The rest of the subtitle:
Alfo the way to Cleanfe any Old Painting, and to Preferve the Colours. Collected from the Writings of the ableft Mafters both Ancient and Modern, as "Albert Durer, P. Lomantius, and diverfe others.
Furnished with divers Cuts in Copper, being Copied from the beft Mafters, and here inferted for Examples for the Learner to Practice by.
A Work very ufeful for all Gentlemen, and other Ingenious Spirits, either Artificers or others.

To the READER. Among the many Operations of Myfterious Nature, the Intellectual Parts of Man hath no equal: Among the mutifarious Productions of Man's Underftanding, the Art of LIMNING is by none excelled, whether we confider the Grandeur of Spirit therein expreFFed, or the Ingenious Delight thereby acquired. What Ray of the Great Creator's Image is more confpicuous in the Soul of Man, than that of Intenfe Defire to produce Creatures of his own?

How to make Paftils of feveral colours
Take the Colour that you intend to make your Paftil, and grind it dry, or rather only bruife it fomewhat fine; to your Colour )whatever it be) add a reafonable quantity of Plaifter of Paris burnt and finely fifted, mix and incorporate the Colour and Plaifter together with fair Water till it be ftiff like Clay or Dough.

Of Landskip,and Rules to be Obferved therein
Landskip is that which expreffeth in Picture whatfoever may be beheld upon the Earth within the fpecies of Sight.

Sect. VI. Of Pencils, and how to chufe them
You are in the next place to furnifh your felf with pencils of all forts; which how to chufe do thus, take a pencil and put the hairy end between your lips, being moift, two or three times; fo that the Pencil being large will come to a point as fmall as a hair.