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Polygraphice or the art of drawing

This book, which teaches "drawing, limning, and painting" is notable for the many engraved illustrations included. Margaret White (fl. 1678-83), the printer, is only listed briefly as a bookseller in Plomer.

Salmon, William

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, and a discourse of perspective, chiromancy and alchymy / by William Salmon ... professor of physick.

1681

Printed by M White, for John Crumpe, at the sign of the Three Bibles in St Paul's Church-yard

London

English

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Text

The fifth edition, with many large additions, adorned with sculptures, the like never yet extant.

Book

Salmon, William. Polygraphice or the art of drawing. Fifth edition. London: By M. White, for John Crumpe, 1681.