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The Mysteryes of Nature and Art: Conteined in foure severall Tretises, The first of water workes, The second of Fyer workes, The third of Drawing, Colouring, Painting, and Engraving, The fourth of divers Experiments, as wel serviceable as delightful: partly Collected, and partly of the Authors Peculiar Practice, and InventionBate, John

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The Mysteryes of Nature and Art: Conteined in foure severall Tretises, The first of water workes, The second of Fyer workes, The third of Drawing, Colouring, Painting, and Engraving, The fourth of divers Experiments, as wel serviceable as delightful: partly Collected, and partly of the Authors Peculiar Practice, and Invention

Name: The Mysteryes of Nature and Art: Conteined in foure severall Tretises, The first of water workes, The second of Fyer workes, The third of Drawing, Colouring, Painting, and Engraving, The fourth of divers Experiments, as wel serviceable as delightful: partly Collected, and partly of the Authors Peculiar Practice, and Invention
Author: Bate, John

Bate, John

Art -- Early works to 1800; Fireworks -- Early works to 1800; Science -- Early works to 1800; Waterworks -- Early works to 1800

For the effecting of this, you must have a frame made, and crossed into
equall squares with Lute strings, and figured at the end of each
string: this frame must have a foot, wherein it must be made to be
lifted higher or lower as occasion serveth; also you must divide your
paper that you are to draw upon into so many equal squares as your
frame containeth: having the like figures at the ends of each line that
there is on the frame; before this frame must be placed a style or
bodkin having a little glasse on the top of it for to direct the sight.
Note now that the nearer any thing commeth unto the Center, the lesser
it appeareth: hence it is that a Towne of a mile, or more long, or a
huge great Castle, at a distance may be comprehended, and that easily
within the limits of so small a frame; By the stile direct your sight
from one part to another, beginning at one square, and proceeding
through the rest in order as they lie; Marke well the following figure.

[Illustration]

            _How to make a Deske: by meanes whereof you may
            draw, and that most exactly with great facilitie
                 any printed picture, or sollid Image._

First let there be a frame made, and with hinges let be joynted unto a
board of equall breadth unto it: let this frame also have two stayes at
the top, at each end one, by meanes whereof the deske may be raised
higher, or lower, as need shall require; then fasten to the frame a
peece of pure cleare glasse fitted thereunto, and it is finished. The
figure followeth.

[Illustration: _The Deske._]

The manner of using this Deske is thus. If the picture that you intend
to draw be a printed one, then first fasten it next unto the Deske with
waxe, paste, or such like: upon it fasten a sheet of faire paper: If it
be in the day-time place the backe of it towards the Sunne; if it be in
the night that you worke, place a lampe behinde it, and so you shall
see perfectly every (even the least) stroake of the picture, which with
your penne you may draw as acurately as any Limmer whatsoever. If it be
a solid peece, then place it behinde the Deske, betweene the light and
the Deske: then fasten a sheet of cleane white paper upon the Deske;
raise then the Deske higher, or lower untill you see the perfect shadow
of the image through your Deske, and paper, and then draw the posture
of the Image, and shadow it afterwards (without the Deske) as light
falleth upon it.

          _An easie way to take the naturall, and lively shape
        of the leafe of any hearbe or tree, which thing passeth
            the Art of man to imitate with Pen or Pensill._

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