Sculptura historico-technica : or, The history and art of engraving. Containing, I. The rise and progress of engraving -- II. Of engraving in general -- III. Of engraving, etching, and scraping on copper, as not practised -- IV. An idea of a fine collection of prints -- V. The Repertorium; or, A collection of various marks and cyphers, with additions. To which is now added, A chronological and historical series of the painters from the eleventh century. Extracted from Baldinucci, Florent le Compte, Fairthorne, the Abecedario pittorico, and other authors. With copper-plates.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Orlandi, Pellegrino Antonio, 1660-1727, Baldinucci, Filippo, 1625-1696, Le Comte, Florent, -1712, Faithorne, William, 1616-1691
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Printed for J. Marks, in St. Martin's Lane, 1766.
Edition:The third edition.
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Description
Item Description:Signature: A²-A⁶ B-M¹²
The first edition was published with title: Repertorium sculptile-typicum.
The 'Repertorium; or, a collection of various marks' was extracted from 'Abecedario pittorico' by Pellegrino Antonio Orlandi.
The Cushing Library/Rare Books copy was acquired as part of the Lois Goddard Morrison Collection of Eighteenth Century Literature.
Physical Description:xi, 264 pages : 10 plates ; 19 x 11 cm (duodecimo)