiah. II. Essay on Criticism. III. Rape of the Lock. IV. Ode on St. Cecilia's Day. V. Verses to the Memory of a Lady. VI. To Mr. Jervas, with Fresnoy's Art of Painting. VII. To a young Lady, with the Works of Voiture. VIII. Eloisa to Abelard. By Mr. Pope.
Date: 1722- Books
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Travels through Germany, Bohemia, Hungary, Switzerland, Italy, and Lorrain. Giving a true and just description of the present state of those countries; Their Natural, Literary, and Political History; Manners, Laws, Commerce, Manufactures, Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Coins, Antiquities, Curiosities of Art and Nature, &c. Illustrated With Copper-Plates, engraved from Drawings taken on the Spot. By John George Keysler, Fellow of the Royal Society in London. Carefully translated from the second edition of the German. In four volumes. ...
Keyssler, Johann Georg, 1693-1743.Date: MDCCLX. [1760]- Books
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Travels through Germany, Bohemia, Hungary, Switzerland, Italy, and Lorrain. Giving a true and just description of the present state of those countries; Their Natural, Literary, and Political History, Manners, Laws, Commerce, Manufactures, Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Coins, Antiquities, Curiosities of Art and Nature, &c. Illustrated With Copper-Plates, engraved from Drawings taken on the Spot. By John George Keysler, Fellow of the Royal Society in London. Carefully translated from the second edition of the German. In four volumes. ...
Keyssler, Johann Georg, 1693-1743.Date: MDCCLVI. [1756]-57- 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 in all their various kinds. Also Perspective, the Laws of Shadows, Dialling, &c. II. Carving, Cutting in Wood, Stone; Moulding and Casting Figures in Plaister, Wax, Metal; also Engraving, and Etching, and Mezzotinto. III. A brief historical Account of the most considerable Painters, Sculptors, Statuaries, and Engravers, with those Cyphers or Marks by which their Works are known. IV. An Explanation of the Emblematical and Hieroglyphical Representations of the Heathen 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, Working, Painting or Staining all sorts of Glass and Marble; also Enamels, the imitation of all sorts of Precious Stones, Pearls, &c. according to the Practice both of the Antients and Moderns. 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; also many other curious Manufactures. IX. A Description of Colours, Natural and Artificial, as to their Productions, Natures or Qualities, various Preparations, Compositions and Uses. X. The method of making all kinds of Inks, both Natural and Sympathetical; and also many other Cariosities not here to be specified, whereby this is rendred a more Compleat Work than has hitherto appear'd in any language.
Barrow, John, teacher of mathematics.Date: MDCCXXXV. [1735]- Books
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Travels through Holland, Germany, Switzerland and Italy. Containing a particular description of the antient and present state of those countries; their Natural, Literary, and Political History; Religion, Laws, Manners, Customs, Manufactures, Sculpture, Painting, Architecture, Coins, Medals, Antiquities, Curiosities, &c. &c. &c. together with The Characters of the several Nations and Courts visited by the Author, and Observations on their several Policies. Interspersed with Various Remarks on Montfaucon, Spon, Mabillon, Misson, Bishop Burnet, Mr. Addison, and other eminent Authors. By the late Monsieur de Blainville, Secretary to the Embassy of the States-General, at the Court of Spain. Translated from the author's manuscript, (never published) by Dr. Turnbull, Mr. Guthrie, and others. Illustrated with copper-plates. In three volumes. In three volumes. ...
Blainville, Monsieur de.Date: MDCCLXVII. [1767]- Books
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A catalogue of the libraries of Mr. Bishop, of Drayton; Mr. Hitch, of the Six Clerks Office; and Dr. Castle; All lately Deceased: Consisting of about Six Thousand Volumes in Divinity, History, Antiquity, Voyages, Travels, Common and Civil Law, Mathematicks, Architecture, Sculpture, Painting, Medals, Poetry, &c. Among many Valuable Books are the following: Ld Clarendon's Hist. 3 vol. L. Pap. Harris's History of Kent. Dart's Canterbury, L. and S. Pap. Scot's History of Scotland. Mercator's Atlas, 2 vol. finely col. Guillim's Heraldry. Romanae Magnitudinis Monument. Roma Subterranea. Le Bruyn's Travels, fine Cuts. Historiae Anglicanae Scrip. 2 vol. Antiquit. Rom. explicatae. Royal Bible, finest Paper, by Basket, at Oxon. 1717. Hammond's Works, 4 vol. Tillotson's Works, 3 vol. Leslie's Works, 2 vol. L. Pap. Beveridge's Works, 2 vol. Hist. Scrip. Iconibus repraesent. N. Testamentum, Millii. Cotelerii Patres Apostolici, 2 tom. Which will begin to be sold very Cheap, (the lowest Price mark'd in each Book) on Monday the 11th of December 1732, at R. Montagu's great Book-Warehouse, at the General Post-Office, the Corner of Great Queen-Street, near Drury-Lane: Where any Gentlemen that have Libraries to dispose of, may be certain of ready Money on the most advantageous Terms, several Booksellers having united, and provided large Warehouses for that purpose. N. B. Such Gentleman as desire it, may, at the said Place, have Catalogues taken, and Books appraised, and sold by publick Auction, or in what manner they please, on very reasonable Conditions. Catalogues to be had at the Place of Sale, and at the following Coffee-Houses; (viz.) Mount's Coffee-House, in Grosvenor-Street, near Hannover-Square; St. James's, in St. James's-Street; Tom's, in Scotland yard; Oliver's, at Westminster-Hall Gate; Slaughter's, in St. Martin's Lane; Squire's, in Fuller's-Rents, near Grays-Inn; Serle's, in Lincolns-Inn; Richards's, by Temple-Bar; and John's, in Birchin-Lane. For the Curious, there are a few printed with the Prices, and sold at 1 s. each, at the Place of Sale; Mrs. Nut's, at the Royal-Exchange; and Mrs. Dodd's, without Temple-Bar.
Montagu, R. (Richard), active 1718-1749.Date: 1732]- Books
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A catalogue of a curious collection of books: containing Ten Thousand Volumes, in all Branches of Learning, of the best Authors, In Divinity, History, the Greek and Roman Historians, Poets, Orators, &c. Poetry, Painting, Medicine, Surgery, Philosophy, Mathematicks, &c. in Greek, Latin, French, Italian, Spanish and English. The Books are in elegant Condition. Amongst which are the following, General Dictionary, 10 vol. Dict. de Bayle, 5 tom. Par. Dict. de Trevaux, 5 tom. Dict. de Moreri, 6 tom. H. Stephani Thesaur. cum Glossar. 5 tom. Char. min. Suidae Lexic. 3 tom. Ch. max. & min. Constantini Lexicon, Edit. opt. Doleti Comment. Ling. Lat. 2 tom. Plutarchi Opera, Gr. Lat. 2 t. Par. Plinii Harduini, 3 t. Ch. max. & min. Aristophanes Kissteri, Gr. & Lat. Lucian Bourdeletius - Polybius Casauboni - Zenoph. Leunelavii Dion. Halicarnassus, Hudsoni, 2 tom. Diod. Siculus Rhodomanni Gale's Herodotus-Paufanias Khunii Pindar, Gr. Lat. Ox. - Strabo 1707 Buckley's Thuanus, 7 tom. Septuaginta, Graece, Romae Com. Prayer of Edward VI. 1st Edit. Critici Sacri, 9 tom. Picart's Ovid, fine Cuts Works of Tillotson, 3 vol. - Barrow. 2 vol. - Jackson, 3 vol. - Bingham, 2 vol. - Prideaux, 2 vol. -Clarke, 4 vol. - Beveridge, 2 vol. &c. New System of Geography, 2 vol. Universal History, 8 vol. Moreton's Northamptonshire, large and small Paper, and several of the Counties. State Trials, 8 vol. Dugdale's Baronage, 2 vol. Spence's Polymetis, fine Cuts Salmon's Modern History, 3 vol. Giannone's Naples, 2 vol. Locke's Works, 3 vol. Hawkins's Scatutes, 6 vol. and 7 vol. of Acts Anstis's Regist. of the Garter, 2 vol. Cooper's Anarom and on the Muscles Blackwell's Herbal, 2 vol. coloured Wallis Opera omnia, 3 tom. Hooke's Micrographia. With many Hundreds more in Folio, Quarto and Octavo, equally good, which will be Sold (very cheap) the Prices printed in the Catalogue, on Monday the 15th of May 1749, and continue on Sale till all are sold, By Thomas Payne, Bookseller, In Round Court in the Strand, against York-Buildings. Catalogues to be had Gratis at the following Booksellers, viz. Mr. Strahan's, Cornhill; Mr. Osborne's, Pater-Noster-Row; Mr. Lewis's, in Russel-Street, Covent-Garden; Mr. Brindley's, in New-Bond-Street, Mr. Jackson's, in St. James's street; Mr. Owen's, next the Devil Tavern, Fleet-Street; and at the Place of Sale: Where may be had the full Value for any Library or Parcel of Books.
Payne, Thomas, 1719-1799.Date: 1749]- Books
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The life of Benvenuto Cellini: a Florentine artist. Containing A Variety of Curious and Interesting Particulars, relative to Painting, Sculpture and Architecture; and The History of his own Time. Written by himself in the Tuscan language, and translated from the original By Thomas Nugent, L.L.D. F.S.A. in two volumes. ...
Cellini, Benvenuto, 1500-1571.Date: M,DCC,LXXII. [1772]- Books
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The new pantheon: or, fabulous history of the heathen gods, goddesses, heroes, &c. Explained in a manner entirely new; And rendered much more useful than any hitherto published. adorned with figures from ancient Paintings, Medals, and Gems, for the Use of those who would understand History, Poetry, Painting, Statuary, Coins, Medals, &c. With A Dissertation on the Theology and Mythology of the Heathens, from the Writings of Moses, the Aegyptian, Graecian, Roman, and Eastern Historians, Philosophers, Poets, &c. By Samuel Boyse, A.M. The fifth edition, revised and corrected. By William Cooke, A. M. Rector of Oldbury and Didmarton, in Gloucestershire, Vicar of Enford, in Wiltshire, and Chaplain to the Right Hon. the Earl of Suffolk. To which is added, an appendix, treating of their astrology, Prodigies, Auguries, Auspices, Oracles, &c. in which the Origin of each is pointed out; and an Historical Account of the Rise of Altars, Sacred Groves, Priests, and Temples.
Boyse, Samuel, 1708-1749.Date: M,DCC,LXXVII. [1777]- Books
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The new pantheon: or, fabulous history of the heathen gods, goddesses, heroes, &c. Explained in a manner entirely new; And rendered much more useful than any hitherto published: adorned with figures from ancient Paintings, Medals and Gems, for the Use of those who would understand History, Poetry, Painting, Statuary, Coins, Medals, &c. With An Explanation of the Mythology of the Ancients from the Writings of Moses; the Egyptian, Grecian, Roman, and Eastern Historians, Philosophers, Poets, &c. By Samuel Boyse, A.M. The sixth edition, revised and corrected, with large additions, and a dissertation on the theology of the heathens. By William Cooke, M. A. Rector of Oldbury and Didmarton in Gloucestershire, Vicar of Ensord in Wiltshire, and Chaplain to the Right Honourable the Earl of Suffolk. To which is subjoined. An appendix treating of their astrology, Prodigies, Auguries, Auspices, Oracles, &c. in which the Origin of each is pointed out: And an Historical Account of the Rise of Altars, Sacred Groves, Priests and Temples.
Boyse, Samuel, 1708-1749.Date: M,DCC,LXXII. [1772]