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Select essays: containing: The manner of raising and dressing flax, and hemp. Also, the whole method of bleaching or whitening linen-cloth. Likewise, observations on the management of cows and sheep. The manner of raising radishes, turnips, cabbage, and other such plants. And an enquiry, concerning the materials that may be used in making paper. With, valuable dissertations on other useful subjects. Collected from the Dictionary of arts and sciences, and from various modern authors. [One line in Latin from Virgil, with one line translation]
Date: M,DCC,LXXVII. [1777]- Books
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Technologie und Terminologie der Gewerbe und Künste bei Griechen und Römern / von Hugo Blümner.
Blümner, Hugo, 1844-1919.Date: 1912- Books
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The laboratory; or, school of arts: in which are faithfully exhibited, and fully explained, I. A variety of curious and valuable experiments in refining, calcining, melting, assaying, Casting, Allaying, and Toughening of gold; with several other Curiosities relating to Gold and Silver. II. Choice secrets for jewellers in the Management of Gold; in Enamelling, and the Preparation of Enamel Colours, with the Art of Copying precious Stones; of preparing Colours for Doublets; of Colouring Foyles for Jewels, together with other rare Secrets. III. Several uncommon experiments for Casting in Silver, Copper, Brass, Tin, Steel, and other Metals; Likewise in Wax, Plaister of Paris, Wood, Horn, &c. With the Management of the respective Moulds. IV. The Art of making Glass: Exhibiting withal the Art of Painting and making Impressions upon Glass, and of laying thereon Gold or Silver; together with the Method of preparing the Colours for Potters Work, or Delf Ware. V. A Collection of very valuable Secrets, for the Use of Cutlers, Pewterers, Brasiers, Joiners, Turners, Japanners, Book-Binders, Distillers, Lapidaries, Limners, &c. together with the Art of Marbling Books or Paper. VI. A Dissertation on the Nature and Growth of Salt-Petre: Also, several other choice and uncommon Chymical Experiments. Vii. The Art of preparing Rockets, Crackers, Fire-Globes, Stars, Sparks, &c. for Recreative Fire Works. Viii. The art and management of dying silks Worfleds, Cotton, &c. in various Colours. Compiled from German, and other foreign authors. Illustrated with copper-plates. By G. Smith.
Smith, Godfrey, active 18th century.Date: MDCCLV. [1755]- Books
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The industrial arts of the Anglo-Saxons / By the Baron J. de Baye. ; translated by T.B. Harbottle.
Baye, J. (Joseph), baron de, 1853-1931.Date: 1893- Books
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Select mechanical exercises: shewing how to construct different clocks, orreries, and sun-dials, on plain and easy principles. With several miscellaneous articles; And New Tables, I. For expeditiously computing the Time of any New or Full Moon within the Limits of 6000 Years before and after the 18th Century. II. For graduating and examining the usual Lines on the Sector, Plain Scale, and Gunter. Illustrated with Copper-Plates. To which is prefixed, A short Account of the Life of the Author. By James Ferguson, F. R. S.
Ferguson, James, 1710-1776.Date: MDCCLXXVIII. [1778]