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Title

  • Dictionarium polygraphicum, or, The whole body of arts regularly digested ... Illustrated with 56 copper-plates.

Other Title

  • Dictionarium polygraphicum
  • Whole body of arts regularly digested

Names

  • Barrow, John (Teacher of mathematics)
  • Levis, Howard Coppuck, former owner.
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • 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, Holborn, M.DCC.LVIII. [1758].

Contents

  • (from title page): Containing, 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 ...

Headings

  • -  Art--Dictionaries--Early works to 1800
  • -  Industrial arts--Dictionaries--Early works to 1800

Notes

  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 2484
  • -  English short title catalogue, T145297
  • -  LC copy has bookplate of Howard C. Levis.
  • -  LAC knj 2019-09-05 update (1 card)
  • -  LAC ddw 2022-06-01 update (1 card)
  • -  Rosenwald collection copy listed without call number in Rosenwald bibliography. LAC ddw 2022-06-01

Medium

  • 2 v. : 56 plates ; 21 cm. (8vo)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • N33 .B3 1758

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 50046546

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Barrow, John, Howard Coppuck Levis, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. Dictionarium polygraphicum, or, The whole body of arts regularly digested ... Illustrated with 56 copper-plates. [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, Holborn, M.DCC.LVIII, 1758] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/50046546/.

APA citation style:

Barrow, J., Levis, H. C. & Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. (1758) Dictionarium polygraphicum, or, The whole body of arts regularly digested ... Illustrated with 56 copper-plates. [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, Holborn, M.DCC.LVIII] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/50046546/.

MLA citation style:

Barrow, John, Howard Coppuck Levis, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. Dictionarium polygraphicum, or, The whole body of arts regularly digested ... Illustrated with 56 copper-plates. [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, Holborn, M.DCC.LVIII, 1758] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/50046546/>.