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Book/Printed Material Arts companion, or A new assistant for the ingenious Arts companion / New assistant for the ingenious

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Title

  • Arts companion, or A new assistant for the ingenious : in 3 pts. Pt. I containing the art of drawing in perspective ... Pt. II containing the art of drawing and painting in water-colours ... Pt. III containing the art of painting in miniature ... to which are added directions for shadowing, stipling, &c. ... likewise the preparation of an excellent polish and shell: the whole taken from some of the best Italian and other masters

Other Title

  • Arts companion
  • New assistant for the ingenious

Names

  • Levis, Howard Coppuck, former owner
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Dublin : Reprinted by I. Jackson, 1749.

Headings

  • -  Art--Technique--Early works to 1800
  • -  Colors--Early works to 1800
  • -  Drawing--Study and teaching--Early works to 1800

Notes

  • -  Parts 2 ("5th ed.") and 3 ("From an old mss.") also have special title pages.
  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 2477
  • -  English short title catalogue, N16249
  • -  LC copy: Provenance: Ex libris Howard C. Levis.
  • -  LAC ecr 2019-09-03 update (1 card)
  • -  LAC ddw 2022-06-01 update (1 card)
  • -  Rosenwald collection copy listed without call number in Rosenwald bibliography. LAC ddw 2022-06-01

Medium

  • 172 p. : illus. ; 17 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • N7430 .A75

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 50047456

Online Format

  • online text
  • pdf
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

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Chicago citation style:

Levis, Howard Coppuck, Former Owner, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. Arts companion, or A new assistant for the ingenious: in 3 pts. Pt. I containing the art of drawing in perspective ... Pt. II containing the art of drawing and painting in water-colours ... Pt. III containing the art of painting in miniature ... to which are added directions for shadowing, stipling, &c... likewise the preparation of an excellent polish and shell: the whole taken from some of the best Italian and other masters. Dublin: Reprinted by I. Jackson, 1749. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/50047456/.

APA citation style:

Levis, H. C. & Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. (1749) Arts companion, or A new assistant for the ingenious: in 3 pts. Pt. I containing the art of drawing in perspective ... Pt. II containing the art of drawing and painting in water-colours ... Pt. III containing the art of painting in miniature ... to which are added directions for shadowing, stipling, &c... likewise the preparation of an excellent polish and shell: the whole taken from some of the best Italian and other masters. Dublin: Reprinted by I. Jackson. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/50047456/.

MLA citation style:

Levis, Howard Coppuck, Former Owner, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. Arts companion, or A new assistant for the ingenious: in 3 pts. Pt. I containing the art of drawing in perspective ... Pt. II containing the art of drawing and painting in water-colours ... Pt. III containing the art of painting in miniature ... to which are added directions for shadowing, stipling, &c... likewise the preparation of an excellent polish and shell: the whole taken from some of the best Italian and other masters. Dublin: Reprinted by I. Jackson, 1749. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/50047456/>.