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Epigrams upon the paintings of the most eminent masters, antient and modern with reflexions upon the several schools of painting / by Elsum, John, fl. 1700-1705.

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The art of painting in oyl wherein is included each particular circumstance relating to that art and mystery, containing the best and most approved rules for preparing, mixing, and working of oyl-colours : the whole treatise being so full compleat, and so exactly fitted to the meanest capacity, that all persons whatsoever, may be able by these directions, to paint in oyl-colours all manner of timber-work ... in which is also particularly laid down, all the several circumstances required in painting of sun-dials ... / by Smith, John, fl. 1673-1680.

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Francisci Junii F.f. De pictura veterum libri tres tot in locis emendati, & tam multis accessionibus aucti, ut plane novi possint videri, accedit Catalogus, adhuc ineditus, architectorum, mechanicorum, sed præcipue pictorum, statuario by Junius, Franciscus, 1589-1677.

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Polygraphice: or, The arts of drawing, engraving, etching, limning, painting, washing, varnishing, guilding, colouring, dying, beautifying, and perfuming. In four books. Exemplified in the drawing of men, women, landskips, countries, 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 ancients; washing of maps, globes, or pictures; the dying of cloth, silk, horns, bones, wood, glass, stones, and metals; the varnishing, colouring, and guilding thereof, according to any purpose or intent; the painting, colouring, and beautifying of the face, skin, and hair; the whole doctrine of perfumes, together with the original, advancement, and perfection of the art of painting; the like never published till now ; To which is added, a discourse of perspective and chiromancy. by Salmon, William, 1644-1713.

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Polygraphice; or, The arts of drawing, engraving, etching, limning, painting, washing, varnishing, gilding, colouring, dying, beautifying and perfuming. In four books. Exemplifyed, in the drawing of men, women, landskips, countries, 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 ... together with the original, advancement and perfection of the art of painting / by Salmon, William, 1644-1713.

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Arts improvement: or, Choice experiments and observations in building, husbandry, gardening, mechanicks, chimistry, painting, japaning, varnishing, guilding, inlaying, embossing, carving, preserving several things in their natural shape and colour. And in other arts and sciences profitable and pleasant. Extracted from the most celebrated authors in several languages; manuscripts, experiments communicated by several ingenious gentlemen, and the author's own experience. / by Neve, Richard.

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The painters voyage of Italy in which all the famous paintings of the most eminent masters are particularised, as they are preserved in the several cities of Italy ... / by Barri, Giacomo, ca. 1630-ca. 1690.

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A book of dravving, limning, vvashing or colouring of maps and prints: and the art of painting, with the names and mixtures of colours used by the picture-drawers. Or, The young-mans time well spent. In which, he hath the ground-work to make him fit for doing anything by hand, when he is able to draw well. By the use of this work, you may draw all parts of a man, leggs, armes, hands and feet, severally, and together. And directions for birds, beasts, landskips, ships, and the like. Moreover, you may learn by this tract, to make all sorts of colours; and to grinde and lay them: and to make colours out of colours: and to make gold and silver to write with. How also to diaper and shadow things, and to heighthen them, to stand off: to deepen them, and make them glitter. In this book you have the necessary instruments for drawing, and the use of them, and how to make artificiall pastels to draw withall. Very usefull for all handicrafts, and ingenuous gentlemen and youths. By hammer and hand all arts doe stand.

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A very proper treatise, wherein is breefely set foorth the art of limming which teacheth the order in drawing and tracing of leters, vinets, flowers, armes, and imagerye, and the maner how to make sundry syses or groundes to lay siluer or gold vpon, and how siluer or golde shall be layed or limmed vpon the syse, and the waye to temper gold and siluer and other mettals and diuerse kindes of colours to write or to limme withall vppon velym, parchment or paper, and how to lay them vppon the worke which thou intendest to make, and howe to vernish it when thou hast done, with diuers other thynges verye meete and necessary to be knowne to all such gentlemen, and other persons as doe delight in limming, painting or in tricking of armes in their colours, and therefore a woorke very meete to be adioyning to the bookes of armes.

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Polygraphice: or, The arts of drawing, engraving, etching, limning, painting, vernishing, japaning, gilding, &c. The second volumn. Containing the latter five books. Viz. 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. The seventh and ninth books, are almost all of them, and the two last wholly new. / by Salmon, William, 1644-1713.

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A book of dravving, limning, vvashing or colouring of maps and prints, and the art of painting, with the names and mixtures of colours used by the picture-drawers. Or, The young-mans time well spent. In which he hath the ground-work to make him fit for doing anything by hand, when he is able to draw well. By the use of this work, you may draw all parts of a man, leggs, armes, hands, and feet ... and directions for birds, beasts, landskips, ships ... moreovers, grounds to lay silver or gold upon, and how silver or gold shall be laid or limned ... withall upon vellum, parchment, or paper ... how also to diaper and shadow things, and to heightem them, to stand off: to deepend them, and make them glister ...

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A very proper treatise, wherein is briefly sett forthe the arte of limming which teacheth the order in drawing [and] tracing of letters, vinets, flowers, armes and imagery, [and] the maner how to make sundry sises or grounds to laye siluer or golde vppon, and how siluer or golde shalbe layed or limmed vppon the sise, [and] the waye to temper golde [and] siluer and other mettales and diuerse kyndes of colours to write or to limme withall vppon velym, parchement or paper, [and] howe to lay them vpon the worke which thou entendest to make, [and] howe to vernish yt when thou hast done, with diuerse other thinges very mete [and] necessary to be knowne to all such gentlemenne, and other persones as doe delite in limming, painting or in tricking of armes in their right colors, [and] therfor a worke very mete to be adioined to the bookes of armes, neuer put in printe before this time.

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A very proper treatise, wherein is briefely sett forth the arte of limming which teacheth the order in drawing [and] tracing of letters, vinets, flowers, armes and imagery, [and] the maner howe to make sundry sises or groundes to lay siluer or golde vppon, and howe siluer or golde shalbe layed or limmed vppon the sise, and the way to temper golde and siluer and other mettales and diuerse kyndes of coloures to writte or to limme wythall vppon velym, parchement, or paper, and howe to lay them vpon the worke which thou entendest to make, [and] howe to vernish yt when thou hast done, with diuerse other thinges very mete and necessary to be knowne to all such gentlemenne, and other persones as do delite in limming, painting, or in tricking of armes in their right coulors, [and] therfore a worke very mete to be adioined to the bookes of armes.

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A book of dravving, limning, vvashing or colouring of mapps and prints or, The young-mans time well spent in which, he hath the ground-work to make him fit for doing any thing by hand, when hee is able to draw well : by the use of this work, you may draw all parts of a man, legs, armes, hands, and feet, severally and together and directions for birds, beasts, landskips, ships, and the like : moreover you may learn by this tract, to make all sorts of colours, and to grinde and lay them, and to make colours out of colours, and to make gold and silver to write with : how also to daiper and shadow things, and to heighten them, to stand off, to deepen them, and make them glister : very useful for all handicrafts, and ingenuous gentlemen, and youths.

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Painting As a Pastime. by Churchill, Winston S.

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If the paintings could talk by Wilson, Michael, 1951-

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Pictures & tears a history of people who have cried in front of paintings / by Elkins, James, 1955-

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The art of painting according to the theory and practise of the best Italian, French, and Germane masters Treating of the antiquity of painting. The reputation it always had. The characters of several masters. Proportion. Action and passion. The effects of light. Perspective. Draught. Colouring. Ordonnance. Far more compleat and compendious then hath yet been publisht by any, antient or modern. The second edition. By M.S. gent. by [Smith, Marshall, fl. 1693].

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A short introduction to the art of painting and varnishing by Smith, John, fl. 1673-1680.

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An idea of the perfection of painting demonstrated from the principles of art, and by examples conformable to the observations which Pliny and Quintilian have made upon the most celebrated pieces of the antient painters, parallel'd with some works of the most famous modern painters, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Julio Romano, and N. Poussin / by Fréart, Roland, sieur de Chambray, 1606-1676.

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