The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
James Parmentier (1658 - 1730)
Dictionary of National Biography entry: http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/21383 Artist - painterVisitor
Relevant locations: Birth place in Paris, Île-de-France
Lived at or near Leeds, Leeds Parish
Past Location at Yorkshire, England
Relationships: James Parmentier was a visitor to the collection of Ralph Thoresby (1658-1725)
James Parmentier was a member of York Virtuosi (1670-1683)
Linked manuscript items: as Mentioned or referenced by - "[Guest Book to Thoresby's Museum]," Yorkshire Archaeological Society MS27, Leeds
as Sender of a letter - "[Letter from James Parmentier to Ralph Thoresby]," Yorkshire Archaeological Society MS8, Leeds
Linked print sources: as Artist - painter - Ducatus Leodiensis; or the topography of the town and parish of Leedes and parts adjacent ...
as Mentioned or referenced by - Henry Gyles, Virtuoso and Glass Painter in York, 1645-1709.
References in Documents:
Prints, Histories, Maps, &c. shall for Brevi
ty's Sake be wholly waved, (except some Prospects
betwixt
Evelyn Esq
the noted NanteĀil, and are not to be met with, save in private
Hands.) But Designs drawn by the Pens of ingenious
Gentlemen
ought to be particularly valued. Of these I have some
noted
Hollars;
the Via Appia, &c. taken by
to
L L D, and Chancellor to four Archbishops of
Native of
Gentleman, particularly
Yorke, Leedes,
Durham, Newcastle, Berwick, .
Carlisle, Edinburgh, Glascow, &c
Entrochiand
Astroites,
MultangularTower and
inserted in theRoman Wall
best
Monumentat
etched by him:
Stories high of Arch-work, which is rare to be had, though printed.
Hen. Gyles
and Light-House
Fran. Place
has performed that Cathedral most accurately; as also both the
Churches and Prospect of
curious Pen of the
incomparableMr. Sharp , as he is stiled by the Pub
lisher of some of his accurate Performances (
b)
b) (
a)
Math. Tables contrived after a most comprehensive Way, p. 55
ent to exhibit the Circumference of the Globe of the Earth, so tru
ly as not to err the Breadth of a Grain of Sand in the whole."
These Artists are only mentioned last, because still surviving.
painted with exquisite Art in the Parish Church of
J. Permentier
Jaime la vertu et je suis amis
de tout eux qui la recherche
mentier
emars, 1703