Polygraphice, or, The art of drawing, engraving, etching, limning, painting, washing, varnishing, colouring, and dying : in three books : the like never yet extant
A 1672 London art manual by William Salmon, printed for Richard Jones, covering drawing, engraving, etching, painting, varnishing and dyeing in three books for practitioners and students of the crafts. The first picture is a decorative woodcut initial letter in a dense interlaced foliate style, while the second is a copperplate armorial achievement with a crest, shield, two rampant supporters and the motto In Prompte, offering a designer ornamental letterforms and heraldic framing devices.
