Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, Volumen 6,Parte 1Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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Página 98
... filk . But the latter custom is dif ufed , as the eye of a good artift feems a more compe- tent rule , though the ufe of the former is still prac tifed by painters in miniature . It is almost incredible what vaft fums have been gi ven ...
... filk . But the latter custom is dif ufed , as the eye of a good artift feems a more compe- tent rule , though the ufe of the former is still prac tifed by painters in miniature . It is almost incredible what vaft fums have been gi ven ...
Página 116
... filk and fine linen are very thick and fmall , requiring little folds and a light shadow . 11. Ob- ferve the motion of the air or wind , in order to draw the loose apparel all flying one way : and draw that part of the garment that ...
... filk and fine linen are very thick and fmall , requiring little folds and a light shadow . 11. Ob- ferve the motion of the air or wind , in order to draw the loose apparel all flying one way : and draw that part of the garment that ...
Página 123
... filk , fur , velvet , and other ornamen- tal parts of drefs . - His father was excellent in the fame art ; and had inftructed , but was furpaffed by the fon . The younger Drevet did not contine himself to portraits . We have feveral ...
... filk , fur , velvet , and other ornamen- tal parts of drefs . - His father was excellent in the fame art ; and had inftructed , but was furpaffed by the fon . The younger Drevet did not contine himself to portraits . We have feveral ...
Página 128
... filk , and afterwards rectified with oil of cinnamon , or any other effential oil ; and was in reality no better than the common fal volatile oleofum , or any of the volatile fpirits impregnated with an effential oil , except that it ...
... filk , and afterwards rectified with oil of cinnamon , or any other effential oil ; and was in reality no better than the common fal volatile oleofum , or any of the volatile fpirits impregnated with an effential oil , except that it ...
Página 163
... filk , woollen , and worfted ma- lay and Co. upper Ormond - quay . The houfes in which nufactures carried on in that quarter of the fuburbs the first three are kept are ftructures worthy of notice , called the Earl of Meath's Liberty ...
... filk , woollen , and worfted ma- lay and Co. upper Ormond - quay . The houfes in which nufactures carried on in that quarter of the fuburbs the first three are kept are ftructures worthy of notice , called the Earl of Meath's Liberty ...
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