Prima elementa picturae, idest, Modus facilis delineandi omnes humani corporis partes
A drawing manual printed by the Remondini firm in Veneto in 1747, attributed to Raphael, teaching students how to draw every part of the human body. The four plates show ears, eyes, noses and mouths, three-quarter female heads, a profile study of facial features, and three profiles of an aging man in rising expressions. A designer could take from them the method of building faces from separate features and simple profile outlines, with engraved hatching that models form through line alone.
