The Excellency of the pen and pencil exemplifying the uses of them in the most exquisite and mysterious arts of drawing, etching, engraving, limning, painting in oyl, washing of maps & pictures, also the way to cleanse any old painting, and preserve the colours : collected from the writings of the ablest masters both ancient and modern, as Albert Durer, P. Lomantius, and divers others ; furnished with divers cuts in copper, being copied from the best masters ...
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- The Excellency of the pen and pencil exemplifying the uses of them in the most exquisite and mysterious arts of drawing, etching, engraving, limning, painting in oyl, washing of maps & pictures, also the way to cleanse any old painting, and preserve the colours : collected from the writings of the ablest masters both ancient and modern, as Albert Durer, P. Lomantius, and divers others ; furnished with divers cuts in copper, being copied from the best masters ...
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- London :: Printed by Thomas Ratcliff and Thomas Daniel, for Dorman Newman and Richard Jones ...,
- 1668.
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- Subject terms
- Drawing -- Study and teaching.
- Drawing -- Early works to 1800.
- Art -- Technique.
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"The Excellency of the pen and pencil exemplifying the uses of them in the most exquisite and mysterious arts of drawing, etching, engraving, limning, painting in oyl, washing of maps & pictures, also the way to cleanse any old painting, and preserve the colours : collected from the writings of the ablest masters both ancient and modern, as Albert Durer, P. Lomantius, and divers others ; furnished with divers cuts in copper, being copied from the best masters ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A39003.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 21, 2024.
Contents
- frontispiece
- title page
- To the READER.
- A Necessary TABLE, shewing the Chief Matters treated of in this Book. As,
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These with several other Books are Printed for, and
to be sold by
Dorman Newman at the Chyrur∣geons Arms inLittle Britain, near the Hospital Gate. -
OF
DRAWING. The First Book.
- The Introduction.
- CHAP. I.
- CHAP. II.
- CHAP. III.
- CHAP. IV.
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CHAP. V.
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SECT. I
General Rules for Drawing the Face. -
SECT. II.
To draw a Fore-right Face. -
SECT. III.
To draw an Ʋp-right Head. -
SECT. IV.
Of the Inclining and Fore-shortned Face. -
SECT V.
Of the Nose, Mouth, and Chin. -
SECT. V.
Of Hands, both Palm, Back, and Sides; as also open and closed: and likewise of Hands and Armes joyned. -
SECT. VI.
Of Feet in several positions, both with and without measures, as also of Feet and Legs joyned together. -
SECT. VII.
Of the Back, Breast, Secret mem∣bers, Thighs, Shoulders, &c. -
SECT. VIII.
Of whole Figures from head to foot. -
SECT. IX.
Rules of Symmetrie or Proportion to be observed in Drawing the whole Body of Man or Woman. -
SECT. X.
The Proportion of the Body of Man.
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SECT. I
- CHAP. VI.
- CHAP. VII.
- CHAP. VIII.
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OF
ETCHING and GRAVING. The Second Book.
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CHAP. I.
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SECT. I.
To make Mr. Hollar'sGround, and how to Etch in Copper, and what Instruments ought to be used in the practice thereof. -
SECT. II.
How to prepare your Copper. -
SECT. III.
How to lay the Ground upon the Plate. -
SECT. IV.
How to transfer your design upon the Copper. -
SECT. V.
How to wall about your Plate about with Wax, to lay on your Aqua fortis,and to finish your work.
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SECT. I.
- CHAP. II.
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CHAP. I.
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OF
LIMNING
IN
WATER-COLOURS. The Third Book.
- CHAP. I.
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CHAP. II.
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SECT. I.
Of the Names of Colours, and how every Colour is to be prepared; whether Grownd, Wash'd, or Steep'd. -
SECT. II.
Of those Colours that are to be Grownd, and how to Grind them. -
SECT. III.
Of those Colours that are to be Washed, and how to Wash them. -
SECT. IV.
Of Colours to be Steeped. -
SECT. V.
Of those Colours that are Washed and Grownd, how to temper them in your shells when you are to use them. -
SECT. VI.
Of Pencils, and how to choose them. -
SECT. VII.
Of Compounded Colours.
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SECT. I.
- CHAP. III.
- CHAP. IV.
- CHAP. V.
- CHAP. VI.
- OF PAINTING in OYL. The Fourth Book.
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OF
WASHING or COLOURING
OF
Maps, and Printed Pictures. The Fifth Book.
- CHAP. I.
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CHAP. II.
- 1. How to make a Green colour of Copper-plates.
- 2. To Make a Green another way.
- 3. Another Green.
- 4. For light Greens.
- 5. To shadow Greens.
- 6. Greens for Landskips and Rocks.
- 7. To make a Blew.
- 8. Of shadowing Blews.
- 9. To make a Brown.
- 10. Spanish Brown.
- 11. How to make an Orange-colour.
- 12. A Flesh-colour.
- 13. Colours for the Skie.
- 14. To make colours for Precious stones.
- 15. Colours for Landskips.
- 16. Colours for Buildings.
- 17. How to Shadow every colour in Garments, or Drapery.
- CHAP. III.