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Record ID 45808

Library: Westerkirk. Register: Kalendar of Westerkirk Library, 1813 (1813-1842, Type: Town). Page: 4v-5r

16x

Borrowed: 1813/4.


Borrower

Thomas Little
Gender: Male. Address: Knock.


Book Holding

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
The handmaid to the arts
Catalogue Number: 16-17. Catalogue Title: Handmaid to the Arts.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
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 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, busts, 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 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, enamel, varnish, and fresco; as also in gilding, &c
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v..
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 30 times in 24 borrowing records


Book Work

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
Handmaid to the Arts

Borrowed: 1813/4.

Borrower: Thomas Little

Author: Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777), Genre: Fine Arts

Handmaid to the Arts

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 45799

Library: Westerkirk. Register: Kalendar of Westerkirk Library, 1813 (1813-1842, Type: Town). Page: 4v-5r

17x

Borrowed: 1813/3.


Borrower

Thomas Little
Gender: Male. Address: Knock.


Book Holding

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
The handmaid to the arts
Catalogue Number: 16-17. Catalogue Title: Handmaid to the Arts.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
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 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, busts, 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 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, enamel, varnish, and fresco; as also in gilding, &c
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v..
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 30 times in 24 borrowing records


Book Work

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
Handmaid to the Arts

Borrowed: 1813/3.

Borrower: Thomas Little

Author: Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777), Genre: Fine Arts

Handmaid to the Arts

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 55279

Library: Westerkirk. Register: Kalendar of Westerkirk Library, 1813 (1813-1842, Type: Town). Page: 7v-8r

16x

Borrowed: 1813/3.


Borrower

James Armstrong
Gender: Male. Address: Langholm.


Book Holding

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
The handmaid to the arts
Catalogue Number: 16-17. Catalogue Title: Handmaid to the Arts.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
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 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, busts, 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 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, enamel, varnish, and fresco; as also in gilding, &c
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v..
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 30 times in 24 borrowing records


Book Work

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
Handmaid to the Arts

Borrowed: 1813/3.

Borrower: James Armstrong

Author: Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777), Genre: Fine Arts

Handmaid to the Arts

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 61444

Library: Westerkirk. Register: Kalendar of Westerkirk Library, 1813 (1813-1842, Type: Town). Page: 15v-16r

16x

Borrowed: 1815/1.


Borrower

Miss Murray
Gender: Female.


Book Holding

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
The handmaid to the arts
Catalogue Number: 16-17. Catalogue Title: Handmaid to the Arts.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
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 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, busts, 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 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, enamel, varnish, and fresco; as also in gilding, &c
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v..
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 30 times in 24 borrowing records


Book Work

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
Handmaid to the Arts

Borrowed: 1815/1.

Borrower: Miss Murray

Author: Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777), Genre: Fine Arts

Handmaid to the Arts

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 71636

Library: Westerkirk. Register: Kalendar of Westerkirk Library, 1813 (1813-1842, Type: Town). Page: 17v-18r

17x

Borrowed: 1815/4.


Borrower

George Graham Geo:
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
The handmaid to the arts
Catalogue Number: 16-17. Catalogue Title: Handmaid to the Arts.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
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 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, busts, 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 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, enamel, varnish, and fresco; as also in gilding, &c
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v..
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 30 times in 24 borrowing records


Book Work

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
Handmaid to the Arts

Borrowed: 1815/4.

Borrower: George Graham Geo:

Author: Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777), Genre: Fine Arts

Handmaid to the Arts

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 71633

Library: Westerkirk. Register: Kalendar of Westerkirk Library, 1813 (1813-1842, Type: Town). Page: 17v-18r

16x

Borrowed: 1815/3.


Borrower

George Graham Geo:
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
The handmaid to the arts
Catalogue Number: 16-17. Catalogue Title: Handmaid to the Arts.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
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 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, busts, 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 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, enamel, varnish, and fresco; as also in gilding, &c
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v..
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 30 times in 24 borrowing records


Book Work

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
Handmaid to the Arts

Borrowed: 1815/3.

Borrower: George Graham Geo:

Author: Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777), Genre: Fine Arts

Handmaid to the Arts

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 74006

Library: Westerkirk. Register: Kalendar of Westerkirk Library, 1813 (1813-1842, Type: Town). Page: 18v-19r

16x

Borrowed: 1815/10.


Borrower

John Thomson
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
The handmaid to the arts
Catalogue Number: 16-17. Catalogue Title: Handmaid to the Arts.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
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 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, busts, 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 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, enamel, varnish, and fresco; as also in gilding, &c
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v..
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 30 times in 24 borrowing records


Book Work

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
Handmaid to the Arts

Borrowed: 1815/10.

Borrower: John Thomson

Author: Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777), Genre: Fine Arts

Handmaid to the Arts

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 79631

Library: Westerkirk. Register: Kalendar of Westerkirk Library, 1813 (1813-1842, Type: Town). Page: 23v-24r

17x

Borrowed: 1816/9.


Borrower

Captain Borthwick
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
The handmaid to the arts
Catalogue Number: 16-17. Catalogue Title: Handmaid to the Arts.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
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 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, busts, 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 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, enamel, varnish, and fresco; as also in gilding, &c
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v..
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 30 times in 24 borrowing records


Book Work

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
Handmaid to the Arts

Borrowed: 1816/9.

Borrower: Captain Borthwick

Author: Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777), Genre: Fine Arts

Handmaid to the Arts

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 79892

Library: Westerkirk. Register: Kalendar of Westerkirk Library, 1813 (1813-1842, Type: Town). Page: 23v-24r

16x

Borrowed: 1816/3.


Borrower

John Little
Gender: Male. Address: Ewes; Ewis.


Book Holding

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
The handmaid to the arts
Catalogue Number: 16-17. Catalogue Title: Handmaid to the Arts.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
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 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, busts, 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 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, enamel, varnish, and fresco; as also in gilding, &c
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v..
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 30 times in 24 borrowing records


Book Work

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
Handmaid to the Arts

Borrowed: 1816/3.

Borrower: John Little

Author: Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777), Genre: Fine Arts

Handmaid to the Arts

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 79721

Library: Westerkirk. Register: Kalendar of Westerkirk Library, 1813 (1813-1842, Type: Town). Page: 23v-24r

17x

Borrowed: 1816/8.


Borrower

Walter Riddel Riddell
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
The handmaid to the arts
Catalogue Number: 16-17. Catalogue Title: Handmaid to the Arts.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
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 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, busts, 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 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, enamel, varnish, and fresco; as also in gilding, &c
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v..
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 30 times in 24 borrowing records


Book Work

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
Handmaid to the Arts

Borrowed: 1816/8.

Borrower: Walter Riddel Riddell

Author: Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777), Genre: Fine Arts

Handmaid to the Arts

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 79613

Library: Westerkirk. Register: Kalendar of Westerkirk Library, 1813 (1813-1842, Type: Town). Page: 23v-24r

16x

Borrowed: 1816/8.


Borrower

Captain Borthwick
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
The handmaid to the arts
Catalogue Number: 16-17. Catalogue Title: Handmaid to the Arts.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
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 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, busts, 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 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, enamel, varnish, and fresco; as also in gilding, &c
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v..
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 30 times in 24 borrowing records


Book Work

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
Handmaid to the Arts

Borrowed: 1816/8.

Borrower: Captain Borthwick

Author: Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777), Genre: Fine Arts

Handmaid to the Arts

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 79898

Library: Westerkirk. Register: Kalendar of Westerkirk Library, 1813 (1813-1842, Type: Town). Page: 23v-24r

17x

Borrowed: 1816/5.


Borrower

John Little
Gender: Male. Address: Ewes; Ewis.


Book Holding

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
The handmaid to the arts
Catalogue Number: 16-17. Catalogue Title: Handmaid to the Arts.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
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 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, busts, 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 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, enamel, varnish, and fresco; as also in gilding, &c
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v..
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 30 times in 24 borrowing records


Book Work

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
Handmaid to the Arts

Borrowed: 1816/5.

Borrower: John Little

Author: Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777), Genre: Fine Arts

Handmaid to the Arts

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 83267

Library: Westerkirk. Register: Kalendar of Westerkirk Library, 1813 (1813-1842, Type: Town). Page: 24v-25r

16x 17x

Borrowed: 1816/10.


Borrower

William Little
Gender: Male. Address: [?Rinleburn/Renleburn].


Book Holding

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
The handmaid to the arts
Catalogue Number: 16-17. Catalogue Title: Handmaid to the Arts.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
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 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, busts, 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 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, enamel, varnish, and fresco; as also in gilding, &c
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v..
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 30 times in 24 borrowing records


Book Work

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
Handmaid to the Arts

Borrowed: 1816/10.

Borrower: William Little

Author: Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777), Genre: Fine Arts

Handmaid to the Arts

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 90821

Library: Westerkirk. Register: Kalendar of Westerkirk Library, 1813 (1813-1842, Type: Town). Page: 30v-31r

16x

Borrowed: 1817/2.


Borrower

William Duncan Wm.
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
The handmaid to the arts
Catalogue Number: 16-17. Catalogue Title: Handmaid to the Arts.
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Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
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 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, busts, 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 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, enamel, varnish, and fresco; as also in gilding, &c
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v..
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 30 times in 24 borrowing records


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Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
Handmaid to the Arts

Borrowed: 1817/2.

Borrower: William Duncan Wm.

Author: Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777), Genre: Fine Arts

Handmaid to the Arts

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 92897

Library: Westerkirk. Register: Kalendar of Westerkirk Library, 1813 (1813-1842, Type: Town). Page: 31v-32r

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Borrowed: 1817/12.


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Simeon Hyslop Simon
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
The handmaid to the arts
Catalogue Number: 16-17. Catalogue Title: Handmaid to the Arts.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

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Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
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 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, busts, 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 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, enamel, varnish, and fresco; as also in gilding, &c
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v..
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 30 times in 24 borrowing records


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Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
Handmaid to the Arts

Borrowed: 1817/12.

Borrower: Simeon Hyslop Simon

Author: Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777), Genre: Fine Arts

Handmaid to the Arts

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 92849

Library: Westerkirk. Register: Kalendar of Westerkirk Library, 1813 (1813-1842, Type: Town). Page: 31v-32r

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Borrowed: 1817/9.


Borrower

William Park
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
The handmaid to the arts
Catalogue Number: 16-17. Catalogue Title: Handmaid to the Arts.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

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Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
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 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, busts, 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 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, enamel, varnish, and fresco; as also in gilding, &c
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v..
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 30 times in 24 borrowing records


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Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
Handmaid to the Arts

Borrowed: 1817/9.

Borrower: William Park

Author: Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777), Genre: Fine Arts

Handmaid to the Arts

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 105179

Library: Westerkirk. Register: Kalendar of Westerkirk Library, 1813 (1813-1842, Type: Town). Page: 33v-34r

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Borrowed: 1818/4.


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William Mcallister Macalister
Gender: Male.


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Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
The handmaid to the arts
Catalogue Number: 16-17. Catalogue Title: Handmaid to the Arts.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

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Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
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 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, busts, 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 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, enamel, varnish, and fresco; as also in gilding, &c
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v..
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 30 times in 24 borrowing records


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Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
Handmaid to the Arts

Borrowed: 1818/4.

Borrower: William Mcallister Macalister

Author: Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777), Genre: Fine Arts

Handmaid to the Arts

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 108428

Library: Westerkirk. Register: Kalendar of Westerkirk Library, 1813 (1813-1842, Type: Town). Page: 37v-38r

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Borrowed: 1818/4.


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William Grieve Will
Gender: Male. Address: Langholm.


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Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
The handmaid to the arts
Catalogue Number: 16-17. Catalogue Title: Handmaid to the Arts.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

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Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
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 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, busts, 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 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, enamel, varnish, and fresco; as also in gilding, &c
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v..
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 30 times in 24 borrowing records


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Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
Handmaid to the Arts

Borrowed: 1818/4.

Borrower: William Grieve Will

Author: Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777), Genre: Fine Arts

Handmaid to the Arts

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 114980

Library: Westerkirk. Register: Kalendar of Westerkirk Library, 1813 (1813-1842, Type: Town). Page: 40v-41r

16x17x

Borrowed: 1819/7.


Borrower

George Graham Geo:
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
The handmaid to the arts
Catalogue Number: 16-17. Catalogue Title: Handmaid to the Arts.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

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Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
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 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, busts, 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 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, enamel, varnish, and fresco; as also in gilding, &c
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v..
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 30 times in 24 borrowing records


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Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
Handmaid to the Arts

Borrowed: 1819/7.

Borrower: George Graham Geo:

Author: Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777), Genre: Fine Arts

Handmaid to the Arts

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 145521

Library: Westerkirk. Register: Kalendar of Westerkirk Library, 1813 (1813-1842, Type: Town). Page: 43v-44r

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Borrowed: 1819/11.


Borrower

James Thomson Thompson
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
The handmaid to the arts
Catalogue Number: 16-17. Catalogue Title: Handmaid to the Arts.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

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Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
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 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, busts, 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 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, enamel, varnish, and fresco; as also in gilding, &c
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v..
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 30 times in 24 borrowing records


Book Work

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
Handmaid to the Arts

Borrowed: 1819/11.

Borrower: James Thomson Thompson

Author: Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777), Genre: Fine Arts

Handmaid to the Arts

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 201266

Library: Westerkirk. Register: Kalendar of Westerkirk Library, 1813 (1813-1842, Type: Town). Page: 44v-45r

16x

Borrowed: 1820/1.


Borrower

William Duncan Wm.
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
The handmaid to the arts
Catalogue Number: 16-17. Catalogue Title: Handmaid to the Arts.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

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Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
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 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, busts, 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 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, enamel, varnish, and fresco; as also in gilding, &c
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v..
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 30 times in 24 borrowing records


Book Work

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
Handmaid to the Arts

Borrowed: 1820/1.

Borrower: William Duncan Wm.

Author: Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777), Genre: Fine Arts

Handmaid to the Arts

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 336896

Library: Westerkirk. Register: Kalendar of Westerkirk Library, 1813 (1813-1842, Type: Town). Page: 55v-56r

16x17x

Borrowed: 1821/3.


Borrower

William Elliot Wm.
Gender: Male. Address: Effgill; [?Dornigills/Doinygills/Darniglle].


Book Holding

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
The handmaid to the arts
Catalogue Number: 16-17. Catalogue Title: Handmaid to the Arts.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

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Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
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 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, busts, 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 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, enamel, varnish, and fresco; as also in gilding, &c
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v..
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 30 times in 24 borrowing records


Book Work

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
Handmaid to the Arts

Borrowed: 1821/3.

Borrower: William Elliot Wm.

Author: Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777), Genre: Fine Arts

Handmaid to the Arts

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 338399

Library: Westerkirk. Register: Kalendar of Westerkirk Library, 1813 (1813-1842, Type: Town). Page: 57v-58r

16x17x

Borrowed: 1821/8.


Borrower

Reverend Mr Green
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
The handmaid to the arts
Catalogue Number: 16-17. Catalogue Title: Handmaid to the Arts.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

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Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
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 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, busts, 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 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, enamel, varnish, and fresco; as also in gilding, &c
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v..
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 30 times in 24 borrowing records


Book Work

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
Handmaid to the Arts

Borrowed: 1821/8.

Borrower: Reverend Mr Green

Author: Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777), Genre: Fine Arts

Handmaid to the Arts

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 342869

Library: Westerkirk. Register: Kalendar of Westerkirk Library, 1813 (1813-1842, Type: Town). Page: 62v-63r

16x17x

Borrowed: 1822/3.


Borrower

William Murray
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
The handmaid to the arts
Catalogue Number: 16-17. Catalogue Title: Handmaid to the Arts.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
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 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, busts, 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 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, enamel, varnish, and fresco; as also in gilding, &c
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v..
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 30 times in 24 borrowing records


Book Work

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
Handmaid to the Arts

Borrowed: 1822/3.

Borrower: William Murray

Author: Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777), Genre: Fine Arts

Handmaid to the Arts

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2