In 1672 the same publisher, Richard Jones, brought out Salmon's Polygraphice, the Art of Drawing, Engraving, Etching, Limning, Painting, Washing, Varnishing, Colouring, and Dyeing. The first edition was dedicated to Peter Stanley of Alderley. Like Salmon's medical books, it emphasized techniques, meeting "a thirst for practical production skills". In subsequent editions, lavish illustrations were added and the range of topics was extended to include cosmetics, chiromancy, alchemy, hermetic philosophy, and medicine. Considerable scientific information was included, e.g. fifty experiments published by Robert Boyle in his Experiments touching colour.
