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Title

  • Dictionarium polygraphicum, or, The whole body of arts regularly digested : ... adorned with proper sculptures, curiously engraven on more than fifty copper plates

Other Title

  • Dictionarium polygraphicum
  • Whole body of arts regularly digested

Names

  • Barrow, John (Teacher of mathematics)
  • Pre-1801 Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • London : Printed for C. Hitch and C. Davis in Pater-Noster Row, and S. Austen in St. Paul's Church-Yard, MDCCXXXV. [1735].

Contents

  • (from title page): containing, I. The arts of Designing, Drawing, Painting, Washing Prints, Limning, Japanning, Gilding in all their various kinds. Also Perspective, the Laws of Shadows, Dialling, &c. II. Carving, Cutting in Wood, Stone; Moulding and Casting Figures in Plaister, Wax, Metal; also Engraving, and Etching, and Mezzotinto. III. A brief historical Account of the most considerable Painters, Sculptors, Statuaries, and Engravers, with those Cyphers or Marks by which their Works are known. 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, Working, Painting or Staining all sorts of Glass and Marble; also Enamels, the imitation of all sorts of Precious Stones, Pearls, &c. according to the Practice both of the Antients and Moderns. 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; also many other curious Manufactures. IX. A Description of Colours, Natural and Artificial, as to their Productions, Natures or Qualities, various Preparations, Compositions and Uses. X. The method of making all kinds of Inks, both Natural and Sympathetical; and also many other Cariosities not here to be specified,whereby this is rendred a more Compleat Work than has hitherto appear'd in any language ...

Headings

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

Notes

  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 2483
  • -  English short title catalogue, T31837
  • -  LC copy imperfect: Frontispiece wanting.
  • -  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. : front., fold. plates ; 20 cm. (8vo)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • N33 .B3

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 20011596

OCLC Number

  • 3060388

Online Format

  • online text
  • pdf
  • image

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Barrow, John, Pre-1801 Imprint Collection, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. Dictionarium polygraphicum, or, The whole body of arts regularly digested: ... adorned with proper sculptures, curiously engraven on more than fifty copper plates. [London: Printed for C. Hitch and C. Davis in Pater-Noster Row, and S. Austen in St. Paul's Church-Yard, MDCCXXXV, 1735] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/20011596/.

APA citation style:

Barrow, J., Pre-1801 Imprint Collection & Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. (1735) Dictionarium polygraphicum, or, The whole body of arts regularly digested: ... adorned with proper sculptures, curiously engraven on more than fifty copper plates. [London: Printed for C. Hitch and C. Davis in Pater-Noster Row, and S. Austen in St. Paul's Church-Yard, MDCCXXXV] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/20011596/.

MLA citation style:

Barrow, John, Pre-1801 Imprint Collection, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. Dictionarium polygraphicum, or, The whole body of arts regularly digested: ... adorned with proper sculptures, curiously engraven on more than fifty copper plates. [London: Printed for C. Hitch and C. Davis in Pater-Noster Row, and S. Austen in St. Paul's Church-Yard, MDCCXXXV, 1735] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/20011596/>.