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.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Printed for J. Marks, in St. Martin's Lane,
1766.
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| Edition: | The third edition. |
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| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 264 pages : 10 plates ; 19 x 11 cm (duodecimo) |