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The painting of the ancients : in three bookes: declaring by historicall observations and examples, the beginning, progresse, and consummation of that most noble art. And how those ancient artificers attained to their still so much admired excellencie

Archive Print Item: BC GB C16/17/JUN

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Type of record: Book

Title: The painting of the ancients : in three bookes: declaring by historicall observations and examples, the beginning, progresse, and consummation of that most noble art. And how those ancient artificers attained to their still so much admired excellencie

Other titles: De pictura veterum; Ancient art of painting

Level: Item

Classmark: BC GB C16/17/JUN

Creator(s): Junius, Franciscus (1589-1677)

Additional creator(s): Hodgkinson, Richard (fl. 1639-1641) (Other); Frere, Daniel (Other); Enden, Martinus van den (fl. 1630-1654) (Other)

Related people: Hodgkinson, Richard; Frere, Daniel; Enden, Martinus van den

Publisher: Printed by Richard Hodgkinsonne; and are to be sold by Daniel Frere

Publication city: London

Date(s): 1638

Language: English

Size and medium: [8], 355, [1] p

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/297896

Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991003784619705181

Description

A translation of: De pictura veterum.


Running title reads: The ancient art of painting.


Signatures: A-2Y⁴ 2Z².


Pagination irregular.


Folded frontispiece engraving from portrait of Junius by Sir Antony Van Dyck, signed 'Mart. vanden Enden exc.'.


Ancient art of painting.


Indexed in: STC (2nd ed.) 7302.

Additional description

Lacks folding frontispiece. Ms. note on flyleaf

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