Sculptura historico-technica: or, The history and art of engraving.
Subtitle: Containing, I. The rise and progress of engraving. II. Of engraving in general. III. Of engraving, etching, and scraping on copper, as now practised. IV. An idea of a fine collection of prints. V. The repertorium; or, A collection of various marks and cyphers, with additions : to which is now added, a chronological and historical series of the painters from the eleventh century
By: extracted from Baldinucci, Florent le Compte, Fairthorne [sic], the Abecedario pittorico, and other authors ; with copper-plates.
Contributors: Orlandi, Pellegrino Antonio, 1660-1727.; Baldinucci, Filippo, 1625-1696.; Faithorne, William, 1616-1691.
Edition: The fourth edition..
Series: Blake -- no. 1036A
Publisher: Printed for J. Marks, in St. Martin's Lane
Published: 1770
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
Subjects: Engraving.; Engraving -- History.; Engravers' marks.; Mezzotint engraving.
Other titles: Sculptura historico-technica; History and art of engraving
Work titles: Sculpture: or The history, and art of chalcography and engraving in copper
Notes: First printed London, 1662 with title: Sculpture: or The history, and art of chalcography and engraving in copper.

The "Repertorium" (part V) is a translated extract from Antonio Pellegrino's "Abecdario pittorico", first published 1704; the "Repertorium" later appeared separately in 1730 with title: Repertorium sculptile-typicum.

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Engraved head and tail pieces.

ESTC T85554

Gift to Victoria University Library. Bentley, G.E., Jr. 2005/10/01.