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. To which is added a discourse of perspective and chiromancy. The fourth edition, with many large additions: adorned with sculptures: the like never yet extant. By William Salmon philalēthēs professor of physick

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. To which is added a discourse of perspective and chiromancy. The fourth edition, with many large additions: adorned with sculptures: the like never yet extant. By William Salmon philalēthēs professor of physick.

Author/creator	Salmon, William, 1644-1713
Other author/creator	Sherwin, William, fl. 1670-1710, engraver.
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	London : printed by Robert White, for John Crumpe, at the sign of the Three Bibles in St. Paul's Church-Yard, and are to be sold by Charles Passenger at the Seven Stars on London-Bridge, 1678.
Description	[10], 407, [17] p., [19] leaves of plates : port.
Supplemental Content	https://search.proquest.com/docview/2240926631
Subject(s)	Art--Early works to 1800. Portrait painting--Early works to 1800.

Variant title	Polygraphice
Variant title	Arts of drawing, engraving, etching, limning, painting, washing, varnishing, gilding, colouring, dying, beautifying, and perfuming
Series	Early English books online. ^A888680
General note	Title page in red and black; "philalēthēs" in Greek characters.
General note	With an additional title page, engraved, dated 1675, signed: W. Sherwin fe.
General note	Includes index, and a final page of advertisements.
General note	Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
References	Wing (2nd ed.) S447
Reproduction note	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2042:1)
Stock number	CL0037000080 ProQuest Information and Learning. 300 N. Zeeb Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48106

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