The gentlemans exercise, or, An exquisite practise : as well for drawing all manner of beasts in their true portraitures, as also the making of all kinds of colors, to be used in limming, painting, tricking, and blazon of coates, and armes, with divers other most delightfull and pleasurable observations for all young gentlemen and others : as also serving for the necessary use and generall benefit of diuers trades-men and artificers ... (1634)
Peacham, Henry, 1576?-1643? · London : Printed [by J. Legat] for I.M[arriott]. and are to bee sold by Francis Constable at the signe of the crane, in Pauls Church-yard · leaf 159
bafton. If therebe many, you muft call them bythe diminutivecheveronettes.Heereisacheveron. Ofthe Sdtcir. A Salteir is made in the forme of a Saint AndrewscrolFe, and by fome is taken to be an engine to takewild hearts with all: In French it is called vnfauuiryit is an honourable bearing, it is… … Lib.j. Blazomng^rms. 147 ledge in Cambridge, who hath ever retained and/hewed in all his lite thofe, Ignieulos virtutu outfitsa Poet fpeaketh, and Homer averreth to bee a thingincident to thofe that are defcended of generous andnoble houfes. The Saltier is drawne in this manner. But one thing I…
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