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Polygraphice, or, the arts of drawing, engraving, etching, limning, painting, vernishing, japaning, gilding, &c. : in two volumes. The Eighth Edition. Original printing. by Salmon. M.D., William (1644-1713); Michael Vandergucht or Michiel van der Gucht (c. 1660 - 1725), engraver

by Salmon. M.D., William (1644-1713); Michael Vandergucht or Michiel van der Gucht (c. 1660 - 1725), engraver

Polygraphice, or, the arts of drawing, engraving, etching, limning, painting, vernishing, japaning, gilding, &c. : in two volumes. The Eighth Edition. Original printing. by Salmon. M.D., William  (1644-1713); Michael Vandergucht or Michiel van der Gucht (c. 1660 - 1725), engraver

Polygraphice, or, the arts of drawing, engraving, etching, limning, painting, vernishing, japaning, gilding, &c. : in two volumes. The Eighth Edition. Original printing.

by Salmon. M.D., William (1644-1713); Michael Vandergucht or Michiel van der Gucht (c. 1660 - 1725), engraver

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London: A. and J. Churchill and J. Nicholson, 1701. 8vo. 2 vols. 11.3 x 19cm. Ca. 1000 pages in the 2 vols., with 23 engraved plates. Contemporary blindstamped polished calf with later labels on the spine....v. 1. I. The arts of drawing men, women, landskips, &c. II. Of engraving, etching, and limning. III. Of painting, washing, coloring, gilding. IV. Of the original, advancement and perfection of painting, with the various paintings of the ancients. V. Of the arts of beautifying and perfuming. VI. Of the arts of dying and staining.... v. 2. VII. Of alchymie, and the grand elixir of philosophers. VIII. Of the 112 chymical arcana of Peter Faber. IX. Of chiromantical signatures. X. Of staining and painting glass, enamel and Gems. XI. Of vernishing, japaning, and gilding.... OCLC Number 83511903.; Lowndes, Vol. 4, p. 2180. Rare; only recent reprints on-line.
  • Bookseller Alan Wofsy Fine Arts US (US)
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  • Publisher London: A. and J. Churchill and J. Nicholson, 1701