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The abridgement of The gardeners dictionary: containing the best and newest methods of cultivating and improving the kitchen, fruit, flower garden, and nursery; As also for Performing the Practical Parts of husbandry: Together with The Management of vineyards, and the methods of making wine in England. In which likewise are included, directions for propagating and improving, From real Practice and Experience, pasture lands and all Sorts of timber trees. By Philip Miller, F.R.S. Gardener to the Worshipful Company of Apothecaries, at their Botanic Garden at Chelsea, and Member of the Botanic Academy at Florence.
Miller, Philip, 1691-1771.Date: M.DCC.LXXI. [1771]- Books
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The general receipt book; or Oracle of knowledge : containing nearly one thousand useful receipts and experiments, in every branch of science including: medicine, chemistry, mechanics, cookery, dying, painting, colouring, pickling, preserving. With directions for making British wines. The whole so clearly explained as to be within the reach of the most limited capacity. Compiled and extracted from valuable private manuscripts, public documents, and expensive works of the most eminent practitioners / by W.P. Chubb.
Chubb, W. P.Date: 1825- Books
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A new art of making wines, brandy, and other spirits, compliant to the late act of Parliament, concerning distillaton : illustrated by the doctrine of fermentation, by various examples of the growths and products of this land : wherein is laid down full and effectual directions, for the making of wholsome and medicinal wines : as also a true and facile way to bring low wines into proof spirits, which being by true art made from sound grain, are not inferior to those of France, for which reason are several propositions stated for the encouraging a brandy manufacturage here in England : also the way is shewn to exalt these spirits so high as to bear that proof to fire gunpowder, and their various uses, especially for lacker Jappan, and Chany varnishes, and several other useful receipts, which were never so plainly publish'd before : lastly is subjoyn'd, a general treatise concerning the original and nature of diseases : together with their cure by spagirick medicines : recommended to all that desire to improve and advance those liquors which are made from the English growths / by W.Y., spagirick physician in both medicines, and philosopher by fire.
Y-Worth, W. (William)Date: 1691- Books
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The art of making wines from fruits, flowers, and herbs, all the native growth of Great Britain. Particularly of grapes, goosberries, [c]urrants, [r]asberries, [m]ulberries, [e]lder berries [b]lackberries, [s]trawberries, dewberries, apples, pears, cherries, peaches, apricots, quinces, plumbs, damascens, figs, roses, cowslips, scurvy grass, mint, baum, birch, orange, sage, turnip, cyprus wine, imitated, gilliflower, mead, &c. &c. &c. &c. With a succinct account of their medicinal virtues, and the most approved receipts for making raisin wine. To whole comprehending many secrets relative to the mystery of vintners, never before made public; showing not only how to prevent those accidents to which all wine are liable, but absolutely to [retrie]ve those that are actually tainted, and give them the most agreeable flavour. To which is now added, the complete method of distilling, pickling, and preserving. A new edition. Revised, corrected, and greatly enlarged, by William Graham, late of ware in Hertfordshire.
Graham, William, of Ware.Date: MDCCLXXXIII. [1783]- Books
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Wine, the vine, and the cellar / by Thomas George Shaw.
Shaw, Thomas George.Date: 1864- Books
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The art of invigorating and prolonging life by food, clothes, air, exercise, wine, sleep, &c. and peptic precepts : pointing out agreeable and effectual methods to prevent and relieve indigestion, and to regulate and strengthen the action of the stomach and bowels : to which is added, the pleasure of making a will / by the author of The cook's oracle.
Kitchiner, William, 1775?-1827.Date: 1823- Books
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The art of invigorating and prolonging life, by food, clothes, air, exercise, wine, sleep, &c., or, The invalid's oracle : containing peptic precepts, pointing out agreeable and effectual methods to prevent and relieve indigestion, and to regulate and strengthen the action of the stomach and bowels ... : to which is added, the pleasure of making a will ... / by William Kitchiner.
Kitchiner, William, 1775?-1827.Date: 1828- Books
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The Britannian magazine: or, A new art of making above twenty sorts of English wines : viz, of apples, pears, peaches, cherries, plums, sloes, damasins, quinces, figgs, goosberries, mulberries, currens, blackberries, elderberries, roses, carnations, cowslips, scurvy-grass, mint, and balm, &c. More pleasant and agreeable to the English constitution than those of France. With the way of making brandy and other spirits: as likewise how to make artificial clarets, rhenish, &c. The second edition. To which is added, the foundation of the art of distillation: or the true and genuine way of making malt into low-wines, proof-spirits, and brandy-wines, compliant to the late act of Parliament concerning distillation. By W.Y. M.D.
Y-Worth, W. (William)Date: 1694- Books
The household encyclopædia, or, Family dictionary of everything connected with housekeeping and domestic medicine : embracing cookery, confectionary, preserving, pickling, baking, brewing, wine making, clothing, the cellar, the dairy, the larder, the laundry, perfumery, dyeing, cure of diseases, treatment of children, management of the sick room, sanitary improvements, duties of servants, and full information on all other subjects relating to personal and domestic comfort / by an association of heads of families and men of science.
Date: 1858-1859- Books
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The vineyard: being a treatise shewing I. The nature and method of planting, Manuring, Cultivating, and Dressing of Vines in Foreign-Parts. II. Proper Directions for Drawing, Pressing, Making, Keeping, Fining, and Curing all Defects in the Wine. III. An Easy and Familiar Method, of Planting and Raising Vines in England, to the greatest Perfection; illustrated with several useful Examples. IV. New Experiments in Grafting, Budding, or Inoculating; whereby all Sorts of Fruit may be much more improv'd than at present; Particularly the Peach, Apricot, Nectarine, Plumb, &c. V. The best manner of raising several sorts of compound fruit, which have not yet been attempted in England. Being the observations made by a gentleman in his travels.
S. J.Date: MDCCXXVII. [1727]- Pictures
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Particles and organisms found in vinegar and wine, as viewed under a microscope. Etching by I. Basire, 1743.
Date: [1743]Reference: 37018i- Books
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A treatise on the origin, nature, and varieties of wine : being a complete manual of viticulture and oenology / by J.L.W. Thudichum and August Dupre.
Thudichum, J. L. W. (John Louis William), 1829-1901.Date: 1872- Books
A short history of wine / Rod Phillips.
Phillips, Roderick.Date: 2001- Books
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The true preserver and restorer of health : being a choice collection of select and experienced remedies for all distempers incident to men, women, and children. Selected from, and experienced by the most famous physicians and chyrurgeons in Europe. Together with Excellent directions for cookery; as also for preserving, and conservint, and making all sorts of metheglin, sider, cherry-wine, &c. With the description of an ingenious and useful engin for dressing of meat, and for distilling the choicest cordial waters without wood; coals, candle, or oyl. The second edition with additions. Published for the publick-good by G. Hartman, Chymist.
Hartman, G. (George)Date: 1695- Books
Inventing wine : a new history of one of the world's most ancient pleasures / Paul Lukacs.
Lukacs, Paul (Paul B.)Date: [2012], ©2012- Books
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The art of invigorating and prolonging life : by food, clothes, air, exercise, wine, sleep &c. and peptic precepts, pointing out agreeable and effectual methods to prevent and relieve indigestion, and to regulate and strengthen the action of the stomach and bowels ; suaviter in modo, fortiter in re : to which is added, the pleasure of making a will ; finis coronat opus / by the author of "The cook's oracle," &c. &c. &c. ; from the third London edition.
Kitchiner, William, 1775?-1827.Date: 1823- Books
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The wines of the world characterized & classed : with some particulars respecting the beers of Europe / By Henry Vizetelly.
Vizetelly, Henry, 1820-1894.Date: 1875- Books
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In vino veritas : a book about wine / edited by Andre L. Simon.
Simon, André Louis, 1877-1970.Date: 1913- Books
The vineyard: being a treatise shewing I. The nature and method of planting, manuring, cultivating, and dressing of vines in foreign parts. II. Proper directions for drawing, pressing, making ... wine. III. An easy and familiar method of planting and raising vines in England ... IV. New experiments in grafting, budding, or inoculating ... V. The best manner of raising several sorts of compound fruit ... / Being the observations made by a gentleman in his travels.
Date: 1727- Books
Wine : a cultural history / John Varriano.
Varriano, John L.Date: 2010- Books
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Host and guest : a book about dinners, wines, and desserts / by A.V. Kirwan.
Kirwan, A. V. (Andrew Valentine), 1804-1870.Date: 1864- Books
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The earliest printed book on wine / by Arnald of Villanova ; now for the first time rendered into English, and with an historical essay, by Henry E. Sigerist ; with facsimile of the original edition, 1478.
Arnaldus, de Villanova, -1311.Date: 1943- Books
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A letter from an old citizen of London, to the Wine-Merchants and Coopers thereof.
Old citizen of London.Date: M.DCC.XLIV. [1744]- Books
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Host and guest : a book about dinners, dinner-giving, wines, and desserts / by A.V. Kirwan.
Kirwan, A. V. (Andrew Valentine), 1804-1870.Date: [1864]- Books
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The chemical testing of wines and spirits / by John Joseph Griffin.
Griffin, John Joseph, 1802-1877.Date: 1866