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Author : Henry Peacham
Release : 1906
Genre : Courtesy
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Book Synopsis Peacham's Compleat Gentleman, 1634 by : Henry Peacham
Download or read book Peacham's Compleat Gentleman, 1634 written by Henry Peacham. This book was released on 1906. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Henry Peacham
Release : 1906
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Download or read book Peacham's Compleat Gentleman 1634 written by Henry Peacham. This book was released on 1906. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Peacham Henry
Release : 1901
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Download or read book Peacham's Compleat Gentleman, 1634 written by Peacham Henry. This book was released on 1901. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Henry Peacham
Release : 2018-10-14
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Book Synopsis Peacham's Compleat Gentleman, 1634 by : Henry Peacham
Download or read book Peacham's Compleat Gentleman, 1634 written by Henry Peacham. This book was released on 2018-10-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Henry Peacham
Release : 2013-09
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Book Synopsis Peacham's Compleat Gentleman, 1634 by : Henry Peacham
Download or read book Peacham's Compleat Gentleman, 1634 written by Henry Peacham. This book was released on 2013-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 edition. Excerpt: ...will compare with that of the New-bridge at Paris, or thofe others at Florence and Madrid, though made by Sueur his Mafter, Iohx de Bolonia that rare worke-man, who not long fince lived at Florence. At Yorke-houfe alfo, the Galleries and Roomes are ennobled with the pofleflion of thofe Romane Heads, and Statues, which lately belonged to Sir Peter Paul Rubons Knight, that exquifit Painter of Antwerp: and the Garden will bee renowned fo long as lohn de Bologna's Cain and Abel ftand erected there, a peece of wondrous Art and Workemanfhip. The King ofSpaine gave it his Majeftie at his being there, who beftowed it on the late Duke of Buckingham. And thus have we of late yeeres a good fample of this firft fort of Antiquities accom parried with fome novelties, which neverthelefle can not but fall fhort of thofe in other Countries, where the love and ftudy of them is farre ancienter, and the meanes to come by them eafier. It is not enough for an ingenuous Gentleman to behold thefe with a vulgar eye: but he muft be able to diftin-guifh them, and tell who and what they be. To doe this, there be foure parts: Firft, by generall learning in Hif-tory and Poetry. Whereby we are taught to know lupiter by his thunder-bolt, Mars by his armour, Neptune by his Trident, Apollo by his harpe, Mercury by his winges on his cap and feet, or by his Caduceus; Ceres by a handfull of corne, Flora by her flowers, Bacchus by his Vine-leaves, Pomona by her Apples, Hercules by his club or Lyons skin, Hercules infans by his grafping of Snakes. Comedy by a vizard in her hand, Diana by a crefcent, Pallas by her helmet and fpeare, and fo generally of moft of the Deities. Some mortals alfo are knowne by their cognifances, as Laocoon by his Snakes flinging him to death, ..
