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A sick, emaciated man visiting a physician and pulling on the bell-rope at his front door; representing France as a sick person seeking a sound constitution. Colour line block by Lefman after A. Gill, 1873.
Gill, André, 1840-1885.Date: 21 Décembre 1873Reference: 657985i- Pictures
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A doctor's front door, with a chimney sweep, in the snow. Chromolithograph by John Leighton ("Luke Limner").
Leighton, John, 1822-1912.Reference: 25361i- Pictures
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A doctor's front door, with a chimney sweep, in the snow. Drawing by John Leighton ("Luke Limner").
Leighton, John, 1822-1912.Reference: 25360i- Pictures
Building: an interior perspective of a hallway, showing stairs and interior fittings. Etching by W. A. Beever, 1850, after S. H. Brooks.
Date: 1850Reference: 44293i- Books
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Bickerstaff's genuine Boston almanack, for the year of our redemption, 1786. ... Fitted for the meridian of Boston, lat. 42' 250 [sic] n.
Date: [1785]- Books
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A wedding ring fit for the finger: or, the salve of divinity on the sore of humanity. Laid open in a sermon at a wedding in St. Edmonds. By William Secker, Late Preacher of the Gospel.
Secker, William, -1681?.Date: [1715?]- Books
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A new version of the Psalms of David. Fitted to the tunes used in churches. By N. Brady, D.D. Chaplain in Ordinary, and N. Tate, Esq; Poet-Laureat to His Majesty.
Date: MDCCLXXI. [1771]- Books
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Practical discourses on the Lord's Prayer: where the design, matter, and form of it is explain'd, in a plain familiar manner, and fitted to the meanest capacities. By Ofspring Blackall, D. D. Late Lord Bishop of Exeter. Necessary to be read in Families.
Blackall, Offspring, 1654-1716.Date: M.DCC.XXVII. [1727]- Books
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Father Abraham's almanack, for the year of our Lord 1770 ... Fitted to the latitude of forty degrees, and a meridian of near five hours west from London. ... By Abraham Weatherwise, gent.
Date: [1769]- Books
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A rich cabinet, with variety of inventions, unlock'd and open'd, for the recreation of ingenious spirits : Being receits and conceits of several natures, and fit for those who are lovers of natural and artificial conclusions. As also variety of recreative fire-works both for land, air, and water. And fire-works of service, for sea and shore. Whereunto are added divers experiments in drawing, painting, arithmetick, geometry, astronomy, and other parts of the mathematicks. Together with several curious receits of great use, collected out of Alexis, Mizaldus, Wecker, &c. / By John White a lover of artificial conclusions.
White, John, -1671Date: 1689- Books
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A rich cabinet, with variety of inventions, unlock'd and open'd, for the recreation of ingenious spirits : Being receits and conceits of several natures, and fit for those who are lovers of natural and artificial conclusions. As also variety of recreative fire-works both for land, air, and water. And fire-works of service, for sea and shore. Whereunto are added divers experiments in drawing, painting, arithmetick, geometry, astronomy, and other parts of the mathematicks. Together with several curious receits of great use, collected out of Alexis, Mizaldus, Wecker, &c. By John White a lover of artificial conclusions.
White, John, -1671Date: 1689- Books
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Father Abraham's almanack, for the year of our Lord, 1771 ... Fitted to the latitude of forty degrees, and a meridian of near five hours west from London. ... By Abraham Weatherwise, gent.
Date: [1770]- Books
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An almanack: or Diary astronomical, meteorological, astrological, for the year of our lord 1724. It being leap-year. Containing the solar-ingresses; eclipses of the luminarus, rising and setting of the sun, for the city of Cork. A table of the sun's declaration, fit for sea-men or others; with divers tables of good use. Calculated chiefly for the famous city of Dublin, whose latitude is 53 degrees, 20 minutes, and may very well serve any part of this kingdom. To which are added, some surprizing paradexes arithmetical questions, Ænigina's. &c. with in any delighted particulars, adapted for the use and diversion of both sexes. Also the method of adjusting clocks & watches and something concerning the great eclipse of the sun. By John Knapp, watch and clock-makers at the sign of the dyal, at the lower end of St. Peter's Church Lane, on the key, Cork.
Knapp, John, Lover of the Mathematicks.Date: [1724]- Books
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To the worthy electors of the ancient and renowned borough of Garratt. Gentlemen, your votes and interests are desired for the Left Honourable Lord Twankham, being a fit and proper person to represent the said borough at the ensuing election without doors, ...
Twankham, Lord.Date: 1768]- Books
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Merry Andrew, 1711. An almanack, of the old and new fashion: being the third after bissextile, or leap-year. or, An ephemeris of the last, best, and newest edition. Wherein the reader may find (if he hath more brains than a butterfly) many remarkable things, worthy his observation. Calculated for the meridian of any place in Scotland, where they understand an ape from an apple, and a sucking pig from a hay-stack, and fitted for the noddles of most people's understanding. With a catalogus librorum and ponfonthonsoncausticon befitting the fag-end of an almanack. By Merry Andrew, professor of predictions by star-gazing at Tam-Tallon.
Merry Andrew, professor of predictions.Date: [1711]- Books
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Umbrello's. At the next door but one, in the Alley, lives Mr. Emmett, that makes, and sells by wholesale, the best umbrello's yet made in England for the keeping off extremity of weather, heat or cold, fit for persons of highest rank, or meanest quality. ...
Emmett, William.Date: 1730?]- Books
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An almanack, for the year of our Lord and Saviour, 1777. Being first after leap year, calculated for the meridian of Boston New-England, lat. xlii, xxv, north. Containing all things necessary, useful, and fit for such a work. By Daniel George. [Eleven lines of verse]
George, Daniel, 1757 or 1758-1804.Date: [1776]- Books
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The American harmony: or, Royal melody complete. In two volumes. Vol. I. Containing, I. A new and correct introduction to the grounds of musick, rudemental, practical and technical. II. A new and complete body of church musick, adapted to the most select portions of the Book of Psalms, of either versions; with many fuging chorus's, and Gloria Patri's to the whole. III. A new and select number of hymns, anthems, and canons, suited to several occasions; and many of them never before printed; set by the greatest masters in the world. The whole are composed in two, three, four, and five musical parts, according to the nicest rules; consisting of solo's, fuges, and chorus's, correctly set in score for voices or organ; and fitted for all teachers, learners, and musical societies, &c. By William Tans'ur, Senior, musico theorico. [Two lines from Psalms]
Tans'ur, William, 1699?-1783.Date: [1771]- Books
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The American harmony: or, Royal melody complete. In two volumes. Vol. I. Containing, I. A new and correct introduction to the grounds of musick, rudemental, practical and techrical [sic] II. A new and complete body of church-musick, adapted to the most select portions of the Book of Psalms, of either versions; with many fuging chorus's, and Gloria Patri's to the whole. III. A new and select number of hymns, anthems, and canons, suited to several occasions; and many of them never before printed; set by the greatest masters in the world. The whole are composed in two, three, four, and five musical parts, according to the nicest rules; consisting of solo's, fuges, and chorus's correctly set in score for voices or organ; and fitted for all teachers, learners, and musical societies, &c. By William Tans'ur, Senior, musico theorico. [Two lines from Psalms]
Tans'ur, William, 1699?-1783.Date: [1771]- Books
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An almanack: or, Diary astronomical, meteorological, astrological, for the year of our lord, 1723. It being the third after leap-year. Containing the eclipses of the luminaries, solar-ingresses, rising and setting of the sun, for the city of Corke. A table of the sun's declination, fit for sea-men, or others, with divers tables of good use, calculated chiefly for the famous city of Dublin, whose lat. is 53 deg. 20 min. north, and may very well serve any part of this kingdom. To which is added some surprizing paradoxes, arithmetical questions, Ænigma's &c. with marry delightful particulars, adapted for the use and diversion of both sexes. Also the method of adjusting clocks & watches, the use of the quick-silver barometer, or weather-glass; and many other things not in any of the former. By John Knapp, watch and clock-maker at Lower-End of St. Peter's-Church-Lane, on the key. Corke.
Knapp, John, Lover of the Mathematicks.Date: [1723]- Books
Exploring discovery : the front door to your library's licensed and digitized content / edited by Kenneth J. Varnum.
Date: 2016- Books
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Blagrave's supplement; or, enlargement, to Mr. Nich. Culpeper's English physician : Containing a description of the form, names, place, time, celestial government, and virtues, all such medicinal plants as grow in England, and are omitted in his book, called The English-physician. And supplying the additional virtues of such plants wherein he is defective. Also with the virtues of all drugs as are found in any part of the world, and brought to be sold in our druggists and apothecaries shops, with their dangers and corrections. By Joseph Blagrave of Reading, student in physick and astrology.
Blagrave, Joseph, 1610-1682Date: 1677- Books
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Practical architecture; or, a sure guide to the true working, according to the rules of that science: representing the five orders, with their several doors and windows. taken from Inigo Jones, And other celebrated Architects. To each Plate, Tables, containing the exact Proportions of the several Parts, are likewise fitted. Very useful to all true Lovers of architecture, But particularly so to those who are engaged in the Noble Art of Building; By William Halfpenny.
Halfpenny, William, -1755.Date: [1780?]- Books
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Practical architecture, or a sure guide to the true working according to the rules of that science: representing the five orders, with their several doors & windows taken from Inigo Jones & other Celebrated Architects to each Plate Tables Containing the exact Proportions of the several Parts are likewise fitted Very usefull to all true Lovers of architecture, but particularly so to those who are engag'd in y Noble Art of Building By Willm. Halfpenny.
Halfpenny, William, -1755.Date: [1724?]- Books
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John Evans, his hummums is in Brownlow-Street in Drury-Lane, where persons may sweat to what degree they please : there being degrees of heat, and several appartments, fit and commodious for private sweating, bathing, and fine cupping.
Evans, John, quackDate: [after 1679]