Peacham, Henry: The compleat gentleman : fashioning him absolute in the most necessary and commendable qualities, concerning mind, or body, that may be required in a person of honor. To which is added the gentlemans exercise or, an exquisite practise, as well for drawing all manner of beasts, as for making colours, to be used in painting, limming, &c (London, 1661)

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THE FIRST BOOK
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Of Drawing and Limming.

CHAP. I.
The excellency, and antiquity os Paintings the
maniseld ujes0 and necejjity os the same»
PAinting in general called in Latin PiElura^
in Greek x?*fUOTKu, is an Art, which ei-
ther by draught of bare lines, lively co-
lours,cutting out or eraboi!Ing,expreiTeth
any thing,the like by the same : which we
may find in the holy Scripture both al-
lowed and highly commended by the
mouth of God himself, where he calleth Bezaleel and Exoiu* ji;
Aholiaby men whom he hath filled with the spirit of
God in wisdom and understanding, and in knowledge,
and in all workmanfliip, to find out curious works, to
work in Gold, and in Silver, and in Bra sie, also in the
Art to set Scones, and to carve in Timber, &c. There
plainly Shewing, as all other good Arts, so carving or
drawing to be an especial gift of Gods Spirit. In ano-
ther place he goeth farther, and as it were challenged
solely to himself the masterstnp of the Company, in
that his Majestick Erotema in Job9 in these words.
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