Art's treasury of rareties and curious inventions : in two parts.

  • White, John, -1671.
Date:
[1710?]
  • Books

About this work

Publication/Creation

London : Printed for G. Conyers, at the Ring in Little-Britain, [1710?]

Physical description

2 unnumbered pages, 152 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : 1 portrait ; 16 cm (12mo)

Edition

The 4th ed.

References note

ESTC N16242.
Hall, T.H. Conjuring 298.
Kress Lib. S.1687.
Hall, T. H. A bibliography of books on conjuring, 298
Wing (CD-Rom, 1996), W1788AB

Notes

There was apparently no 3rd ed. (cf. Hall, T.H. Old conjuring books, a later ed. of the work cited below).
Conyers was in business 1686-1712; Kress suggests 1690's, and Hall suggests 1710, as publication dates.

Contents

(from t.p.) part I. Containing the mystery of dying cloths ... the manner of preparing colours : directions to take out spots ... the art of drawing, limning, painting, Japanning and laying on colours : etching, engraving ... part II. Containing the quality, generation and produces of metals ... to detect counterfeit coins ... brewing fine ale, making wines : legerdemain, and divers other curiosities.

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