The historie of the vvorld: commonly called, The naturall historie of C. Plinius Secundus. Translated into English by Philemon Holland Doctor of Physicke. The first [-second] tome

¶ IN THE XXXV. BOOKE IS SHEWED IN what account Painting was in old time. (Book 35)

• ...Chap.
• 1. The honour and regard of Pictures in times past.
• 2. In what price Images were of old.
• 3. When Images were first erected and set vp in publicke place, as also in priuat houses, with their scutcheons and armes: the begin∣ning of pictures: the first draught of Picturs in one simple colour: the first Painters, and how ancient they were in Italie.
• 4. Of Roman Painters: the first time that Pain∣ting and Picturs grew into credit: who they were that drew their victories in colors vp∣on tables, and set them forth to be seen: and when forrein Pictures began to be of some good reckoning at Rome.
• 5. The art and cunning of drawing pictures: the colours that painters vse.
• 6. Of colours naturall and artificiall.
• 7. What colour will not abide to be laid wet: what colours they painted withall in old time: at what time first the combats of sword-fencers at vtterance, were set forth in painted tables to be seene.
• 8. How ancient the art of Painting is, when it began: a catalogue of the excellent worke∣men in that kind, and how their workeman∣ship was prised and esteemed.
• 9. The first that contended & stroue who could paint best: also who first vsed the pencill.
• 10. Of Pictures so liuely drawne that birds were deceiued therwith: what is the hardest point in Painting.
• 11. The way to still birds that they sing and chatter not: who was the first that deuised to enamell, or to set colours with fire, and with the pencill painted arched roufs and vaults; and among, the wonderful prises that Pictures were set at in old time.
• 12. The first inuentors of potterie: of Images made of clay and cast in moulds: also of vessels made of earth, and their price.
• 13. Sundry sorts of earth for potters: of the dust or sand of Puteoli: of other kindes of earth which turne to be hard stone.
• 14. Of walls made by casting in moulds: also of bricke walls, and the manner of making them.
• 15. Of Brimstone & Alume, their diuers kinds and vse in Physicke.
• 16. Of sundry sorts of earth, & namely Samia, Eretria, Chia, Selenusia, Pingitis, and Am∣pelitis, and the vse they haue in Physicke.
• 17. Sundry sorts of chalke for fullers to scoure clothes, to wit, Cimolia, Sarda, Vmbrica, of a kind of earth called Saxum, as also that giueth a siluer color & is called Agentaria.
• ...

• 18. Who were they that enriched their slaues after they were enfranchised, and who they were of slaues came vp and grew to great wealth and power.
• 19. Of the earth that coms out of the Island Galeta: of the earth Clupea: also, of that which commeth from the Balear Islands, and the Isle Ebusa.

In sum, the medicins, histories, and obseruations in this booke, amount to 956.

Latine Authors alledged.

Messala the Oratour, Messala the Elder, Fenestella, Atticus, Verrius, M. Varro, Cor. Nepos, Deci∣us Eculeo, Mutianus, Melissus, Vitruvius, Cassius Seuerus Longulanus, Fabius Vastalis, who also wrote of Painting.

Forreine Writers.

Pasiteles, Apelles, Melanthius, Asclepiodorus, Euphranor, Parasius, Heliodorus, who wrote of the Pi∣ctures and other ornaments set vp at Athens, Metrodorus (who likewise wrote of Architecture, to wit, Masonrie and Carpentrie:) Democritus, Theophrastus, Apion the Grammarian who also made a booke af Minerall or Chymicke Physicke, Nymphodorus, Andreas, Heraclides, Iolla, Apol∣lodorus, Diagor as Botryensis, Archidemus, Dionysius, Aristogenes, Demanes, Mnesicles, Xenocratos, the scholler of Zeno, and Theomnestus.