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The laboratory : or school of arts: in which are faithfully exhibited and fully explain'd, I. A variety of curious and valuable experiments in refining, calcining, melting, assaying, Casting, Allaying, and Toughening of gold; With several other Curiosities relating to Gold and Silver. II. Choice Secrets for jewellers in the Management of Gold; in Enameling, and the Preparation of Enamel-Colours, with the Art of Copying Precious Stones; of preparing Colours for Douelets; of Colouring Foyles for Jewels, together with other rare Secrets. III. Several uncommon experiments for Casting in Silver, Copper, Brass, Tin, Steel, and other Metals; likewise in Wax, Plaister of Paris, Wood, Horn, &c. With the Management of the respective Moulds. IV. The Art of making Glass: Exhibiting withal the Art of Painting and making Impressions upon Glass, and of Laying thereon Gold or Silver: together with the Method of Preparing the Colours for Potters-Work, or Delft-ware V. A Collection of very valuable Secrets for the Use of Cutlers, Pewterers, Brasiers, Joiners, Turners, Japanners, Book-Binders, Distillers, Lapidaries, Limners, &c. VI. A Dissertation on the Nature and Growth of Saltpeter; Also, Several other choice and uncommon Experiments. Translated from the German. Illustrated with copper plates.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, Godfrey, active 18th century.
- Series:
- Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Industrial arts--Early works to 1800.
- Industrial arts.
- Technology--Early works to 1800.
- Technology.
- Workshop recipes--Early works to 1800.
- Workshop recipes.
- Physical Description:
- 8 unnumbered pages,242 pages, 6 unnumbered pages,plates ; 8⁰
- Place of Publication:
- London : printed for John James, at Horace's Head, under the Royal-Exchange, MDCCXXXIX. [1739]
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Notes:
- Dedication signed: G. Smith.
- A reissue, with cancel titlepage, of the 1738 edition.
- A second volume was published in 1756.
- Braces in title.
- Price from imprint: price Four Shillings.
- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns
- Reproduction of original from British Library.
- Cited in:
- English Short Title Catalog, T65469.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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