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Curiosities of nature and art in husbandry and gardening. Containing several new experiments in the Improvement of Land, Trees, Fruits, &c. And also nice and useful Observations relating to the Vegetation and Propagation of Plants; with choice Secrets to make Plants, Flowers and Fruits larger, more beautiful, and to ripen earlier than usual. With several copper cuts.
Vallemont, abbé de (Pierre Le Lorrain), 1649-1721.Date: 1707- Books
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The art of confectionary. Shewing the various methods of preserving all sorts of fruits, dry and liquid; viz. Oranges, Lemons, Citrons, Golden Pippins, Wardens, Apricots Green, Almonds, Goosberries, Cherries, Currants, Plumbs, Rasprerries, Peaches, Walnuts, Nectarines, Figs, Grapes, &c. Flowers and Herbs; As Violets, Angelica, Orange Flowers, &c. also how to make all Sorts of Biscakes, Maspins, Sugar-Works, and Candies. With the best Methods of Clarifying, and the different Ways of Boiling Sugar. By the late ingenious Mr. Edward Lambert, Confectioner, in Pall-Mall.
Lambert, Edward.Date: [1761]- Books
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The delights of flower-painting. In which is laid down the fundamental principles of that delightful art. To which is annexed, a curious description of the manner in which fifty of the most capital flowers are now finished by the several masters in that branch; Being an Introduction to Paint all Sorts of Flowers, &c. To which is added A Catalogue of the Colours proper for the Execution of them, their Names, Qualities, and Manner of preparing.
June, John.Date: [1756]- Books
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The compleat confectioner: or, the whole art of confectionary made plain and easy: Shewing, The various Methods of Preserving and Candying, both dry and liquid, all Kinds of Fruit, Flowers and Herbs; the different Ways of Clarifying Sugar; and the Method of Keeping Fruit, Nuts and Flowers fresh and fine all the Year round. Also Directions for making Rock-Works and Candies, Biscuits, Rich Cakes, Creams, Custards, Jellies, Whip Syllabubs, and Cheese-Cakes of all Sorts. English Wines of all Sorts. Strong Cordials, Simple Waters, Mead, Oils, &c. Syrups of all Kinds, Milk Punch, that will keep twenty Yeras. Knicknacks and Trifles for Deserts, &c. Likewise The Art of making Artificial Fruit, with the Stalks in it, so as to resemble the natural Fruit. To which are added, Some Bills of Fare for Deserts for private Families. By H. Glasse, Author of the Art of Cookery. Also, the new art of brewing. By Mr. Ellis.
Glasse, Hannah, 1708-1770.Date: MDCCXLII. [1742] [1762?]- Books
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The compleat confectioner: or, the whole art of confectionary made plain and easy. Shewing, The various Methods of preserving and candying, both dry and liquid, all Kinds of Fruit, Flowers and Herbs; the different Ways of clarifying Sugar; and the Method of Keeping Fruit, Nuts and Flowers fresh and fine all the Year round. Also directions for making Rock-Works and Candies, Biscuits, Rich Cakes, Creams, Custards, Jellies, Whip Syllabubs, and Cheese-Cakes of all Sorts, English Wines of all Sorts, Strong Cordials, Simple Waters, Mead, Oils, &c. Syrups of all Kinds, Milk Punch that will keep twenty Years, Knicknacks and Trifles for Deserts, &c. Likewise, The Art of making Artificial Fruit, with the Stalks in it, so as to resemble the natural Fruit. To which are added, Some Bills of Fare for Deserts for private Families. By H. Glasse, author of the art of cookery.
Glasse, Hannah, 1708-1770.Date: [1760?]- Books
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The art of confectionary. I. Shewing the various methods of preserving all sorts of fruits, dry and liquid. Oranges, lemons, citrons, golden-pippins, wardens, apricots green, almonds, goos-berries, cherries, currans, plumbs, rasberries, peaches, walnuts, nectarines, figs, grapes, &c. II. Flowers and herbs; as violets, angelica, orange-flowers, &c. Also how to make all sorts of biscakes, maspins, sugar-works, and candies. With the best methods of clarifying, and the different ways of boiling sugar. By the late ingenious Mr. Edw. Lambert, confectioner in Pall-Mall.
Lambert, Edward.Date: [1750?]- Books
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The artist's vade-mecum; being the whole art of drawing, taught in a new work, elegantly engraved on one hundred folio copper-plates; Containing Great Variety of Examples in every Branch of that noble Art; AS Parts of the Face, Heads, Hands, Feet, Academy, Antiques, And Groups of Figures, Beasts, Birds, Insects, Flowers, Fruit, Shells, Ornaments, Buildings, Landscapes, &c. &c. &c. Collected from the Works of the greatest Masters. To which is prefixed, an essay on drawing: With Introductory Rules for the Use of Learners: In Which The First Principles of that useful and noble Art are explained in such Manner that it may be attained in a short Time without a Master.
Date: MDCCLXXVI. [1776]- Books
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The artificial gardiner: being, a discovery of a new invention for the sudden growth of all sorts of trees and plants. Whereby Gardens may be stock'd with Variety of Plants and Fruit-Trees: And Forrests rais'd upon the most Barren Grounds in a very short Time. Also how to Produce Flowers and Fruits in the midst of Winter. The whole confirm'd by Experiments. Translated from the original High-Dutch, of George Andreas Agricola, of Ratisbone. M. D. To which are added, Remarks upon this new art of vegetation. By a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Date: 1717 [1716]- Books
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The art of painting in miniature: teaching the speedy and perfect acquisition of that art without a master. By Rules so easy, and in a Method so natural as to render this charming Accomplishment universally attainable. Containing I. The Difference between Painting in Miniature, and other Kinds of Painting. II. The Management of Colours in Draperies, Linnen, Lace, Furrs, &c. III. The Method of mixing Colours for Carnations; for painting of Architecture, or any Building of Stone or Wood; for Landskips, Terrasses, Water, Ruins, Rocks, &c. IV. The Art of Painting all Sorts of Flowers, with the proper Colours required to represent Nature to the highest Perfection. V. The various Methods of Painting. Translated from the original French The fourth edition. To which are now added, I. Certain secrets of one of the greatest Italian painters for making the finest Colours, Burnished Gold, Shell Gold, &c. II. Some general instructive Lessons for the Art of Drawing. And III. The Usefulness and Benefit of Prints.
Boutet, Claude.Date: MDCCXXXIX. [1739]- Books
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The art of painting in miniature: teaching the speedy and perfect acquisition of that art without a master. By Rules so easy, and in a Method so natural as to render this charming Accomplishment universally attainable. Containing I. The Difference between Painting in Miniature, and other Kinds of Painting. II. The Management of Colours in Draperies, Linnen, Lace, Furs, &c. III. The Method of mixing Colours for Carnations; for Painting of Architecture, or any Building of Stone or Wood; for Landskips, Terrasses, Water, Ruins, Rocks, &c. IV. The Art of Painting all Sorts of Flowers, with the proper Colours required to represent Nature to the highest Perfection. V. The various Methods of Painting. Translated from the original French. The sixth edition. To which are now added I. Certain secrets of one of the greatest Italian painters for making the finest Colours, Burnished Gold, Shell Gold, &c. II. Some general Instructive Lessons for the Art of Drawing. And III. The Usefulness and Benefit of Prints.
Boutet, Claude.Date: 1752- Books
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The art of painting in miniature: teaching the speedy and perfect acquisition of that art without a master. By Rules so easy, and in a Method so natural as to render this charming Accomplishment universally attainable. Containing, I. The Difference between Painting in Miniature, and other Kinds of Painting. II. The Management of Colours in Draperies, Linnen, Lace, Furts, &c. III. The Method of mixing Colours for Carnations; for painting of Architecture, or any Building of Stone or Wood; for Landskips, Terrasses, Water, Ruins, Rocks, &c. IV. The Art of Painting all Sorts of Flowers, with the proper Colours required to represent Nature to the highest Perfection. V. The various Methods of Painting. Translated from the original French. The fifth edition. To which are now added, I. Certain secrets of one of the greatest Italian painters for making the finest Colours, Burnished Gold, Shell Gold, &c. II. Some general instructive Lessons for the Art of Drawing. And III. The Usefulness and Benefit of Prints.
Boutet, Claude.Date: 1750- Books
Women, collecting, and cultures beyond Europe / edited by Arlene Leis.
Date: 2023- Books
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The complete confectioner: or the whole art of confectionary made plain and easy. Shewing The various Methods of Preserving and Candying, both dry and liquid, All Kinds of Fruit, Flowers, and Herbs; The different Ways of Clarifying Sugar; And the Method of Keeping Fruit, Nuts, and Flowers, Fresh and Fine All the Year Round. Also Directions for making Rock-Works and Candies, Biscuits, Rich Cakes, Creams and Ice Creams, Custards, Jellies, Blomonge Whip Syllabubs, and Cheese-Cakes of all Sorts, Sweetmeats, English Wines of all Sorts, Strong Cordials, Simple Waters, Mead, Oils, &c. Syrups of all Kinds, Milk Punch that will keep twenty Years, Knicknacks and Trifles for Deserts, &c. &c. &c. Likewise The Art of making Artificial Fruit, With the Stalks in it, so as to resemble the natural Fruit. To which are added, some bills of fare for deserts for private families. By H. Glasse, Author of the Art of Cookery.
Glasse, Hannah, 1708-1770.Date: [1770?]- 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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Bowles's complete drawing-book, containing an extensive collection of examples on a great variety of subjects, for the improvement of youth, in the pleasant and useful art of drawing, elegantly engraved on one hundred copper-plates, In The Following Method: I. Lessons adapted to lead the Pupil gradually from the First Practice on Parts of the Human Body, to the Drawing of the Whole Academy Figures, in Fifty Plates, by Sebastian Le Clerc. II. Examples of Landscapes sketched in Outlines for the first Attempts of the Pupil, and finished with Shadings for his after Practice. In several Original Plates, by Chatelaine, Viveres, Vansomer, &c. III. Designs in Sea Pieces; many Examples in Horses, Cattle, Fowls and Flowers, after the best Masters, on each Subject. To which are annexed. Introductory Rules for the Use of Learners; with an Account of the Instruments and Materials used in Drawing.
Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793.Date: [1800?]- Books
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The complete confectioner; or, housekeeper's guide: to a simple and speedy method of understanding the whole art of confectionary; the various ways of preserving and candying, dry and liquid, All Kinds of Fruit, Nuts, Flowers, Herbs, &c. And the Method of keeping them Fresh And Fine All The Year Round; The Different Ways Of Clarifying Sugar; With Directions for making Fruit Pastes, Bomboons, Pastils, Compotes, Fruit Ices, Cream Ices, Marmalades, Jellies, Jams, Cakes, Puffs, Biscuits, Tarts, Custards, Cheesecakes, Sweetmeats, Fritters, Creams, Syllabubs, Blanc-Mange, Flummeries, Ornaments for grand Entertainments, Dragees, Syrups of all Kinds, Nicknacks and Trifles for Desserts, Strong Cordials, Oils, Simple Waters, Milk Punch that will keep 20 Years, and All Sorts of English Wines. Also, the art of making artificial fruit, With the Stalks in it, so as to resemble the natural Fruit. To which are added, some bills of fare for desserts for private families. By Mrs. H. Glass, author of The art of cookery, with considerable additions and corrections, by Maria Wilson.
Glasse, Hannah, 1708-1770.Date: 1800- Books
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Art's master-piece: or, a companion for the ingenious of either sex. In two parts. I. The art of limning and painting in oil, &c. in all Particulars, viz. Drawing and painting Faces, Bodies, Garments. Landskips; preparing and laying on Colours; colouring Metzotinto Prints; gilding on Wood, Metals, or Leather. The newest Experiments in Japanning, to imitate the Indian way, plain and in speckles, Rock-Work, Figures, &c. Receipts for making the several varnishes, colours, &c. To make artificial Tortoise shell. To die or stain Ivory, Horn, Bone, Bristles, Feathers, and sundry sorts of Wood for cabinets. The Mystery of dying Silks, Scuffs, woollen and linen Cloth. To take Spots, Stains, Pitch, Tar, and Iron-Moulds out of Silks, Stuffs, Linen or Woollen, and recover faded Silks. The Art of Perfuming and Beautifying. Divers Receipts in Physick and Surgery. To make London Powder Ink, other Inks, and the shining Japan-Ink: With many other useful Things. II. The art of making glass of chrystal of all Sorts and Colours, and to prepare the Materials. To make Glass of Lead of many beautiful Colours. To make Enamel of divers Colours for Gold, Silver, or other Metals. To make Chalcedony like Jasper or other lucid Stones, and prepare Materials for the Work. To make artificial precious Stones, equal in Beauty to the true; and to colour Globes of Glass on the Inside. The Art of Painting Glass in Oil, and annealing and burning on the Colour. Instructions to cast Figures in Wax, Plaister, purest Metals, &c. Leaves, Flowers, Medals; And other Matters worthy of Note. To which are added, Many Curiosities, and rare Secrets, known to few, but very profitable and pleasant. The eighth edition, by C. K.
C. K.Date: 1784- Books
Wild flowers in art and nature / by J.C.L. Sparkes and F.W. Burbidge, with coloured plates by H.G. Moon.
Sparkes, John C. L. (John Charles Lewis)Date: [18??]- Books
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Art's master-piece: or, a companion for the ingenious, of either sex. In two parts. I. The art of limning and painting in oil, &c. in all particulars, viz. Drawing and Painting Faces, Bodies, Garments, Landskips; Preparing and laying on Colours; colouring Metzotinto Prints; gilding on Wood, Metals, or Leather. The newest Experiments in Japanning, to imitate the Indian way, plain and in Speckles, Rockwork, Figures, &c. Receipts for making the several Varnishes, Colours, &c. To make Artificial Tortoiseshell. To dye or stain Ivory, Horn, Bone, Bristles, Feathers, and sundry sorts of Wood for Cabinets. The Mystery of dying Silks, Stuffs, Woollen and Linnen Cloth. To take Spots, Stains, Pitch, Tar, and Ironmoulds out of Silks, Stuffs, Linnen or Woollen, and recover faded Silks. The Art of Perfuming and Beautifying. Divers Receipts in Physick and Surgery. To make London Powder-Ink, other Inks, and the shining Japan-Ink: With many other useful Things. II. The art of making glass of crystal of all sorts and colours, and to prepare the Materials. To make Glass of Lead of many beautiful Colours. To make Enamel of divers colours for Gold, Silver, or other Metals. To make Chalcedony like Jaspar or other lucid Stones, and prepare Materials for the Work. To make Artificial Precious Stones, equal in Beauty to the true; and to Colour-Globes of Glass on the infide. The Art of Painting Glass in Oil, and anealing and burning on the Colour. Instructions to cast Figures in Wax, Plaister, purest Metals, &c. Leaves, Flowers, Medals; and other Matters worthy of Note. To which are added, Many Curiosities and rare Secrets, known to few, but very profitable and pleasant.
C. K.Date: 1721- Books
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The ladies best companion; or, A Golden Treasure for the Fair Sex. Containing the whole arts of Cookery, Pastry, Confectionary, Potting, Pickling, Preserving, Candying, Collaring, Brewing, &c. With plain Instructions for making English Wines, from Fruits, Flowers, &c. To which is added The art of preserving Beauty. Containing the best and easiest Methods of preparing and making Washes, Essences, and Perfumes, &c. for the Hands, Neck, Face and Hair, in such a Manner as in a great Measure to delay the Ravages of Time on the Features of the Fair Sex. Likewise Directions for sweetening the Breath, curing the Tooth-Ache, preserving the Teeth and Gums, &c. With many other Articles equally useful to the Fair Sex in general To which are added Every Lady her own and Family's Physician. Consisting of approved physical Receipts for most Disorders that grown People and young Children are subject to. Also the Family Instructor. Containing Directions for cleaning Silks, Lace and Furniture, taking out Spots from Linen and Cloaths, &c. &c. And great Variety of other Articles too numerous to be inserted in a Title Page.
Chambers, Amelia.Date: [1775?]- Books
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[The art of painting in water colours: exemplified in landscapes, flowers, &c. ... ]
Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793.Date: 1796?]- Books
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The history and art of printing. In two parts. Part I. containing I. A Concise History of the Art from its Invention to the present Time; with the several Charters granted to the Company of Stationers. II. Specimens of Printing Types of all Sizes, and various Languages, Music Types, Flowers and Ornaments. Part II. treating of I. The necessary Materials made use of in a Printing Office-Of the different Pounts of Letter, their Properties, Size, and Application; with Tables to shew the Difference there is between the several Bodies of Letter, and how one gets in or drives out more than another. - Of Points, Quadrate, Spaces, Rules, Braces, Quotations, Flowers, &c. &c. II. Of Printing Presses, their Construction and Use particulars described, with a Drawing of a Press, and of its several Parts, cut in Wood. III. Of Wetting Paper, Knocking up Balls, Pulling, Printing different Colours, and other necessary Rules and Directions for the Pressman. IV. Or the Compositor's Business, viz. Dressing of Chaces, Composing, Spacing, Tying up Pages, Imposing, &c. with a great Variety of Examples and useful Tables. V. Of Correctors and Correcting, with Directions to Authors how to mark Corrections in their Proof Sheets. VI. Of Casting off Copy. Vii. Alphabets and Characters of various Languages and Sciences. Viii. Of the Business requisite to be done in the Warehouse, and the Duty of the Warehouseman. IX. An Explanation of Technical Terms used in Printing. The Whole forming a more intelligible and complete Introduction to the Art of Printing than has been hitherto attempted, and containing a great Variety of Instructions and Examples that are not to be found in any other Performance. By P. Luckombe, M. T. A.
Luckombe, Philip, -1803.Date: [1771]- Books
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The art of heraldry. Containing I. The original and universality of arms and ensigns, with their Use and Necessity; their Blazon, Distribution, Abatements, and Rewards of Honour. II. Of diverse Kinds of Escotcheons, and of the Bearing or Using the Ordinaries in Coat Armour. III. Of Coat Armour form'd of Artificial Things, whether Civil, Ecclesiastical, Military or Marine, such as are made by Man, or for his Use. IV. Of Charges in Coat Armour form'd of Coelestials, as, the Sun, Moon, Stars, Angels, &c. Of Vegetables, as Trees, Flowers, Plants, Fruits, &c. Of the Parts of Man's Body, as the Hands, Legs, Arms, Heart, &c. Of Animals, as Lyons, Tygers, Horses, Stags, &c. in Whole and in Parts. V. Of Charges from Fowls and Birds of all Sorts, in Whole and in Parts. VI. Of Charges from Fishes of all Kinds, in Whole and in Parts. Vii. Of Charges from Monstrous Animals, in Whole and in Parts. Embellish'd with forty copper plates, containing above 900 Coats of Arms of the Nobility and Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland, curiously engraven, with their particular Descriptions, and by whom borne. Interspers'd with the Natural History of the several Species of Birds, Beasts, Fishes, Vegetables, &c. comprehended therein. Together with Occasional Explications of all the Terms used in the Science of Heraldry, and peculiar thereto. To which is prefix'd, An Alphabetical list of the Names of the Families whose Coats are delineated in the Book, with References to the Pages where they are to be found.
Blome, Richard, 1635-1705.Date: M.DCC.XXX. [1730]- Books
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A new present for a servant maid: containing rules for her moral conduct both with respect to herself and her superiors: the whole art of cooking, Pickling, Preserving, &c. &c. and every other Direction necessary to be known in order to render her a Complete, Useful, and Valuable Servant. In Ten Books. I. Necessary Cautions and Precepts for gaining Good will and Esteem. II. Directions for Marketing, or the Method of Chusing all Kinds of Butchers Meat, Fish, Fowl, &c. with Instructions for Carving. III. The Whole Art of Cookery fully displayed, both with regard to Dressing plain Victuals, and also that of made Dishes, Soups, Broths, &c. Together with the best Methods of Pickling all Kinds of Fruits, Buds, Flowers, &c. IV. The Art of Preserving the most useful Fruits, &c. V. The Method of Candying the Fruits, &c. generally kept in a Family. VI. The best Methods of Making all Kinds of English Wines, and giving them the true Flavour of those imported from abroad. Vii. The Whole Art of Distillation; with the Methods of making the Cordial and Sweet scented Waters hitherto used in England, and also those imported from other Countries. Viii. Useful Family Receipts. IX. Some general Rules and Directions for Maid-Servants. X. Instructions for Carving according to the Terms of Art. With Marketing Tables, and Tables for Casting-up Expences, &c. The Whole interspersed with a great Number of Original Receipts, never before published. By Mrs. Eliza Haywood.
Haywood, Eliza Fowler, 1693?-1756.Date: M.DCC.LXXI. [1771]- Pictures
A rich man and a woman who has visited him for tea gossip about an impoverished gentleman's daughter who is present in his house as a governess: the visitor looks at the governess with a supercilious expression. Engraving by R. Hatfield, 1842, after Richard Redgrave, 1840.
Redgrave, Richard, 1804-1888.Date: April 10, 1842Reference: 3069408iPart of: Royal gallery of British art.