A book of dravving, limning, vvashing or colouring of maps and prints, and the art of painting, with the names and mixtures of colours used by the picture-drawers. Or, The young-mans time well spent. : In which he hath the ground-work to make him fit for doing anything by hand, when he is able to draw well. By the use of this work, you may draw all parts of a man, leggs, armes, hands, and feet ... and directions for birds, beasts, landskips, ships ... moreovers, grounds to lay silver or gold upon, and how silver or gold shall be laid or limned ... withall upon vellum, parchment, or paper ... how also to diaper and shadow things, and to heightem them, to stand off: to deepend them, and make them glister ...

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Dürer, Albrecht, 1471-1528
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Printed by M. Simmons, for Thomas Jenner, and are to be sold at his shop ..., 1660.
Series:Early English books online.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Item Description:P. [5] has a portrait of Dürer engraved by Francis Delarame, and the title: A booke of the art of drawing according to ye order of Albert Durer, Jean Cozijn, et cetera.
Interleaved with 19 unnumbered illustrated leaves.
Imperfect: torn, with some loss of text.
Reproduction of original in: British Library.
Physical Description:1 online resource ([5], 20 pages; [19] leaves of plates : illustrations.