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A69993	Sculptura, or, The history, and art of chalcography and engraving in copper with an ample enumeration of the most renowned masters and their works : to which is annexed a new manner of engraving, or mezzo tinto, communicated by His Highness Prince Rupert to the authour of this treatise.	Evelyn, John, 1620-1706.; Rupert, Prince, Count Palatine, 1619-1682.; Sorbière, Samuel, 1615-1670. Account of Signor Giacomo Favi.	1662 (1662)	Wing E3513; ESTC R351	69,491	187

be an object of Adoration plainly inferrs Graving to have been Elder then Idolatry But now to recover its esteem again beyond all prejudice how ever by others abus'd as indeed many of the best things have been it was we know imputed for a spiritual talent in Bezaleel and Aholiab who made Intaglias to adorne the High Priests Pectoral And we have said how the Aegytians reverenced it as seeming to have us'd it before Letters or rather their Hieroglypics importing sacred Sculpture were those Elements by which they transmitted to posterity what they esteem'd most worthy of Record and not as some have imagin'd wrap'd up in those Enigmatical Figures the secrets of their Arts both Divine a●d Secular For Nondum Flumineas Memphis contexere biblos Noverat Saxis tantum volucrisque feraeque Sculptaque serva●ant magicas animalia Linguas whence Tacitus calls them Antiquissima monumenta memoriae humanae impressa Saxis Such as were also the Horapollinis ●otae and all those other venerable Antiquities of this nature transported to Rome out of Aegypt in no less then two and forty prodigious O●elisc's of late interpreted by the industrious Kirker before cited Suidas attributes the invention to the Father of the ●aithful others to Theut or Hermes some to Cadmus and the Phoenicians Bibliander will have Letters and Sculpture from Adam Josephus from Henoch Philo from Abraham Eusebius from Moses Cyprian from Saturne where by the way because 't is said he did Litteras imprimere Peter Calaber who much affects to call himself Pomponius Laetus foolishly deduces that even the Typographical Art was known in the Age of this Hero but thence as we said it descended to the Aegyptians by Misraim and so was communicated to the Persians Medes and Assyrians thence to the Greeks and finally to the Romans from whom it was deriv'd to us as Pe●er Crinitus in his 17th book de Honesta Disciplina out of a very antient MSS. Bibliothecae Septimianae seems to deduce and thus summe them up together Moyses primus Hebraic as exaravit Literas Mente Phoenices Sagaci condiderunt Atticas Quas Latini scriptitamus edidit Nicostrata Abraham Syras idem repperit Chaldaicas Isis arte non minore protulit Aegyptiacas Gulsila promsit Getarum quas videmus Literas Now should all this but relate to the several Characters only it shall yet serve ou● purpose since whoever was the inventor of Letters was also doubtless the Father of Sculpture as is apparent if not by the former colomns erected by Seth one whereof Angelus Roccha in his Bibliotheca Vatican● presumes to have been of Brasse by several other instances the writing with Ink in Paper or Parchment being altogether a novelty in comparrison to the more antient formes and materials such as were the Slitstones or Slates which succeeded the stately ●arbles and preceeded the thinner leaves of Bark and Tablets of Wood which from the German Bucher signifying the Fagus or Beech-tree whose Fruit do's still with us retain the name of Buch-mast were called Books to whatever voluble or folding matter applyed For before the invention of Paper they us'd the leaves of Palmes as Varro de Sibylla then the Rinds of Trees afterwards sheets of Lead Linnen Wax and Ivory as Plinie and Vopiscus tell us They writ in Silk amongst the Persians and Chineses and lastly were invented Parchment and Paper But whether in all these or whatever the Subj●ct were some few latter excepted it was still by Insculping Scarrifying and making a kind of Incision into it especially intending to consign to posterity their Lawes divine and humane Roman Aegyptian or Hebrew For so of Old verba minantia fixo Aere ligabantur according to the Poet. Thus were the Hieronicae preserv'd in the Temple of Olympian Jove and the Roman Consuls in the Capitol and as by those innumerable Inscriptions of irrefragable and undeniable Antiquitie do's appear We have already computed how probable it is that Sculpture was in use in Aegypt somewhat before or at least as soon as the Patriarch Abraham set his foot there But the lesse discerning Greeks who receiv●d it from the Aegyptians could tell us of no writings of t●eirs extant before Homer if we will give ear to Josephus before that of Iatian a learned Assyrian and contemporary with Just in Martyr where he affirmes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. Where we have no lesse then seventeen Graecians nam'd elder then Homer There are also enumerated the names of twenty Argive Kings from Inachus to Agamem●on which strongly infers the means of Recording by Sculpture and Writing to have been very ancient For so we read that the Poems of Hesiod were ingraven in Lead Aristotle mentions Daphne a certain Devotresse of Apollo Sabinus and Diodorus many others But when or whoever it were thence as we said it travell'd into Greece that Theater of the Arts where it soon arriv'd to the supreamest height of perfection when being applied to the forming of Figures it was celebrated by all the Witty men of Those and the succeeding Ages Homer tells us of the engraving in the Shield of Achilles Hesiod that of Hercules not to mention the Sculptures upon the Charriot of the Sun described by the Poet because it is altogether fictitious though extreamly ingenious and whence happly they might have their Vehicula Caelata mention'd by Q. Curtiu● But whither now these antient and famous pieces were hollow like those of our Burine or the work of our Cheezil and repair'd Embossements might seem a difficulty to resolve from the frequent interpretations we attributed to the Verbe in the former chapter if what we have here attested concerning the Antiquity of Letters and consequently of flat incisions pronounce not for its preheminence however this may appear to the more judicious Add to it that both Plastica whatever others may fancy unless we will ascend to the divine figulation of the first breathing Statue that was ever form'd and with Pliny derive it to be before an● the Mother of Sculpture and the Anaglyptic Art not produc'd in the World 'till about the time of Belus and the beginning of Gentilisme were not 'till long after the use of Letters if Enochs Prophesy were not preserved by unwritten tradition and the former Apocryphal Monuments have other foundation then the Wit of the Rabbins which we can by no means assent to in the generall Besides if we apply it to Intaglia's in Stone seals and the like for having been almost coevous with Rings what was else the Signet which Judah left with his Daughter Tamar it questionless derives its Original before any History at present extant in the World Divine or Humane was committed to writing Of which he who has a thirst to satisfie his Curiosity farther may consult Gorlaeus or Fortun. Licetus de Annulis Antiquorum Where also concerning their Sculpture first in Iron then in Gold other Metals and Stones and of which might very much be added

the Burine we will here make an end with hard names the Pedantrie and various acceptions of the words and in the Chapters following endeavour to investigate the Original of the Art it self and discourse somewhat of the Progress it has made to arrive at this perfection For it is not to shew how diligently we have weeded the Calepines and Lexicons amongst all which there is none over fertill upon these Arts or so well furnish'd as we could have wish●d but the result of much diligent collecti●on produc'd out of sundry Authors to meet in this Chapter for the ease and instruction of such as may possibly encounter with difficulties in the Course of their reading such books as treat of the Mechanical or more Liberal Subjects And that there might be nothing of deficient as to our Institution seeing it behoov'd him that would deduce an History ab origine to let nothing escape that was in the least or usefull or instructive CHAP. II. Of the Original of sculpture in general WE shall not with Epigenes in Pliny depose that this Art had its being from Eternity because it is not sence and would contradict its invention but if that may passe which St. Augustine affirmes that the Protoplast our Father Adam or as others his good Genius the Angel Raziel were the first inventor of Letters Sculpture may derive its Pedegree from the infancy of the World and contend for its Pre-eminence with most of the Antiquities which it so much celebrates For that there went several books about some whereof had been long since read in the Primitive Church bearing his venerable Name as that which Epiphanius and others cite ex libro Behu de Poenitentia Adae Adae R●velatio c. we have no reason to contradict And Tho. Aquinas in his Treatise De ente essentia speaks of a Volume of Plants described by Adam and there are Traditions of a whole Natural History with several other works of this most Learned of all Men living as Suidas doubts not to call him nor do we think that his unhappy Fall did so much concern his rare and infus'd Habits as not to leave him the most accomplish'd and perfectly instructed in all those Arts which were so highly necessary and therefore thus early invented though whither these Books of his were so miraculously found out and preserv'd by the renouned Trismegistus we leave to the more credulous But that Letters and consequently Sculpture was long before the Flood we make no scruple of Suidas whom but now we mention●d is peremptory ascribing as was affirm'd both Letters and all the rest of the sciences to Adam 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. We shall not add hereunto what the Rabbins assert he compos'd of the praecepts given him in Paradise with the like trash but pass from these conjectures to others of the Antediluvian Patriarchs mention'd by Josephus Cedrenus and some other Authors concerning the Sculptures in ●tone and Brick erected at Joppa containing as some depose the Sideral and Celestial Sciences proofe against the two most devouring and subverting Elements and lasting some thousands of years after the Universal Cataclysm The Aethiopians are said at this day to glory much in possessing the Books of Seth and Enoch as those who have lately written of the Abyssines relate Origen St. Augustine and Hierom have likewise made honourable mention of them and Tertullian plainly reproves those who in his time thought they could not be preserved Noah being himself one of the great Nephews of Seth and the probability that these Antient Men of renoun would transmit to Posterity the glorious Actions and Atchievements which they had perform'd especially Cham that is Zoroaster a Spirit so Universally curious and flourishing above an hundred years before this publick Calamity But to apply this to the honour now of Chalcography and justifie our design The Author of the Schol●●●i●al History upon Genesis speaks of this Z●roasters ingraving the Liberal Arts on fourt●●en Colomns seven whereof he affirms to have been of Brasse and the rest of Brick The same is also reported by Serenus where he adds diversorum Metallorum Laminis together with some other Inscriptions thus preserved and which the noble and learned Earl of Mirandula in a certain Epistle of his to Marsilius Ficinus boasts to have the possession of His words are these Chaldaici hi Libri sunt si Libri sunt non Thesauri Audi inscriptiones Patris Ezrae Zoroastris Melchior Magorum oracula In quibus illa quoque quae apud Guaecos mendosa mutila circumferuntur leguntur integra absoluta c. The Books saith Picus if books it be lawful to call them and not rather most inestimable Treasures are all in the Chaldy tongue Observe their Titles The Oracles of those famous Magi Ezra Zoroaster and Melchior in which those particulars also which have been carried about by the Greeks maim'd and miserably corrupted are here to be read perfect and intire Concerning the Art of Sculpture immediately after the Flood there are few we suppose make any considerable question as that it might not be propagated by Noah to his posterity though some there be that indeed admit of none before Moses but what then shall we think of that Book of the Warrs ●f the Lord which this sacred Author mentions Num. 21 not to insist upon the 88. ●nd 109. Psalmes by many ascrib'd to some of the Patriarchs his Predecessours The above mention'd Mercurius Trismegistus three hundred years after the Flood and long before Moses engrav'd his secret and Mysterious things in Stone as himself reports reforming what had been depraved by the wicked Cham some in Letters some in Figures and Enigmatical Characters such happly as were those contain'd in the magnificent and stupendious Obelisks erected by Misra the first Aegyptian Pharoah which being at least four hundred years before Moses as the most indefatigable Kirker has computed does greatly presage their Antiquity to have been before that holy Prophet But not to put too much stresse upon superannuated Tradition this we are sure is of Faith and without controversy That in Moses we have the Tables of stone engraven by the Finger of GOD himself where the commandement is expresse even against the abuse of this very Art as well as an instance of the Antiquity of Idolatry attesting that of Sculpture THOU SHALT NOT MAKE TO THY SELF ANY GRAVEN IMAGE But this which is indeed the first writing that we have Scripture to vouch for do's yet presuppose Engraving to have been of much greater Antiquity What else were the Teraphim What the Penates of Laban stollen by Rachel The Idols of Terah or the Aegyptian c. But we forbear to expatiate onely that which is by Ben. Syrac somewhere in Ecclesiasticus delivered that the Original of Idolatry was from images to preserve the memory of the Dead as in processe of time by the Flatterers of great men it was turn'd to

could never yet approch him So laudable and worthy of praise has his expenses been upon divers Machines and Experiments beyond the forces of a Private Person that had he but been supported as at first he was by the French King and the great Cardinal de Richlieu under whom he enjoyed divers honourable and handsome Employments he had perhaps amongst all the Arts through which he run found out some Abridgements and Perfections new and altogether stupendious and as indeed he has already done to admiration so far at least as his discretion and his Affairs would give him leave But to returne to our new Democritus Signor Favi He had made provision of sundry huge Volumes which were no other then the Designes of all sorts of Instruments and Machines that he had seen and perused besides a world more which he had sent away into Italy For this curious person neglected nothing but went on collecting with a most insuperable d●lligence all that the Mechanicks had invented for Agriculture Architecture and the Fabrick of all sorts of Works belonging to Sp●rts and to Cloathes for Use and for Magnificence There was nothing so small and to appearance trifling which he did not cast his eyes upon and which he had not some hand in or improv'd even to the least minutiae whither it were a divice of some ●aspe the Latch of a door a simple Lock the Cover or Patin of a Cup a Dress c. even to a very Tooth-picker so as he shewed no less rhen two hundred Toyes for Children to play withall fourty seve●al wayes of Plowing the ground a world of Forges and Mills for various uses He visited all the excellent Workemen and Artisans and took Samples and Patterns of all their rare inventions and something of their making Then for Receits and Secrets he possess'd an infinite number of all kinds the most rare and excellent some whereof he purchas'd at great prises and others he procur'd by Exchange He learned the Tongues wherever he came with extraordinary felicity and sometimes would frequent the Recreations and Exercises of the places where he sojourned which he us'd to performe with a sacillity and address so gentile and natural as if he had yet been but a very Youth For by this means he found that he gained the easier and more free accesse into the best Companies so extreamely noble dissintress'd and agreable was his fashion and manner of conversation And though in sundry Encounters and Courts of Princes he had been frequently regal'd with very considerable presents yet would he never receive any from great Persons as Chains of Gold and Medailles Diamonds and Jewels that were offered him unless happly it were some Title of Honour and Prerogative a● the permission to bear an Eagle o● a Fleur de lis in his Coat of Armes or the like And when he had thus exhausted a Kingdom or a Place of all that was Curious and made Acquaintance with all the Persons of merit in a State he travell'd presently into another so as there was hardly a Court to be found where he had not finished his harvest in three or four months till he arriv'd at Paris where indeed he was infinitly surpriz'd and busied among such an innumerable many of able and curious Persons of all kinds He had four Lodgings in several parts of Paris that so he might be neer a retreat in whatsoever quarter he should happen to be in pursuite of Curosities for he us'd to go much on foot and alone because he would not be troubl'd nor observ'd by impertinent Servants But in sine purposing from hence to travell shortly for China by means of the Portugal he took so much pains about describing and observing the magnifi●ent preparations which were made for the Marriage of the Queen of Poland that he sell sick of a Fever and dyed to the universall regret and sorrow of all that had ever so much as heard of him And no sooner d●d this sad accident come to the ears of the King but he sent diligently to search out all his four Lodgings to see if by any means ought of his Collection could be retriv'd but they were all immediately dispers'd and it was never found what became of them The Count Marescotti his Kinsman then at Paris recover'd only that single Volume wherein was contained the Names Armes and Devises of the hands of all the Princes of Europe whom he had had the honour to approch But his intention was as I have been credibly inform'd by one that did often converse with him though Monsieur Sorbiere is silent of it after he had traveld over all the World for his designe was no lesse ample at Returne into his Native Country to compile and publish a Compleat Cycle and Hystory of Trades with whatsoever else he should judge of Vse and Benefit to mankind But this had been a Charity and a Blessing too great for the World because it do's not depart from its Vices and impertinencies and cherish such Persons and the Virtues which should render it worthy of them A TABLE of the Titles of the CHAPTERS and their severall CONTENTS CHAP. I. Of Sculpture how deriv'd and distinguish'd with the Styles and Instruments belonging to it Pag. 1 The CONTENTS SCulptura and Caelatura how they differ p. 1 T●micae Defectores what 2 Plaisti●e 2. The Mother of Sculpture 22 Pa● adigmatice what 2 7 Gypsochi Colaptice Li●hoxoi Glyphice what 2 Anagogice what 2 7 Anaglyphice 2 its antiqnity 22 Diagl●yphice Encolaptice what 2 4 Tore●tice 1 Encausti● Art 2. how it occasioned the invention of Brais●Prints 36 Proplastic Art Protypus Modulus Diatretice and Calices diatreti what 2 Argentum asperum pustulatum 3 Ebur pingue 3 Dim● diae en inentiae the same with Basso Relievo and Mezzo Relievo 3 Sca●ptus S●aptus Scalpturatus 4 Scalpo Scul●● deriv'd Caelum 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 what and whence deriv'd 4 5 Tori 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 5 Vliss●s ●hield Ancaesa Vasa what 5 Cavatores what Graphatores whence our English Gravers Sculpture def●n'd 6 Iustruments of Graving Style what Why sometimes made of bone Scalprum Coelum Coeles Coeltes Allusions in Job 10. to all the kinds of antient Writing and Graving 7 8 Graphium 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Punction Polisher Point 8 9 30 Graving I●struments sometimes fatal weapons 8 Cassianus martyr'd and Erixion slain with a Gaving Style 8 Arare campum cereum Cerei pugillares and stylum vertere what 9 Ta●lle douce Burin Intaglia B●lino and the difference 'twixt Graving and Etching 9 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a conjecture of the moderne name of a seal 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the same with Charath 10 CHAP. II. Of the Original of Sculpture in general p. 11 The CONTENTS ADam the first inventor of Sculpture p. 11 Books written by Adam 11 12 The fall of Adam did not impair his infused habits 12 Sculpture long before the universal Flood 12