Shelfmark
Ga.7.22
Author
Title
Polygraphice: or The arts of drawing, engraving, etching, limning, painting, washing, varnishing, gilding, colouring, dying, beautifying and perfuming. In seven books. Exemplified, in the drawing of men, women, landskips, countreys, and figures of various forms; the way of engraving, etching and limning, ... the depicting of the most eminent pieces of antiquities; the paintings of the antients; ... 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. To which also is added, I. The one hundred and twelve chymical arcanums of Petrus Johannes Faber, a most learned and eminent physician, translated out of Latin into English. II. An abstract of choice chymical preparations, fitted for vulgar use, for curing most diseases incident to humane bodies./ By William Salmon, professor of physick, living at the Blew Balcony by Fleet-Ditch, near Holborn-Bridge, London.
Edition
The fifth edition: englarged with above a thousand considerable additions. Adorned with XXV. copper sculptures; the like never yet extant.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : printed for Thomas Passinger at the Three Bibles on London-Bridge; and Thomas Sawbridge at the Three Flower de Luces in Little-Brittain, M DC LXXXV. [1685]
Physical description
[64], 767, [1] p, XXIII leaves of plates : ill. ; 19 cm. (8vo.)
Note
With an additional engraved title-page signed W. Sherwin fe.: Polygraphice or the arts of drawing limning painting &c. -- London : Printed for T. Passenger [sic] and T. Sawbridge.
Note
Engraved frontispiece portrait of author signed: W. Shervin ad vitam sculp.
Note
Includes an advertisment and list of prices for materia medica on final four leaves.
Citation/references note
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), S448
Citation/references note
ESTC, R16667
Provenance
Booklabel of John Reynolds, recording donation to Eton College in 1751.
Binding
Contemporary dark brown sprinkled calf; blind tooled double fillet border with floral roll at spine joints; gold tooled zigzag tool on board edges; blind tooled double fillet on spine; red morocco spine label with gold tooled title and double fillet; paper mend at head of spine; four raised bands; red sprinkled edges.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmark: Fg.7.1.
Subject
Art Early works to 1800.
Subject
Portrait painting Early works to 1800.
Subject
Alchemy Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Passinger, Thomas, ? - d. 1688 printer.
Added entry--name
Sawbridge, Thomas bookseller.
Added entry--name
Sherwin, William, active 1670 - 1710 engraver.
Added entry--name
Reynolds, John, 1671 - 1758 former owner.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B10537