A very proper treatise, wherein is briefly sett forthe the arte of limming
Subtitle: which teacheth the order in drawing [and] tracing of letters, vinets, flowers, armes and imagery, [and] the maner how to make sundry sises or grounds to laye siluer or golde vppon, and how siluer or golde shalbe layed or limmed vppon the sise, [and] the waye to temper golde [and] siluer and other mettales and diuerse kyndes of colours to write or to limme withall vppon velym, parchement or paper, [and] howe to lay them vpon the worke which thou entendest to make, [and] howe to vernish yt when thou hast done, with diuerse other thinges very mete [and] necessary to be knowne to all such gentlemenne, and other persones as doe delite in limming, painting or in tricking of armes in their right colors, [and] therfor a worke very mete to be adioined to the bookes of armes, neuer put in printe before this time
Series: Early English books online
Publisher: In Flete strete within temple Barre at the signe of the Hande [and] starre by Richard Tottill
Published: 1573
Place of publication: Imprinted at London
Language: eng
Subjects: Painting; Early works to 1800; Illumination of books and manuscripts; Technique
Other titles: Arte of limming.
Notes: At foot of title: Cum priuilegio.

Running title reads: The arte of limming.

STC (2nd ed.) 24252.