Shelfmark
Gi.7.07(02)
Title
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..
Varying form of title
Arte of limming
Publication, distribution, etc.
Imprinted at London : In Flete strete within temple Barre at the signe of the Hande [and] starre by Richard Tottill., An. 1573..
Physical description
xii leaves ; 19 cm. (4to)
Note
At foot of title: Cum priuilegio.
Note
Running title reads: The arte of limming.
Note
Signatures: A-C⁴.
Citation/references note
STC (2nd ed.), 24252.
Citation/references note
ESTC, S111439
Provenance
No provenance information recorded in this item. On the title page of the first item in this volume, there is the ms. signature: "12th ?Dec. 1886 / J. R. Oliphant".
Binding
Sammelband. 20th-century speckled calfskin over ?millboards. Covers decorated with blind fillets to form two concentric panels; the inner panel has blind tools at the outer corners; the space in between has been dotted more heavily and appears is darker. Spine with five raised bands, decorated with blind fillets and gilt titling over red label ("Bossewell's Workes of armorie"). Textblock trimmed and sprinkled red. Endpapers of undecorated paper; two flyleaves at both ends of the textblock.
Copy-specific note
Bound with another item, shelfmark Gi.7.07(01): Works of armory.
Subject
Painting Early works to 1800.
Subject
Illumination of books and manuscripts Early works to 1800.
Subject
Painting Technique Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Tottel, Richard, ? - 1594 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Oliphant, James former owner.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B51253