Dictionarium polygraphicum, or, The whole body of arts regularly digested ...
Subtitle: illustrated with fifty-six copper plates.
Contributors: Toms, W. H. ca. 1700-ca. 1750.; Devoto, John, fl. 1719-1752.; Hitch, Charles, d. 1764.; Hawes, Lacy.
Edition: The second edition, corrrected and improved.
Publisher: Printed for C. Hitch and L. Hawes, in Pater-noster-Row; J. Hinton, in Newgate-Street; and L. Davis and C. Reymers, against Gray's Inn
Published: 1758
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Arts -- Dictionaries -- Early works to 1800.; Industrial arts -- Dictionaries -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Dictionaries; Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Whole body of arts regularly digested
Table of contents: title: (from t.p.) 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 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, 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.