CONTENTS. IX 



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3. When shields wore first invented with portraits upon them ; 



and when they were first erected in public ., .. .. 227 



4. When these shields were tirst placed in private bouses .. 6. 



5. The commencement of the art of painting. Monochrome paint- 



ings. The earliest painters .. .. .. .. .. 22S 



6. The antiquity of painting in Italy .. 229 



7. Roman painters .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2'*o 



8. At what period f.uvigu paintings were tir*t introduced at Rome 232 



9. At what period painting was tirst hold in high esteeiu at Rome, 



and from what causes. .. .. .. .. .. i!>. 



10. What pictures the Emperors have exhibited in public.. . . 233 



11. The art of painting .. .. .. .. .. . 2-4 



12. Pigments other than those of a metallic origin. Artificial 



colours .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 2 \ r > 



13. Sinopis : eleven remedies .. .. /'*. 



14. Kubrica; Letu ni ail earth : four remedies .. .. .. 2'V> 



15. Egyptian earth .. .. .. -.-;. / .. .. i^:i7 



1C. Ochra: remedies derived from rubrica .. .. ' 7 '- 



17. J.eucophoron .. . .. i. .. .. ih. 



18. Para.tonium .. .. .. .. .. .. 238 



19. Meliuum: six remedies. Ceruse .. .. " .. ih. 



20. Usta .. .. .. .. .. .. ' .. 2:J!) 



21. Kretria .... .. .. .. .. .. 16. 



22. Sandarach .. .. .. .. .. .. ///. 



'23 Sandy x .. .. ., .. .. 240 



21. Syricum .. .. .. .. ''' 



2-3. Atramentum .. .. ' .. .. .. .. .. />. 



20. Purpurissum .. !'... " f . .. .. .. .. .. 242 



27. Indicum ., .. .. .. .. .. .. ih. 



28. Anmnium : one remedy.. .. .. .. .. .. 2 13 



29. Appianum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ih. 



30. Aimhiriun white .. .. .. .. 214 



31. Which colours do not admit of being laid on a wet coating .. ih. 



32. What colours were usrd by the nncunts in painting . . .. 245 

 3->. At what time combats of gladiators were lirst painted and pub- 

 licly exhibited.. .. 240 



31. The a<re of painting; with tho names of the more celebrated 



works and artists, four hundred and live in number .. ih. 



Z'). The first contest for exccil* nee in the pictorial art .. .. 21** 



ofi. Artists who paint-d with the pencil .. .. .. .. 24!) 



37. Various other kinds of painting .. .. .. .. 2i>s 



3S. An effectual way of putting a stop to the singing of birds .. 272 

 3D. Artists who have painted in encaustics or wax, \vith either the 



cestrum or the pencil .. .. .. .. .. .. ib. 



40. The first inventors of various kinds of painting. Tho greatest 

 dilliculties in the art of painting. The several varieties of 

 painting. The lir*t . artist, that painted ceilings. When 

 arched roofs were iirst painted. The marvellous price of 



mmie pictures ,. ., .. .. .. .. .. 7>. 



