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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Reference Library
4
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Salmon, William, 1644–1713
4
Lairesse, Gérard de, 1640–1711
3
Lomazzo, Giovanni Paolo, 1538–1600
3
Dossie, Robert, d. 1777
2
Sandrart, Joachim von, 1606–1688
2
Bachaumont, Louis Petit de, 1690–1771
1
Bardwell, Thomas, 1704–1767
1
Barry, James, 1741–1806
1
Elsum, John, fl. 1700–1705
1
Félibien, André, sieur des Avaux et de Javercy, 1619–1695
1
Harris, James, 1709–1780
1
Harris, John, 1667?-1719
1
Imison, John, d. 1788
1
Milizia, Francesco, 1725–1798
1
Neve, Richard
1
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
1
Theophilus
1
West, Benjamin, 1738–1820
1
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1585
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1971
On-site Access
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room
27
Accessible by appointment in the Reference Library
4
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Under Certain Circumstances
27
Free to Use
4
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27
Available
4
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Books
30
Articles & Chapters
1
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unknown
31
Period
18th century
21
17th century
7
20th century
4
16th century
3
19th century
2
Work Type
engraving
4
armorial binding
2
etching
2
wood engraving
2
drawing book
1
handbooks and manual
1
Subject Terms
Art -- Early works to 1800.
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Painting -- Early works to 1800.
7
Portrait painting.
4
Medicine -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions.
3
Painting -- Technique.
3
Science -- Early works to 1800.
3
Architecture -- Early works to 1800.
2
Art -- Dictionaries.
2
Art -- History.
2
Bedford, John, Duke of -- Bookplate.
2
Chemistry, Technical -- Early works to 1800.
2
Composition (Art)
2
Encyclopedias and dictionaries.
2
Engraving -- Early works to 1800.
2
Glass -- Early works to 1800.
2
Nourse, J. -- Publisher.
2
Palmistry.
2
Recipes -- Early works to 1800.
2
Science -- Dictionaries.
2
Sykes, Mark Masterman, Sir, 1771–1823 -- Binding.
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19th century
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England
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Gainsborough (Lincolnshire)
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Sandrart, Joachim von, 1606–1688
1
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English
24
Italian
3
French
2
German
1
Latin
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Félibien, André, sieur des Avaux et de Javercy, 1619–1695
Des principes de l'architecture, de la sculpture, de la peinture, et des autres arts qui en dependent
MDCLXXVI [1676]
2
A letter on the nature and state of curiosity as at present with us ..
1736
3
Lairesse, Gérard de, 1640–1711
The art of painting,
1738
4
Lairesse, Gérard de, 1640–1711
The art of painting
1778
5
Sandrart, Joachim von, 1606–1688
Academia nobilissimae artis pictoriae, sive, De veris & genuinis hujusdem proprietatibus, theorematibus, secretis atque requisitis aliis ...
anno MDLXXXIII [1683]
6
Sandrart, Joachim von, 1606–1688
L'academia Todesca della architectura, scultura & pittura, oder, Teutsche Academie der edlen Bau- Bild- und Mahlerey-Künste
Anno Christi MDCLXXV [1675]
7
Lairesse, Gérard de, 1640–1711
The principles of design
1777
8
Lomazzo, Giovanni Paolo, 1538–1600
Idea del tempio della pittura
[1590]
9
Salmon, William, 1644–1713
Polygraphice
1701
10
Salmon, William, 1644–1713
Polygraphice
1685
11
Bardwell, Thomas, 1704–1767
The practice of painting and perspective made easy
1756
12
Neve, Richard
Arts improvement: or, Choice experiments and observations in building,
1703
13
Salmon, William, 1644–1713
Polygraphice
1678
14
Imison, John, d. 1788
School of arts
1787
15
Milizia, Francesco, 1725–1798
Dell' arte di vedere nelle belle arti del disegno
1798
16
The school of arts improv'd, or, Companion for the ingenious ...
1780
17
Salmon, William, 1644–1713
Polygraphice;
1673
18
Dossie, Robert, d. 1777
The handmaids to the arts
19
Dossie, Robert, d. 1777
The handmaid to the arts
1764
20
Lomazzo, Giovanni Paolo, 1538–1600
Trattato dell'arte della pittvra, scoltvra, et architettvra,
1585
21
Harris, John, 1667?-1719
Lexicon technicum, or, An universal English dictionary of arts and sciences
1710-1716
22
Bachaumont, Louis Petit de, 1690–1771
Essai sur la peinture, la sculpture, et l'architecture ..
1751
23
Harris, James, 1709–1780
Three treatises
1744
24
A supplement to Dr. Harris's Dictionary of arts and sciences
1744
25
Barry, James, 1741–1806
An inquiry into the real and imaginary obstructions to the acquisition of the arts in England
1775
26
The new handmaid to arts, sciences, agriculture, &c
1789
27
West, Benjamin, 1738–1820
A discourse, delivered to the students of the Royal Academy,
1793
28
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792
Seven discourses, 1778
1971
29
Lomazzo, Giovanni Paolo, 1538–1600
A tracte containing the artes of curious paintinge
1969
30
Theophilus
On divers arts;
[1963]
31
Elsum, John, fl. 1700–1705
The art of painting after the Italian manner
1703