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The gentlemans exercise, or, An exquisite practise : as well for drawing all manner of beasts in their true portraitures : as also the making of all kinds of colors, to be used in limming, painting, tricking, and blazon of coates, and armes, with divers other most delightfull and pleasurable observations for all young gentlemen and others : as also serving for the necessary use and generall benefit of diuers trades-men and artificers ..
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The gentlemans exercise, or, An exquisite practise : as well for drawing all manner of beasts in their true portraitures : as also the making of all kinds of colors, to be used in limming, painting, tricking, and blazon of coates, and armes, with divers other most delightfull and pleasurable observations for all young gentlemen and others : as also serving for the necessary use and generall benefit of diuers trades-men and artificers ... / by Henry Peacham ...
Published
London : Printed for I. M. and are to bee sold by Francis Constable at the signe of the crane, in Pauls Church-yard, 1634.
Physical Description
[8], 163 p. : ill., coats of arms ; 19 cm.
Local Notes
Signatures: A-X⁴ Y²
Notes
First pub. in 1606 under title: The art of drawing with the pen and limming in water-colours. The 1612 ed. issued also under title: Graphice, or, The most avncient and excellent art of drawing and limming.
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Variant and related titles
The gentlemans exercise.
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
References
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.), 19509
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Genre/Form
Drawing books.
Handbooks and manuals.
Woodcuts.
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