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Annual price current (to the trade.) : drugs, chemicals, medicines, dyes, paints, oils, glass, glassware, toilet articles, chemical products, etc. [Vol. V].
Van Schaack, Stevenson & Reid.Date: 1875- Books
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The newest young man's companion, containing, a compendious English grammar. Instructions to write variety of hands, with Copies both in Prose and Verse. Letters on compliment, business, and several other Occasions. Forms of indentures, bonds, wills, testaments, Letters of Attorney, Bills of Sale, Receipts, Releases, &c. Arthmetick in all its Branches, in an Easier Way than any yet published; With The art of mensuration. A short and easy Method of Book-Keeping, After the Italian Manner. Likewise a Compendium of Geography, Describing all the Empires, Kingdoms and Dominions, in the whole World. To which is added a Description of the several Counties of England and Scotland, their Produce, Market-Towns, and Market-Days. The art of painting in Oil, colouring Maps, &c. with Water Colours, and Directions for Gilding with Gold or Silver; The Art of Making Artificial Fireworks; Tables shewing Accompts ready cast up: and an English spelling dictionary. Th whole calculated to qualify persons for business, without a master, and illustrated with a map of the world. By Thomas Wise, Accomptant.
Wise, Thomas (Accountant)Date: 1754- Books
A series of seventy original illustrations to Sir R.F. Burton's "Arabian nights" and a portrait of Sir Richard Francis Burton, reproduced from the original pictures in oils / specially painted by Albert Letchford ; artists proofs.
Letchford, Albert, 1886-Date: [1897], ©1897- Books
Birth reflections / Caroline Walker.
Walker, Caroline, 1982-Date: 2022- Books
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The school of wisdom and arts; being a complete repository of what is most curious in art and nature. Containing, I. A survey of man, with sublime Reflections on his most noble Part, the Soul. II. A particular Description of the Structure of the Human Body; and the wonderful Properties of the Eye described. III. Astronomy, Oratory, Politeness, and Morality. IV. A Review of the Creation, viz. Birds, Beasts, Fishes, and Insect; their Industry, Sagacity, &c. V. Of the Globe: Gravity, Air, Light, Sound, Water, Clouds, Pain, Hail and Snow, with their Properties and Use. VI. Nations compared with each other. Vii. Drawing, Painting in Water and Oil Colours; Gilding, Etching, Engraving, Painting upon Glass, and Bronzing. Viii. Dying Silk, Linnen, Woolen and Leather. IX. Impressions from Figures, Busts, Casts, Medals, Leaves, &c. X. The Arts of Painting Marble and Glass; of Staining Wood, Bones, Horn, Ivory, Paper, Parchment, &c. XI. The whole art of Pyrotechny or Fire-Works. XII. The art of making porcelain after the Chinese manner, with many curious particulars, equally amusing and instructive to the Ingenious. Compiled from different authors.
Date: M,DCC,LXXXIII. [1783]- Books
The rainbow's gravity : colour, materiality and British modernity / Kirsty Sinclair Dootson.
Dootson, Kirsty SinclairDate: 2023- Books
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The new handmaid to arts, sciences, agriculture, &c. Containing 1. Monthly observations in the orchard, Kitchen and Flower Garden. 2. Observations in Husbandry. 3. The Art of Breeding and Managing Canary Birds, &c. 4. Complete Farriery, or Rules for the Management of Horses. 5. The Vermin Killer, containing Methods to prevent and destroy Bugs, Fleas, Lice, Pismires, Files, and all other Kinds of Vermin: also, the most rare, Secret how to catch Fish; and the method to make Bird-Lime. 6. The whole Art of Painting in Oil and Water Colours: also, the whole Art of Gilding with Gold and Silver, and mixing water colours, &c. 7. Directions for making of, Colours for divers purposes, in the Art of painting Prints with Water Colours. 8. The mystery of dying silks, Stuffs, Cloth, Thread, Nankeen, Turkey Red on Cotton and other Things. - To stain Wood, Horn, Bone, Leather, &c. of various Colours. To extract Lake, and other curious Colours from Flowers, Herbs, Seeds, &c. together with many curious Receipts to take Spots or Stains, Pitch, Tar, Rosin, Wax and Ironmoulds out of Silks, Stuffs, Linen or Woollen, and to recover faded Silks; with many other Things worthy of Note. To which are added, a curious collection of miscellaneous articles.
Date: 1790- Books
Christus als Apotheke / von Paul Braun.
Braun, PaulDate: 1955- Books
Epic Iran : 5000 years of culture / John Curtis, Ina Sarikhani Sandmann, Tim Stanley.
Curtis, John, 1946-Date: 2021- Books
Württembergische Apotheker des 16./18. Jahrhunderts. Folge II, Nürtinger und Kirchheimer Apotheker / bearbeitet von Helmuth Maier.
Maier, Helmuth.Date: 1953- Books
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The school of arts; or new book of Useful Knowledge. Containing the management and breeding of canary birds. Monthly Observations in the Orchard, Kitchen and Flower Gardens Observations in Husbandry, in the Manuring, Plowing, Weeding, and Enriching of Land. The Vermin Killer; teaching how to destroy Bugs, Lice, Fleas, Mice, Rats, Moles, Weasels, Pole-Cats, Badgers, Foxes, Otters, Wasps, Worms, Snails, Flies, Pisinires, Caterpillars, Spiders, &c. Those rare secrets how to catch Fish, and make Bird Lime, together with a valuable collection of receipts, for the cure of most disorders incident to horse and beasts, with the management of Horses on Journies, by J. Cundall, late of Brandsby. To which is added, the whole art of painting in oil & water colours. Gilding with Gold and Silver. The Method of colouring Maps. The curious Art of Varnishing and Japanning, with Receipts for making Varnish and Japan. To stain Wood, Horn, Bone, Ivory, Leather, Paper and Parchment, different Colours. To take Spots out of Silks, Stuffs, Linen, or Woollen, and many other Things worthy of Note.
Cundall, J.Date: [1790?]- Books
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The newest young man's companion. Containing, a compendious English grammar. Instructions to write variety of hands with Copies both in Prose and Verse. Letters on Compliment, Business, and several other Occasions. Forms of Indentures, Wills, Testaments, Letters of Attorney, Bills, Receipts, Releases, Acquittances, &c. Arithmetic and book-keeping in an Easier Way than any yet published. A Compendium of Geography, Describing all the Empires, Kingdoms, and Dominions, of the whole World. To which is added a Description of the several Counties of England and Scotland, their Produce, Market-Towns and Market-Days. The Management of Horses. Being Directions for Travellers to prevent and cure most Dissempers which are incident to Horses. The Art of Painting in Oil and Water Colours, With Directions for Colouring Maps and Gilding with Gold, &c. Tables shewing Accompts ready cast up; The Value of foreign Gold; and the two great Roads from Edinburgh to London. The Exports and Imports of Great Britain to and from foreign Nations. A List of English Manufactures, &c. and An English Spelling Dictionary. The whole calculated to qualify persons for business, without the Help of a Moster, and illustrated with a Map of the World. By Thomas Wise, Accomptant.
Wise, Thomas (Accountant)Date: MDCCLX. [1760]- Books
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The newest young man's companion, containing, a compendious English grammar. Instructions to write variety of hands, with copies both in prose and verse. Letters on compliment, business, and several other occasions. Forms of indentures, wills, testaments, letters of attorney, bills, receipts, releases, acquittances, &c. arithmetic and book-keeping, in an easier way than any yet published. A compendium of geography, describing all the empires, kingdoms, and dominions of the whole world. To which is added a description of the several counties of England and Scotland, their produce, market-towns and market-days. The management of horses, being directions to cure and prevent most distempers which are incident to horses. The art of painting in oil and water colours, with directions for colouring maps, and gilding with gold and silver. Tables shewing accompts ready cast up: the value of foreign gold; and the two great roads from Edinburgh to London. The exports and imports of Great Britain to and from foreign nations. A list of English manufactures, &c. &c. and an English spelling dictionary. The whole calculated to quality person's for business without the help of a master, and illustrated with a map of the world. By Thomas Wise, accomptant.
Wise, Thomas (Accountant)Date: MDCCLXX. [1770]- Books
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The newest young man's companion, containing, a compendious English grammar. Instructions to write variety of hands, with Copies both in Prose and Verse. Letters on compliment, business, and several other Occasions. Forms of indentures, wills, testaments, Letters of Attorney, Bills, Receipts, Releases, Acquittances, &c. Arithmetick in all its Branches, in an Easier Way than any yet published. A short and easy Method of Book-Keeping, After the Italian Manner. A Compendium of Geography, Describing all the Empires, Kingdoms, and Dominions, of the whole World. To which is added a Description of the several Counties of England and Scotland, their Produce, Market-Towns, and Market-Days. The Management of Horses, Containing Directions to cure and prevent most Distempers which are incident to Horses. The art of painting in Oil, Colouring Maps, &c. with Water Colours, and Directions for Gilding with Gold and Silver. Tables shewing Accompts ready cast up; The Value of foreign Gold; The two great Roads from Edinburgh to London. The Exports and Imports of Great Britain to and from foreign Nations, &c. &c. &c. And An English Spelling Dictionary. The whole calculated to qualify persons for business, without a master, and illustrated with a map of the world. By Thomas Wise, Accomptant.
Wise, Thomas (Accountant)Date: 1758- Books
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The accomplish'd housewife; or, the gentlewoman's companion : containing I. Reflections on the education of the fair sex; with Characters for their Imitation. II. The Penman's Advice to the Ladies; or the Art of Writing made easy, and entertaining. III. Instructions for addressing Persons of Distinction, in Writing or Discourse. IV. An easy Introduction to the Study of Practical Arithmetic. V. Directions for copying Prints or Drawings, and Painting either in Oil or Water Colours, or with Crayons. VI. Directions for Marketting, with respect to Butcher's Meat, Poulterer's Ware, and Fish. Vii. A Bill of Fare for every Month in the Year. Viii. Receipts in Cookery, Pastry, &c. IX. Instructions for Carving and placing Dishes on the Table. X. All Sorts of Pickles, Made Wines, &c. XI. Remarks on the Nature and Qualities of the most common Aliments. XII. Recipes in Physick and Surgery. XIII. Remarks on the Causes and Symptoms of most Diseases. XIV. The Florist's Kalendar. XV. Familiar Letters on several Occasions in common Life; with Instructions to young Orphan Ladies how to judge of Proposals of Marriage made to them without the Consent of their Friends or Guardians. XVI. A Dictionary serving for the Translation of ordinary English Words into more scholastic ones. Concluding with some serious instructions for the conduct of the fair sex, with regard to their Duty towards God, and towards their Neighbours.
Date: MDCCXLV. [1745]- Books
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The New handmaid to arts, sciences, agriculture, &c. Containing 1. Prognostications for the weather, by the moon, stars, rainbow, &c. 2. Monthly observations in the orchard, kitchen-garden and flower-garden. 3. Observations in husbandry. 4. Complete farriery, or Rules for the management of horses. 5. The vermin killer, containing methods to prevent and destroy bugs, fleas, lice, pismires, flies, and all other kinds of vermin. 6. The most rare secret how to catch fish; also the method to make bird-lime. Together with the whole art of limning and painting, in oil and water-colours. Also the art of gilding wilth [sic] gold and silver, wood, metals, leather, &c. with an oily size, and water gold. The method of colouring maps, with directions for laying metzotinto prints on glass. The curious art and mystery of japanning, to imitate the Indian way, with receipts for making the several varnishes. The mystery of dying silks, stuffs, cloth, thread, and other things. To stain wood, horn, bone, leather, &c. of various colours. To extract lake, and other curious colours from flowers, herbs, seeds, &c. The art of making glass of christal of all sorts and colours. To take spots or stains pitch, tar, rosin, wax, and ironmoulds out of silks, stuffs, linen or wollen, and recover faded, silks: with many other things worthy of note. To which are added, many curiosities and rare secrets, known to few, but exceeding useful.
Date: In the 1789- Books
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The newest young man's companion, containing, a compendious English grammar. Instructions to write variety of hands, with Copies both in Prose and Verse. Letters on Compliment, Business, and several other Occasions. Forms of Indentures, Wills, Testaments, Letters of Attorney Bills, Receipts, Releases, Acquittances, &c. Arithmetic and book-keeping, In an easier Way than any yet published. A Compendium of Geography, Describing all the Empires, Kingdoms, and Dominions of the whole World. To which is added a Description of the several Counties of England and Scotland, their Produce, Market-Towns and Market-Days. The Management of Horses, Being Directions to cure and prevent most Distempers which are incident to Horses. The Art of Painting in Oil and Water Colours, With Directions for Colouring Maps, and Gilding with Gold and Silver. Tables shewing Accompts ready cast up: The Principal foreign Coins: A perpetual Almanack that shews the Day of the Month for ever. Tradesmen's Method of marking their Goods for Sale: A Table shewing the Hour of the Day by a walking-stick divided into ten Parts: And a List of the Stages betwixt London and Edinburgh. The Exports and Imports of Great Britain to and from Foreign Nations. A List of English Manufactures, &c. &c. And An English Spelling Dictionary. The whole calculated to qualify persons for business without the Help of a Master, and illustrated with a Map of the World. By Thomas Wise, Accomptant.
Wise, Thomas (Accountant)Date: MDCCLXXII. [1772]- Books
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The newest young man's companion, containing a compendious English grammar. Instructions to write variety of hands, with copies both in prose and verse. Letters on compliment, business, and several other occasions. Forms of indentures, wills, testaments, letters of attorney, bills, receipts, releases, acquitances, &c. arithmetic and book-keeping, in an easier way than any yet published: a compendium of geography, describing all the empires, kingdoms, and dominions of the whole world. To which is added a description of the several counties of England and Scotland, their produce, market-towns and market-days. The management of horses, being directions to cure and prevent most distempers which are incident to horses. The art of painting in oil and water colours, with directions for colouring maps, and gilding with gold and silver. Tables shewing accompts ready cast up: the principal foreign coins: a perpetual almanack that shews the day of the month forever. Tradesmen's method of marking their goods for sale: a table shewing the hour of the day by a walking-stick divided into ten parts. And a list of the stages betwixt London and Edinburgh. The exports and imports of Great Britain to and from foreign nations. A list of English manufactures, &c. &c. and an English spelling dictionary. The whole calculated to quality persons for business without the help of a master, and illustrated with a map of the world. By Thomas Wise, accomptant.
Wise, Thomas (Accountant)Date: MDCCLXXIII. [1773]- Books
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The laboratory; or, school of arts: in which are faithfully exhibited, and fully explained. I. The Antiquarian, or curious Examiner of antient Coins and Medals. II. A short Introduction to the Art of Drawing in general; with an Essay on designing and drawing Patterns for the Flower'd silk Manufactory, Embroidery, and Printing. III. The Art of Painting in Oil-Colours, and Mentzotintoes on Glass. IV. Introductory Rules for finding the natural Shadows of the Sun, likewise those of the Torch, Lamp, or Candle. V. Of Water-Works. Fountains, and Grottoes, in Miniature, for grand Entertainments. VI. The Art of Dialling, or of making of Sun-Dials. Vii. A Collection of choice Receipts, and Experiments of various Kinds, relating to the Produce of Gardens, as Flowers, Fruits, &c. Viii. A Directory for the Management of a Fruit, Flower, and Kitchen-Garden, through every Month of the Year. IX. Optical Experiments, by Means of which the most surprizing and incredible Performances are exhibited, for the Entertainment of the Curious. X. The Art of Distilling of Liquide, Cordials, &c. in all its Branches. XI. A short Introduction to Civil Architecture, or the Art of Building. XII. The Art of Refining, Tanning of Leather, and Dying of Skins in various Colours: Of Fire-Works, Cosmeticks, Perfumes, &c. &c. With a great number of other scarce and valuable secrets. Compiled for the use, benefit, and entertainment of the curious: illustrated with a variety of curious copper-plates. By G. Smith. Volume II.
Smith, Godfrey, active 18th century.Date: MDCCLVI. [1756]- Books
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Panorama. This grand (but awful) subject, painted in oil, upon two thousand four hundred and sixty four square feet of canvas, represents the burning of his Majesty's ship the Boyne, of ninty [sic]-eight guns, which was esteemed one of the finest ships in the British Navy; She took fire by accident the first of May, 1795. As likewise, the miraculous escape of the Grand Fleet from the flames, which consisted of more than thirty-five sail. Executed by that celebrated artist, R. Dodd, author of the most naval prints which have been published during the present war. It is now open for public inspection, in a large temporary building, erected for that purpose, in Norfolk-Street, Manchester, from ten in the morning, till six, in the evening.
Date: 1800?]- Books
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Every young man's companion. Containing. I. rules and directions for reading and writing English. II. A familiar Treatise of Rhetoric, suited to the lowest Capacity. III. Instructions in the Art of Penmanship. IV. Of the Care of forming the Manners. V. Directions for writing Letters, Forms of Address, &c. VI. Practical Arithmetic. Practical Geometry. Vii. Of the Creation of the World. Of the Books of the Old and New Testament. Viii. Of the Circles of the Globe, fixed Stars, Planets, and Comets. IX. Geography; containing the Divisions of the Earth. Of Climates; Explanation of the Terms; general Division of Earth and Sea; different Religions, Languages and Colours of the Inhabitants. Account of Europe, Great-Britain and Ireland, &c. X. Births and Characters of the Monarchs of England, from William the Conqueror to his present Majesty. XI. History of the World, from the Creation to the Assyrian Empire. XII. History of the four Great Monarchies. XIII. Course of Natural Philosophy. XIV. Plain Trigonometry. Astronomical Questions. XV. Dialling, Measuring, Surveying, and Gauging. XVI. Useful Receipts of various Kinds. XVII. Of artificial Fire-Works; how to prepare various Kinds. XVIII. Of printing Mezzotinto Prints, Window Blinds, colouring Prints and Maps, colouring in Oil and painting Timber Work. XIX. Forms of Business in the Mercantile Way, and Forms in Law of general Use. XX. Concise and easy Method of writing Short-Hand. XXI. Mystery of Free Masonry explained. XXII. The common Notion of Spirits, Apparitions and Witches; their Power and Feats exposed. XXIII. General & particular Directions for drawing with the Pencil, and shadowing with Indian Ink. XXIV. List of many things necessary to be known, & &c. Together with A Great Variety of cuts and tables. By W. Gordon, Teacher of the Mathematicks.
Gordon, W.Date: M,DCC,LXXVII. [1777]- Books
William Hunter and his eighteenth-century cultural worlds : the anatomist and the fine arts / Helen McCormack.
McCormack, Helen, 1962-Date: 2018- Books
India by design : colonial history and cultural display / Saloni Mathur.
Mathur, SaloniDate: [2007]- Books
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MacKenzie's five thousand receipts in all the useful and domestic arts : constituting a complete practical library ... : a new American, from the latest London edition : with numerous and important additions generally : and the medical part carefully revised and adapted to the climate of the U. States : and also a new and most copious index / by an American physician.
Mackenzie, Colin, 1775?-1827.Date: [1829]- Books
Uitbundig verleden : de Bourgondiërs door romantische ogen / auteurs van de catalogus Anne Autissier, Jan Dirk Baetens, Magali Briat-Philippe, Eveline Deneer, Patrick De Rynck, Pierre-Gilles Girault, Elodie Lecuppre-Desjardin, Garance Naimi, Bart Stroobants.
Date: [2021]