Polygraphice: or The arts of drawing, engraving, etching, limning, painting, washing, varnishing, gilding, colouring, dying, beautifying and perfuming. In four books. Exemplified, in the drawing of men, women, landskips, countreys, and figures of various forms; the way of engraving, etching and limning, with all their requisites and ornaments; the depicting of the most eminent pieces of antiquities; the paintings of the antients; washing of maps, globes or pictures; the dying of cloth, silk, horns, bones, wood, glass, stones and metals; the varnishing, colouring and gilding thereof, according to any purpose or intent: the painting, colouring and beautifying of the face, skin and hair; the whole doctrine of perfumes (never published till now,) together with the original, advancement and perfection of the art of painting. To which is added a discourse of perspective and chiromancy. The fifth edition, with many large additions: adorned with sculptures: the like never yet extant. By William Salmon philalēthēs professor of physick.
Salmon, William,1644-1713.
Sherwin, William,active 1670-1710,engraver.
London : printed by M. White, for John Crumpe, at the sign of the Three Bibles in St. Paul's Church-yard,
MDCLXXXI. [1681]
Title page in red and black; "philalēthēs" in Greek characters.
With an additional title page, engraved, dated 1675, signed: W. Sherwin fe.
Includes index.
Locations:  E  Copy notes: Matched from printed catalog.
Wing (2nd ed.) S447A.
ESTC
Microfilm.
Art
Portrait painting