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Fountains of life / Philip Davies.
Davies, Philip, 1934-Date: 1978- Digital Images
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Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire. The monks infirmary from the South-West.
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The tourist's companion; being a concise description and history of Ripon, Studley Park, Fountains Abbey, Hackfall.
Date: 1826- Books
Extract from the work entitled [ʻUyun al-anbāʼ fī ṭabaqāt al-aṭibbāʼ] or, Fountains of Information respecting the classes of Physicians by Muwaffik-uddín Abú-ʼlabbaś Ahmad Ibn Abú Usaibiâh / William Cureton with remarks by Horace Hayman Wilson.
Cureton, William, 1808-1864.Date: 1996- Books
Extract from the work entitled [Uyun al-anba fi tabaqat al-atibba], or, Fountains of information respecting the classes of physicians, by Muwaffik-uddīn Abū-ʼlabbās Ahmad ibn Abū Usaibiâh / by the Rev. W. Cureton ; with remarks by Professor H.H. Wilson.
Ibn Abī Uṣaybiʻah, Aḥmad ibn al-Qāsim, -1269 or 1270.Date: 1987- Books
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British curiosities in art and nature; giving an account of rarities both antient and modern, viz. Monuments, Monasteries, Priories, Frieries, Nunneries, Colleges, Hospitals, Walls, Roman Camps, Garrisons, Highways, Coins, Altars, Urns, Pavements of Mosaic Work, Temples, Churches, Bridges, Kings Palaces, Noblemens Seats, Paintings, Gardens, Statues, Fountains, Rivers, Lakes, Abysses, Caverns, Rocks, Hills, Plants, Flowers, Birds, Beasts, Fish, Shells, Learning and Learned Men, unusual Customs of Places, with whatever else is worthy observing. Likewise an account of the posts, markets, and fair-towns. To which is added, A very Useful Scheme, containing a brief Account of the State of each County in England, at one View, curiously engraved, and printed on a Sheet to fold up or put in a Frame.
Date: MDCC.XXVIII. [1728]- Books
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An enquiry into the nature and principles of the spaw waters. With a Mechanical Explanation of their Virtues and Uses in many Diseases. To which is subjoined, A Cursory Enquiry into the Nature and Properties of the Hot Fountains at Aix la Chapelle. By Charles Perry, M. D.
Perry, Charles, 1698-1780.Date: 1734- Books
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The theory and practice of gardening: wherein is fully handled all that relates to fine gardens, As Parterres, Groves, Bowling-Greens, &c. containing divers plans, and general dispositions of gardens; new Designs of Parterres, Groves, Grass-Plots, Mazes, Banqueting-Rooms, Galleries, Portico's, and Summer-Houses of Arbor-Work; Terrasses, Stairs, Fountains, Cascades, and the like Ornaments, of Use in the Decoration and Embellishment of Gardens. With The Manner of laying out the Ground, cutting the Terrasses, and of Drawing and Executing all sorts of Designs, according to the Principles of Geometry. The Method of Planting, and Raising, in little time, all the Plants requisite in Fine Gardens. Also That of discovering Water, conveying it into Gardens, and of making Basons and Fountains for the same. Together with Remarks and general Rules in all that concerns the Art of Gardening. Done from the French original, printed at Paris, anno 1709. By John James of Greenwich.
Dézallier d'Argenville, A.-J. (Antoine-Joseph), 1680-1765.Date: MDCCXII. [1712]- Books
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A treatise of the motion of water, and other fluids: with the origin of fountains or springs, and the cause of winds. In which Treatise, the Manner of Levelling or Conducting Rivers, in Order to make them Navigable; the making of Aqueducts for the Supply of Gentlemens Seats; the whole Art of contriving and making Jetts of Water for Fountains; and the Manner how to proportion the Strength of Pipes for conveying Water from any Height, are plainly demonstrated from the Laws of Hydrostaticks, by above a Hundred Curious Experiments. Written originally in French, by the learned M. Marriotte, Member of the Royal Academy at Paris. And translated into English, with several Annotations for Explaining the doubtful Places, by J. T. Desaguliers, M. A. F. R. S. Chaplain to the Right Honourable James Earl of Caernarvon.
Mariotte, Edmé, approximately 1620-1684.Date: MDCCXVIII. [1718]- Books
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The curiosities of Paris, in nine letters. Containing The Manner of Travelling from Calais to Paris, and the Description of the Towns. &c. on the Road. Description of Paris, Course of the Seine, Bridges, Fountains, &c. Palaces, Paintings, Gardens, Statues, Cabinets of Curiosities, and an Execution on the Wheel. Hospitals, Churches, Relics, and Processions. Squares, Statues, and Inscriptions. Different Orders of the Religious, Orders of Knighthood, Equipages, and Theatres. Amphitheatres, public Libraries, Colleges, Nunneries, &c. and the Ceremony of taking the Veil. Description of St. Cloud, the Royal Mausoleum of St. Dennis, and Regalia of the Crown. Description and Curiosities at Versailles, Trianon, Marli, Waterworks, and Machine, Gardens, Statues, Procession of the Knights of the St. Esprit, &c. &c. Interspersed with useful Observations, and particularly adapted for the Perusal of Chirurgical Students and the Traveller. By A. R.
A. R.Date: [1760?]- Books
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A tour from England, thro' part of France, Flanders, Brabant, and Holland. Containing a true account and description of all the churches, palaces and gardens, with all the celebrated Marble Statues, Paintings, Fountains, Triumphal Arches, &c. therein worthy of Observation; with the Distance between each Place; with several curious Remarks, never taken Notice of before: very convenient for such gentlemen who travel thither. By Antonio Monsanto, Linguist, in King-Street, Rotherithe.
Monsanto, Antonio.Date: MDCCLII. [1752]- Books
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An english dictionary, explaining the difficult terms that are used in divinity, husbandry, physick, Philosophy, Law, Navigation, Mathematicks, and other Arts and Sciences. Containing many thousand of hard words (and Proper Names of places) more than are in any other English Dictionary or Expositor: together with the etymological derivation of them from their Proper Fountains, whether, Hebrew, Greek, Latin, French, or any other Language. In a Method more Comprehensive than any that is Extant. By E. Coles, Schoolmaster, and Teacher of the Tongue to Foreigners.
Coles, Elisha, 1640?-1680.Date: 1713- Books
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An english dictionary, explaining the difficult terms that are used in divinity, husbandry, physick, Philosophy, Law, Navigation, Mathematicks, and other Arts and Sciences. Containing many thousands of hard words (and Proper Names of Places) more than are in any other English Dictionary or Expositor: together with the etymological derivation of them from their Proper Fountains, whether Hebrew, Greek, Latin, French, or any other Language. In a Method more Comprehensive than any that is Extant. By E. Coles, Schoolmaster, and Teacher of the Tongue to Foreigners.
Coles, Elisha, 1640?-1680.Date: MDCCXXIV. [1724]- Books
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Three physico-theological discourses, concerning I. The primitive chaos, and Creation of the World. II. The general deluge, its Causes and Effects. III. The dissolution of the world, and Future Conflagration. Wherein are largely discussed, The Production and Use of Mountains; the Original of Fountains, of Formed Stones, and Sea-Fishes Bones and Shells found in the Earth; the Effects of particular Floods, and Inundations of the Sea; the Eruptions of Vulcano's; the Nature and Causes of Earthquakes. Also an Historical Account of those Two late remarkable Ones in Jamaica and England. With Practical Inferences. By John Ray, late Fellow of the Royal Society.
Ray, John, 1627-1705.Date: 1713- Books
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Three physico-theological discourses, concerning I. The primitive chaos, and Creation of the World. II. The general deluge, its Causes and Effects. III. The dissolution of the world, and Future Conflagration. Wherein are largely discussed, The Production and Use of Mountains; the Original of Fountains, of Formed Stones, and Sea-Fishes Bones and Shells found in the Earth; the Effects of particular Floods, and Inundations of the Sea; the Eruptions of Vulcano's; the Nature and Causes of Earthquakes. Also an Historical Account of those Two late remarkable Ones in Jamaica and England. With Practical Inferences. By John Ray, late Fellow of the Royal Society.
Ray, John, 1627-1705.Date: M.DCC.XXXII. [1732]- Books
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Three physico-theological discourses, concerning I. The primitive chaos, and Creation of the World. II. The general deluge, its Causes and Effects. III. The dissolution of the world, and Future Conflagration. Wherein are largely discussed, The Production and Use of Mountains; the Original of Fountains, of Formed Stones, and Sea Fishes Bones and Shells found in the Earth; the Effects of particular Floods, and Inundations of the Sea; the Eruptions of Vulcano's; the Nature and Causes of Earthquakes. Also an Historical Account of those Two late Remarkable ones in Jamaica and England. With Practical Inferences. Illustrated with Copper Plates. By John Ray, late Fellow of the Royal Society.
Ray, John, 1627-1705.Date: MDCCXXI. [1721]- Books
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Philosophical letters between the late learned Mr. Ray and several of his ingenious correspondents, Natives and Foreigners. To which are added those of Francis Willughby Esq; The Whole consisting of many curious Discoveries and Improvements in the History of Quadrupeds, Birds, Fishes, Insects, Plants, Fossiles, Fountains, &c. Published by W. Derham, Chaplain to his Royal Highness George Prince of Wales, and F. R. S.
Date: 1718- Books
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Artificial fire-works, improved to the modern practice, from the minutest to the highest branches; Containing Aigrettes Amber-Lights Balloons Batteries Chinese Fire-Ships Cohorns Cones Crackers Cascades Dodecadrons Ducks Earthquakes Flights Flyers Fountains Gerbes Globes Gold-Rain Grand Volutes Leaders Lights Mines Matches Mortars Marrons Moons Neptune's Chariot Potts Pumps Rain-Fall Rockets Sea-Fights Silver-Rain Spur-Fire Squibs Stars Sky-Rockets Swans Swarms Thunder in Rooms Towering-Rockets, double and single Tourbillons Trees Water Fire-Works Wheels Yew-Trees With all their Ingredients, Compositions, Preparations, Machines, Moulds, and Manner to make them, refining Salt-Petre, and to extract it from damaged Gunpowder, &c. With about 100 of the principal Figures beautifully engraved on Copper Plates. The second edition, With the Addition of many new and beautiful Fire-Works, and 3 large Copper-Plates. By Robert Jones, Lieutenant in the Royal Regiment of Artillery.
Jones, Robert, Captain.Date: MDCCLXVI. [1766]- Books
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Artificial fireworks, improved to the modern practice, from the minutest to the highest branches; Containing Aigrettes Amber-Lights Balloons Batteries Chinese Fire-Ships Cohorns Cones Crackers Cascades Dodecaedrons Ducks Earthquakes Flights Flyers Fountains Gerbes Globes Gold-Rain Grand Volutes Leaders Lights Mines Matches Mortars Marrons Moons Neptune's Chariot Pots Pumps Rain-Falls Rockets Sea-Fights Silver-Rain Spur-Fire Squibs Stars Sky-Rockets Swans Swarms Thunder in Rooms Towering-Rockets, double and single Tourbillons Trees Water Fire-Works Wheels Yew-Trees, &c. With all their Ingredients, Compositions, Preparations, Machines, Moulds, and Manner to make them, refining Salt-Petre, and to extract it from damaged Gun-Powder, &c. With about 100 of the principal Figures beautifully engraved on Copper Plates. The second edition, corrected. With the Addition of many new and beautiful Fire-Works, and three large Copper Plates. By Captain Jones. Also, Mr. Muller's Fireworks, For Sea and Land Service, His Tables for Sea and Land Cannon, which may save above 100,000?. a Year, by diminishing the Weight of the Guns, the Labour of Men, the Quantity of Powder in charging, from 1-half to 1-3d, 1-4th, and even to 1-5th.
Jones, Robert, Captain.Date: MDCCLXXVI. [1776]- Books
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The antient and modern history of the loyal town of Rippon: [Introduc'd by a poem on the surprizing beauties of Studley Park, with a description of the venerable ruins of Fountains-Abbey, written by Mr. Peter Aram; and another on the pleasures of a country life, by a Reverend young gentleman.] With particular accounts of three of the northern saints in the seventh century, ... The famous charters of King Athelstane, and other monarchs, (given by them to the Church of Rippon) translated: the various times of re-building that minister, since its first foundation: its present happy state; .... An exact list of the wakemen and mayors of the town, to this present year; interspersed with remarkable accidents. The death of several eminent persons: in particular, some of the venerable archbishops of this see, whose tombs are partly describ'd, with proper references to the history of York, for their inscriptions and epitaphs, to which this is very supplemental. Adorned with many cuts, preceded by a south west prospect (and a new plan) of Rippon. Besides are added, travels into other parts of Yorkshire. I. Beverley, an account of its minister: the seal of St. John: the beauty of St. Mary's.: and a list of the mayors of the town, since incorporated. ... VIII. Towns near York: as, Tadcaster, Bilbrough, Bolton Percy; Howlden; Selby, Wis[t]ow, Cawood Church and Castle; Acaster and Bishopsthorpe; Acomb, Nun. Monkton and Skelton, &c. with their antiquity and inscriptions. Faithfully and painfully collected by Tho. Gent, of York. To which is subjoin'd, by the Author of The Country Life, a letter to the Hon. John Aislabie, Esq; ----The Happy Reign; an Eclogue. And a Latin copy of verses, with a translation, on the renowned grotto of Queen Caroline.
Gent, Thomas, 1693-1778.Date: MDCCXXXIII. [1733]- Pictures
Hydraulics: pipes, conduits, fountains, etc. Engraving.
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Hydraulics: pipes, conduits, fountains, etc. Engraving.
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Hydraulics: pipes, conduits, fountains, etc. Engraving.
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Hydraulics: pipes, conduits, fountains, etc. Engraving.
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Hydraulics: fountains. Coloured engraving by J. Lodge.
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