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Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)3
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Chateau De Versailles (Versailles, France)1
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Nouvelle description des chateaux et parcs de Versaille et de Marly : contenant une explication historique de toutes les peintures, tableaux, statues, vases & ornemens qui s'y voyent (t.2)

Piganiol de La Force, Jean-Aimar (1673-1753); Pencheon, James Michael (1924-1982)

M. DCC. LXIV. [1764]

Vol. 1: xvj, [2], 328 pages, [8] leaves of plates; v. 2: [6], 381, [5] pages, [8] folded leaves of plates. Spine title: Descriptn de Versail [that is, Description de Versailles?]

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Boris Margo : Betty Parsons Gallery

Margo, Boris (1902-1995); Parsons, Betty; De Sausmarez, Maurice (1915-1969); Betty Parsons Gallery

[1955]

The leaves of plates are not bound.

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Charles Ludwig

5 Jul 1933

1 manuscript letter to Herbert Read from Charles Ludwig, Margaret Read's (nee Ludwig) father.

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Glossaries, Etc.

Hudleston, Nigel A

[1950s]

These files contain four undated typed papers, annotated in ms., containing dialect glossaries (mostly Yorkshire based) and data on Yorkshire folklife, and diagrams illustrating wagons and cottages. ...

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The handmaid to the arts,... . Teaching, I. A perfect knowledge of the materia pictoria: or the nature, use, preparation, and composition, of all the various substances employed in Painting; as well vehicles, dryers, &c. as colours: including those peculiar to enamel and painting on glass. II. The means of delineation, or the several Devices employed for the more easily and accurately making Designs From Nature, or Depicted Representations; either by off-tracing, calking, reduction, or other means: with the methods of taking casts, or impressions, from figures, busis, medals, leaves, &c. III. The various manners of gilding, silvering, and Bronzing, with the preparation of the genuine Gold and Silver powders, and imitations of them, as also of the fat oil, gold sizes, and other necessary compositions: -the art of Japanning, as applicable not only to the former purposes, but to coaches, snuffboxes, &c. in the manner lately introduced: - and the method of Staining Different Kinds Of Substances, with all the several colours. The whole being calculated, as well for conveying a more accurate and extensive knowledge of the matters treated of to profest artists; as to initiate those who are desirous to attempt these arts, into the method of preparing and using all the colours, and other substances employed in painting in oil, miniature, crayous, encaustic, enamel, varnish, distemper, and fresco; as also in gilding, &c (Vol 2)

Dossie, Robert (1777); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

MDCCLXIV. [1764]

Anonymous. By Robert Dossie. In this second edition in vol. 1 the eighth line of the title reads: "materia pictoria: or the", the second line of imprint reads: "printed for J. Nourse, bookseller in ...

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The handmaid to the arts,... . Teaching, I. A perfect knowledge of the materia pictoria: or the nature, use, preparation, and composition, of all the various substances employed in Painting; as well vehicles, dryers, &c. as colours: including those peculiar to enamel and painting on glass. II. The means of delineation, or the several Devices employed for the more easily and accurately making Designs From Nature, or Depicted Representations; either by off-tracing, calking, reduction, or other means: with the methods of taking casts, or impressions, from figures, busis, medals, leaves, &c. III. The various manners of gilding, silvering, and Bronzing, with the preparation of the genuine Gold and Silver powders, and imitations of them, as also of the fat oil, gold sizes, and other necessary compositions: -the art of Japanning, as applicable not only to the former purposes, but to coaches, snuffboxes, &c. in the manner lately introduced: - and the method of Staining Different Kinds Of Substances, with all the several colours. The whole being calculated, as well for conveying a more accurate and extensive knowledge of the matters treated of to profest artists; as to initiate those who are desirous to attempt these arts, into the method of preparing and using all the colours, and other substances employed in painting in oil, miniature, crayous, encaustic, enamel, varnish, distemper, and fresco; as also in gilding, &c (Vol 1)

Dossie, Robert (1777); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

MDCCLXIV. [1764]

Anonymous. By Robert Dossie. In this second edition in vol. 1 the eighth line of the title reads: "materia pictoria: or the", the second line of imprint reads: "printed for J. Nourse, bookseller in ...

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Goodwood : art and architecture, sport and family

Baird, Rosemary; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

[2007]

Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-232) and index. 1. The Beginnings: Charles, 1st Duke of Richmond, 1672-1723 -- 2. The Architectural Duke: Charles, 2nd Duke of Richmond, 1701-1750 -- 3...

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