Albert Durer revived: or, A book of drawing, limning, washing, or colouring of maps and prints: and the art of painting, with the names and mixtures of colours used by the picture-drawers. With directions how to lay and paint pictures upon glass. Or, The young-man's time well spent. In which he hath the ground-work to make him fit for doing any thing by hand, when he is able to draw well. By the use of this work, you may draw all parts of a man, ... And directions for birds, beasts, landskips, ships, and the like. Moreover, grounds to lay silver or gold upon; ... and how to varnish it when you have done. How also to diaper and shadow things, and to heighten them, to stand off; to deepen them, and make them glister. In this book you have the necessary instruments for drawing, and the use of them, and how to make artificial pastiles to draw withal. And also directions how to draw with Indian-ink: wherein you have also Mr. Hollars receipt for etching, with instructions how to use it. Very usef

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  • Albert Durer revived: or, A book of drawing, limning, washing, or colouring of maps and prints: and the art of painting, with the names and mixtures of colours used by the picture-drawers. With directions how to lay and paint pictures upon glass. Or, The young-man's time well spent. In which he hath the ground-work to make him fit for doing any thing by hand, when he is able to draw well. By the use of this work, you may draw all parts of a man, ... And directions for birds, beasts, landskips, ships, and the like. Moreover, grounds to lay silver or gold upon; ... and how to varnish it when you have done. How also to diaper and shadow things, and to heighten them, to stand off; to deepen them, and make them glister. In this book you have the necessary instruments for drawing, and the use of them, and how to make artificial pastiles to draw withal. And also directions how to draw with Indian-ink: wherein you have also Mr. Hollars receipt for etching, with instructions how to use it. Very usef
  • Book of drawing, limning, washing, or colouring of maps and prints: and the art of painting, with the names and mixtures of colours used by the picture-drawers; Young-man's time well spent
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Imprint
London : printed for John Garrett at his shop, as you go up the stairs of the Royal Exchange in Cornhill, where you may have choice of all sorts of large or small maps; ... , [1680]
Added name
Dürer, Albrecht, 1471-1528.
Publication year
1680
ESTC No.
R172138
Grub Street ID
66110
Description
[1], 21, leaves : ill. ; 2°.
Note
Full imprint: London, printed for John Garrett at his shop, as you go up the stairs of the Royal Exchange in Cornhill, where you may have choice of all sorts of large or small maps; coloured, of uncoloured, variety or Dutch and French prints, and prints done in Metzo-Tincto, very good Indian-ink to draw withal, and all sorts of the best copy-books, and Cocker's tutor to writing and arithmetick, being a new and most easy method, so easy that the meanest Capacity may understand it at the first sight, and several sorts of coloured sashes to set before windows. Where is also sold 3 half sheets of black lines to lay under paper, to help any one to write even, the lines being of the height of the letters; Signatures: pi]2] B-L]2

Wing (CD-ROM edition) has imprint date [ca. 1680]