Salmon, William: Polygraphice; Or, The Art of Drawing, Engraving, Etching, Limning, Painting, Washing, Varnishing, Colouring and Dying: In Three Books ... (London, 1672)

The Preface
louring and Dying ; all which
being considered in their proper
extent, insinitely exceeds that cur-
tailed name of Paintir%; which that
we might joyn ail in one proper
and comprehensive word? we made
choice of that Greeks
POL YGRAPHICE



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or practice os this Art, would he

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ready delighted therein y it
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