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 colours, to be vsed 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, as namely painters, ioyners, free-masons, cutters and carvers, &c. for the farther gracing, beautifying, and garnishing of all their absolute and worthy pieces, either for borders, architects, or columnes, &c. By Henry Peacham Master of Artes.
1634
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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 colours, to be vsed 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, as namely painters, ioyners, free-masons, cutters and carvers, &c. for the farther gracing, beautifying, and garnishing of all their absolute and worthy pieces, either for borders, architects, or columnes, &c. By Henry Peacham Master of Artes.
Uniform title
Graphice
Created/published
London : Printed [by J. Legat] for I. M[arriott] and are to bee sold by Francis Constable at the signe of the Crane in Pauls Church-yard, 1634.
Description
[8], 163, [1] p. : ill. ; (4to)
Associated name
Peacham, Henry, approximately 1576-approximately 1643, author.
Smedley, William T. (William Thomas), 1851-1934, former owner.
Smedley, William T. (William Thomas), 1851-1934, former owner.
Note
Originally published in 1612 as: Graphice.
Printer's name and publisher's full name from STC.
Also published as Part 2 of: The compleat gentleman.., 1634.
Some copies have variant imprint: for I.M., sold by F. Constable, 1634; both at Harvard.
Signatures: A-X⁴ Y².
Printer's name and publisher's full name from STC.
Also published as Part 2 of: The compleat gentleman.., 1634.
Some copies have variant imprint: for I.M., sold by F. Constable, 1634; both at Harvard.
Signatures: A-X⁴ Y².
Cited/described in
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 19509
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S113405
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S113405
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
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STC 19509
Folger-specific note
Smedley. Tree calf binding. Provenance: W. T. Smedley copy