It is likewise to be acknowleged, that his HIGHNESS did indulge me the liberty of publishing the whole manner and addrefs of this NEW WAY OF ENGRAVING, with a freedom perfectly generous and obliging. But, when I had well confidered it (fo much having been already expreffed, which may fuffice to give the hint to all ingenious perfons how it is to be performed,) I did not think it neceffary, that an ART fo curious, and (as yet) fo little vulgar (and which indeed does not fucceed where the workman is not an accomplished DESIGNER, and has a competent talent in PAINTING likewife) was to be prostituted at fo cheap a rate, as the more naked defcribing of it here would too foon have expofed it to. Upon these confiderations then it is, that we leave it thus enigmatical: and yet that this may appear no difingenuous rodomontade in me, or invidious excufe, I profefs myself to be always moft ready (fub figillo, and by his HIGHNESS's permiffion) to gratify any curious and worthy person, with as full and perfect a demonstration of the entire art, as my talent and addrefs will reach to; if what I am now preparing to be reserved in the archives of the ROYAL SOCIETY concerning it, be not fufficiently inftructive. Of sculpture, how derived and distinguished; with the styles and instruments belonging to it Sculptura and cælatura how they differ Tomice, defectores, what Plaftice 16. The mother of fculpture Paradigmatice, what Gypfochi, Colaptice, Lithoxoi, Glyphice, what 16 Cavatores, what; graphatores, whence our English gravers : fculpture defined Page 19 Inftruments of graving. Style, what. Why fometimes made of bone. Scalprum. Cœlum. Coles, cœltes. Allufions in Job x. to all the kinds of ancient writing and graving 20,21 Graphium, γλυφίς, &c. ἐγκολαπῆς, ὑπαγωγεὺς γλαρὶς σμίλης Puntion, polisher, point 20, 21 20, 21, 30 21 Graving inftruments fometimes fatal weapons ib 21, 22 Taille douce, burin, intaglia, bolino, and the difference betwixt graving and etching βέλλα, a conjecture of the modern name of a feal; Xapdow the fame with Charath CHA P. II. Of the original of fculpture in general Adam the firft inventor of fculpture Books written by Adam The fall of Adam did not impair his infused habits Sculpture long before the univerfal flood Of the Antediluvian Patriarchs. Sculpture in ftone and brick at Joppa The celeftial sciences firft engraven, where, and how long con Of Cham ib ib 25 Zoroafter, when he flourished, his learning, curiofity, and engraving of the liberal arts ib Picus Mirandula's pretence of the books of Zoroafter, the Magi, &c. Sculpture after the Flood Sculpture propagated by Noah. Sculpture before Mofes ib 26 ib 26, 30 26 ib 28 The Mercurius Trifmegiftus engraved in ftone many myfterious things Obelisks erected by Mifra 400 years before Mofes |