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Dictionarium polygraphicum, or, The whole body of arts regularly digested ... : illustrated with fifty-six copper plates   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Author
Barrow, John, teacher of mathematics
Toms, W. H. (William Henry), ca. 1700-ca. 1750
Devoto, John, fl. 1719-1752
Hitch, Charles, d. 1764
Hawes, Lacy
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Title
Dictionarium polygraphicum, or, The whole body of arts regularly digested ... : illustrated with fifty-six copper plates
Publisher
London : Printed for C. Hitch and L. Hawes, in Pater-noster-Row : J. Hinton, in Newgate-Street : and L. Davis and C. Reymers, against Gray's Inn
Description
First published 1735. See ESTC
Dedication signed by the author, J. Barrow
Frontispiece of v. 1 etched by William Henry Toms after John Devoto. Some plates signed by Toms
Pagination, v. 1: [8], 432 p., frontispiece, I-II, A, III-XXX folded leaves of plates; v. 2: [2], 398, [2] p. (last 2 blank), XXIV folded leaves of plates
(from t.p.) I. The arts of Designing, Drawing, Painting, Washing Prints, Limning, Japanning, Gilding: Also Perspective, the Laws of Shadows, Dialling, &c. II. Carving, Cutting in Wood, Stone; Moulding and Casting Figures in Plaister, Wax, Metal; Engraving, Etching, and Mezzotinto. III. An historical Account of the most considerable Painters, Sculptors, Statuaries, and Engravers; with those Cyphers or Marks by which their Works are distinguished. IV. An Explanation of the Emblematical and Hieroglyphical Representations of the Heathen Deities, Powers, Human Passions, Virtues, Vices, &c. of great Use in History-Painting. V. The Production, Nature, Refining, Compounding, Transmutation and Tinging all Sorts of Metals and Minerals of various Colours. VI. The Arts of Making, Painting or Staining all Sorts of Glass and Marble; Enamelling; Methods of imitating Precious Stones, Pearls, &c. Vii. Dying all Sorts of Materials, Linen, Woollen, Silk, Leather, Wood, Ivory, Horns, Bones; also Bleaching and Whitening Linen, Hair, &c. Viii. The Art of Tapestry-Weaving, as now performed in England, Flanders, and France, either of the high or low Warp; and many other curious Manufactures. IX. A Description of Colours, Natural and Artificial; their Productions, Natures or Qualities, various Preparations, Compositions, and Uses. X. The whole Art of Pyrotechny, or Fire-Works; and the Chinese Method of making Porcelain: Together with a great Variety of other curious Particulars not here enumerated
ESTC (RLIN)
Bound in 2 vols. in calfskin. Rebacked, with gilt title "Body of arts," vol. no. and date on spines. Edges sprinkled red

Subjects: Arts; Industrial arts
Language English
Publication date 1758
publication_date QS:P577,+1758-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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IA Collections: getty; americana
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dictionariumpoly00barr
Notes No Table of Contents. Foxing. Narrow margins. Gutter included to avoid cropping text. Some text impossible to capture.
Authority file  OCLC: 436453198
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Internet Archive identifier: dictionariumpoly00barr
https://archive.org/download/dictionariumpoly00barr/dictionariumpoly00barr.pdf

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