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os Antiquities.
Bator painting whatsoever. And if a Painter will
meddle with History, then are old Statues to him the
only life itself. I call Reubens to witneste, { the best
Story-painter of these times) whether his knowledge
in this kind hath not been his only making. But his
Statues before named, and his Works do testifie it for
him : yea while he is at work, he useth to have soma
good Historian or Poet read to him, which is rare in
men os his professiori,yet absolutely necesssary. And as
sor Architects, they have great use of Statues for orna-
ments, for gates, arches, freeses and cornishes, for
Tombs, and divers other buildings.
And theresore I may justly conclude,that the study
of Statues is profitable for all ingenuous Gentlemen,
who are the only men that imploy Poets, Painters and
Architects, is they be not all these themselves. And
if they be not able to judge of their works, they well
deserve to becouzned.
Inscriptions follow,wherein I will befliorter,because Of Inscripti
I can addresse you to better helps in them, than in the ons*
former. For of the discovery of Statues, I know not
any that have written Co much as hath been now deli-
veredjbut as for Inscriptions,divers Authors have un-
folded them. I will name you one for all, and that is
LipsutSy who hath see forth the collections of another,
and many of his own besides.This Book of Inscriptions
is in Folio,and printed ac Antwerp, ex ojsirina Planting
ana Rapkelengii: wherein the very beginning he be-
stoweth a leaf or two in decyphering unto us, and ex-
plaining the sense of o d Characters,or short- writing;
as thatD, M. Bands f ,rDii<t Mmibnsy which you usu-*
ally find upon lirnes: L. M. ^ for Lubens Meritor
que : D. D. D. for Vat , Vic at, Vedicat : V. S.
P. for De Suo Posait ; and so of the rest which
I leave , that I may not be a Plagiary verbatim.
The same Book hath been reprinted since , see
out by Gruterus, with the heLpe of Scaliger
with a very great increase of Inscriptions, better
digested
Bator painting whatsoever. And if a Painter will
meddle with History, then are old Statues to him the
only life itself. I call Reubens to witneste, { the best
Story-painter of these times) whether his knowledge
in this kind hath not been his only making. But his
Statues before named, and his Works do testifie it for
him : yea while he is at work, he useth to have soma
good Historian or Poet read to him, which is rare in
men os his professiori,yet absolutely necesssary. And as
sor Architects, they have great use of Statues for orna-
ments, for gates, arches, freeses and cornishes, for
Tombs, and divers other buildings.
And theresore I may justly conclude,that the study
of Statues is profitable for all ingenuous Gentlemen,
who are the only men that imploy Poets, Painters and
Architects, is they be not all these themselves. And
if they be not able to judge of their works, they well
deserve to becouzned.
Inscriptions follow,wherein I will befliorter,because Of Inscripti
I can addresse you to better helps in them, than in the ons*
former. For of the discovery of Statues, I know not
any that have written Co much as hath been now deli-
veredjbut as for Inscriptions,divers Authors have un-
folded them. I will name you one for all, and that is
LipsutSy who hath see forth the collections of another,
and many of his own besides.This Book of Inscriptions
is in Folio,and printed ac Antwerp, ex ojsirina Planting
ana Rapkelengii: wherein the very beginning he be-
stoweth a leaf or two in decyphering unto us, and ex-
plaining the sense of o d Characters,or short- writing;
as thatD, M. Bands f ,rDii<t Mmibnsy which you usu-*
ally find upon lirnes: L. M. ^ for Lubens Meritor
que : D. D. D. for Vat , Vic at, Vedicat : V. S.
P. for De Suo Posait ; and so of the rest which
I leave , that I may not be a Plagiary verbatim.
The same Book hath been reprinted since , see
out by Gruterus, with the heLpe of Scaliger
with a very great increase of Inscriptions, better
digested