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Sarah Tully, Lady Hoare [and others]: "Book of Receipts for Cookery and Pastry & c"
Sarah Tully, Lady HoareDate: 1732-[?]Reference: MS.8687
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Gay-Lussac, Joseph Louis (1778-1850)
Gay-Lussac, Joseph Louis, 1778-1850Date: 1804Reference: MS.2489
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A collection of recipes for medicinal waters and other remedies, in Latin and Langue d'Oc (Provençal)
Date: Mid 15th centuryReference: MS.418
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A still house in a whiskey distillery. Wood engraving, late 19th century.
Reference: 25765i
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A new treatise of artificial wines, or, A Bacchean magazine : in three parts : the first, plain and useful directions in the doctrine of fermentation ... : the second part, containing short but effectual directions for making low wines into proof-spirits ... : the third part are some useful curiostities and medicinal observations ... / by W.Y.
Y-Worth, W. (William)Date: 1690
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Tesauro di Euonomo Filatro de rimedii secreti. Lib. fisico et medicinale, et in parte chimico et economico, cerca'l preparare i rimedii et sapori diversi ... Aggiontovi molte, et diverse figure de fornaci / Tradotto di latino in italiano per M. Pietro Lauro.
Gessner, Conrad, 1516-1565.Date: 1556
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Specification of James Rumsey : boilers for steam engines, for distillation, &c.
Rumsey, James, 1743?-1792.Date: 1854
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The complete distiller. Containing, I. The method of performing the various processes of distillation, with descriptions of the several instruments: the whole doctrine of fermentation: the manner of drawing spirits from malt, raisins, molasses, sugar, &c. and of rectifying them: with instructions for imitating, to the greatest perfection, both the colour and flavour of French brandies. II. The manner of distilling all kinds of simple waters from plants, flowers, &c. III. The method of making all the compound waters and rich cordials so largely imported from France and Italy; as likewise all those now made in Great Britain. To which are added, accurate descriptions of the several drugs, plants, flowers, fruits, &c. used by distillers, and instructions for chusing the best of each kind ... / By Ambrose Cooper.
Cooper, A. (Ambrose)Date: 1760
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The distiller ... adapted to the use of farmers, and distillers / By Harrison Hall.
Hall, Harrison, 1785-1866.Date: 1818
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Kreuterbůch, von natürlichem Nutz, und gründtlichem Gebrauch der Kreutter, Bäum, Gesteud, unnd Früchten, fürnemlich Teutscher Lande. Deszgleichen der Gethier, edlen Gesteyn, Metal, und anderer Simplicien und Stucken der Artznei. Mit aller deren fleissiger Beschreibung, und leblichen Abconterfeytungen. Distillierns Bereydtschafft, und Bericht, kostbarliche Wasser zubrennen, abziehen, halten, und zugebrauchen / [Eucharius Rösslin].
Rösslin, Eucharius, -1547.Date: 1550
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Ritchie, William Henry
Ritchie, William HenryDate: 1848Reference: MS.4222
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Coelum philosophorum, seu liber de secretis naturae / per Philippum Vstaldium [sic] Accessit Ioan. Anto. Campesij Directorium summae summarum medicinae. Nunc autem recèns apposuimus Rosarium philosophorum Magistri Arnaldi de Villanoua.
Ulstadius, Philippus, active 1526.Date: 1572
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Three distillers with streams running from their noses and mouths into a tub of "double rectified spirits". Coloured etching, 1811, after T. Rowlandson.
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827.Date: 10 October 1811Reference: 25768i
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A new booke of destillatyon of waters, called the Treasure of Euonymus : containing the wonderful hid secrets of nature, touching the most apt formes to prepare & destill medicines, for the conservation of helth ... / translated (with great diligence & labour) out of Latin, by Peter Morwyng felowe of Magdaline Colledge in Oxforde ; whereunto is added a profitable table or index for the better finding of al such waters as serue aswel for medicines.
Gessner, Conrad, 1516-1565Date: The first of June, 1565
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The curious distillatory: or The art of distilling coloured liquors, spirits, oyls, &c. : from vegitables, animals, minerals, and metals. A thing hitherto known by few. Containing many experiments easy to perform, yet curious, surprizing, and useful: relating to the production of colours, consistence, and heat, in divers bodies which are colourless, fluid, and cold. Together with several experiments upon the blood (and its serum) of diseased persons, with divers other collateral experiments. / Written originally in Latin by Jo. Sigis. Elsholt. Put into English by T.S. M.D. Physician in Ordinary to his Majesty.
Elsholtz, Johann Sigismund, 1623-1688.Date: 1677
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Chemistry: various vessels, including cracking towers. Engraving by A.J. Defehrt after L.J. Goussier.
Goussier, Louis-Jacques, 1722-1799.Reference: 47846i
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A booke of divers receipts
Date: c.1660-c.1750Reference: MS.1322
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M0012934: Illustration of two men distilling alcohol
Date: April 1953
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The vertuose boke of distyllacyon of the waters of all maner of herbes : with the fygures of styllatoryes / fyrst made and compyled by the thyrte yeres study and labour of ... Master Jherom Bruynswyke ... ; and now newly translate out of Duyche into Englysshe.
Brunschwig, Hieronymus, approximately 1450-approximately 1512.Date: [1528?]
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Jackson, Jane
Jackson, JaneDate: 1642Reference: MS.373
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Traité raisonné de la distillation, ou la distillation réduite en principes, avec un traité des odeurs / Par M. Déjean, distillateur.
Déjean, M.Date: 1759
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The distillery of Deacon Giles seen as the work of the Devil. Coloured wood-engraving after G. B. Cheever, ca. 1835.
Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890.Date: [1835?]Reference: 25753i
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Chemistry: an industrial distillery, in Scotland (?). Engraving, early 19th century.
Reference: 47780i
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Traité raisonné de la distillation, ou, La distillation réduite en principes / par M. Déjean, distillateur.
Hornot, Antoine.Date: MDCCLXXVII [1777]
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Der Liqueur fabrikant / aus dem Französischen der Herren Demachy und Dübuisson ; mit einigen Anmerkungen des Herrn D. Struve ; übersetzt und mit Zusätzen bereichert von Samuel Hahnemann.
Date: 1983

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Sarah Tully, Lady Hoare [and others]: "Book of Receipts for Cookery and Pastry & c"

Gay-Lussac, Joseph Louis (1778-1850)

A collection of recipes for medicinal waters and other remedies, in Latin and Langue d'Oc (Provençal)

A still house in a whiskey distillery. Wood engraving, late 19th century.

Tesauro di Euonomo Filatro de rimedii secreti. Lib. fisico et medicinale, et in parte chimico et economico, cerca'l preparare i rimedii et sapori diversi ... Aggiontovi molte, et diverse figure de fornaci / Tradotto di latino in italiano per M. Pietro Lauro.

Specification of James Rumsey : boilers for steam engines, for distillation, &c.

The distiller ... adapted to the use of farmers, and distillers / By Harrison Hall.

Ritchie, William Henry

Coelum philosophorum, seu liber de secretis naturae / per Philippum Vstaldium [sic] Accessit Ioan. Anto. Campesij Directorium summae summarum medicinae. Nunc autem recèns apposuimus Rosarium philosophorum Magistri Arnaldi de Villanoua.

Three distillers with streams running from their noses and mouths into a tub of "double rectified spirits". Coloured etching, 1811, after T. Rowlandson.

Chemistry: various vessels, including cracking towers. Engraving by A.J. Defehrt after L.J. Goussier.

A booke of divers receipts

M0012934: Illustration of two men distilling alcohol

The vertuose boke of distyllacyon of the waters of all maner of herbes : with the fygures of styllatoryes / fyrst made and compyled by the thyrte yeres study and labour of ... Master Jherom Bruynswyke ... ; and now newly translate out of Duyche into Englysshe.

Jackson, Jane

Traité raisonné de la distillation, ou la distillation réduite en principes, avec un traité des odeurs / Par M. Déjean, distillateur.

The distillery of Deacon Giles seen as the work of the Devil. Coloured wood-engraving after G. B. Cheever, ca. 1835.

Chemistry: an industrial distillery, in Scotland (?). Engraving, early 19th century.

Traité raisonné de la distillation, ou, La distillation réduite en principes / par M. Déjean, distillateur.

Der Liqueur fabrikant / aus dem Französischen der Herren Demachy und Dübuisson ; mit einigen Anmerkungen des Herrn D. Struve ; übersetzt und mit Zusätzen bereichert von Samuel Hahnemann.