Art's master-piece: or, A companion for the ingenious of either sex. In two parts. I. The art of l[']mning and painting in oil, &c. in all particulars, viz. drawing and painting faces, bodies, garments, landskip, preparing and laying on colours, also colcuring m[o]zzo-tinto prints, gilding on, wood. Metals and leather. The newest experiment in lapaning, to imitate the Indian way, plain and in speakles, rock-work, figures, &c. Receipts for making the several forts of varnishes, colours, &c. To make artificial tortoisesuell, to dye or stain ivory, horn, bone, bristles, feathers, and sundry sorts of woods for cabinets. The mystery of dying silks, stuffs, woollen and linen cloth. To make spots, stains, pitch, tar and iron-moulds out of silks stuffs, linen and woollen, and to recover faded silks linen, &c. The art of perfuming and beautifying. Divers physical and chirurgical receipts. To make London powder-ink, other powder-inks, and the f[a]ining Japan-ink. With many other notable things. II. The art of making glass of chrystal, of all sorts and colours, and to prepare the materials. To make glass of lead of many beautiful colours. To make enamel of divers colours, for gold, silver, or other metals. To make chalcedony, like jaspar and other lucid stones, &c. and to prepare materials for the work. To make artificial precious stones in equal beauty to the true; and to colour globes of glass on the inside. The art of painting glass in oil and a[n]caling and burning on the colour. The art of gilding divers forts of metals. Instructions to cast figures in wax, plaister, p...st metals, &c. leaves, flowers, medals, and other matters worthy of note. To which are added many curitsuies and rare secrets, ...nt ... and highly ...roftable and pleasant. The second edition. By C.K.

Date:

[1701?]