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 now 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
by Pellegrino Antonio Orlandi
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Engraving, Mezzotint engraving, Engraving and Engravings, HistoryShowing 1 featured edition. View all 1 editions?
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Anonymous compilation. Much of the text and all of the plates are derived from Abraham Bosse's De la manière de graver à l'eau forte et au burin (nouv. éd., Paris, 1758). P.137-91 and 226-249 are expanded versions of an earlier translation of Pellegrino Orlandi's Abecedario pittorico (Bologna, 1719) i.e. Repertorium sculptile-typicum: or A complete collection and explanation of the several marks and cyphers by which the prints of the best engravers are distinguished (London, 1730)
ESTC t085554.
ESTC T85554.
Copy 1 Note: Binding: C20th green quarter morocco. With an early MS. bibliography of engraving (nine items) on front free endpapers
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