Volume 1

Arts treasury of rarities: and curious inventions. : In two parts.

  • White, John
Date:
[1710?]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Arts treasury of rarities: and curious inventions. : In two parts. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ee Zamp- -black, anda little Vbrdigieal, and haken tis dry, go over it with Ivory ‘black, and having neightened it with white, go over it with Ivory olack and Verdigreafe. Lake, laying the lightett parts with red Lead and white; the mean parts with only red Lead, and she deeper with Lake; and if need requires, yon enay heighten it with white. For cloth coloured Garments ; ; for the ground, take Umber’ and white, for the deeper Shadows, UJmber and black, and for the mean Umber and Diker, and whiten it with Oker and white. And chus much may fuffice for Limning and painting of thefe Kinds. (wo nn SE ee een) me CURL AS Bo RIE, Vee curious and myfterious Art of Etching and Engra- wing in Gold, Silver, Copper, Steel, exe, difplayed and made manifeft in eafy and plain Rules and Me- thods, by wbich an unexperienced Perfon may attain to the Knowledge e thereof, and the expert be wonder- Sully improved, Fe. O introduce this curious Art, I think it con- venient to begin with Etching, the better to pive a Light into what fucceeds, &c. and firft of the Ground. In this cafe, procure three parts of Virgin’s- avax, and one of Afphaltrum, one part of Maitick, and one part of clarified Rofin, put all but the Pan, and let it boil over a gentle Fire; at.what Time put the other Ingredients to it, which being melted, pour it out into fair cold Water, keeping back the dregs; and when it is cold, work it into a Ball, tie it then ina Rag foclofe, that no dregs as you have Occafion.