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, Calcming, 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 Doublets; 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 Patters-Work, or Delft-Ware. V. A Collection of very valuable Secrets for the Use of Curlers, Pewterers, Brasiers, Joiners, Turners, Japanners, Book-Binders, Distillers, Lapidaries, Limners, &c. VI. A dissertation on the nature and growth of saltpetre : Also, several other choice and uncommon Experiments. The second edition. Illustrated with copper-plates. To which is added an appendix : Teaching I. The Art and Management of Dying Silks, Worsteds, Cottons, &c. in various Colours. II. The Art of preparing Rockets, Crackers, Fire globes, Stars, Sparks, &c. for Recreative Fire works. Translated from the High Dutch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Godfrey, active 18th century.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technology--Early works to 1800.

Technology.

Art metal-work--Early works to 1800.

Art metal-work.

Industrial arts--Early works to 1800.

Industrial arts.

Decorative arts--Early works to 1800.

Decorative arts.

Workshop recipes--Early works to 1800.

Workshop recipes.

Physical Description:

8 unnumbered pages,242; pages, 2 unnumbered pages,lxxx; pages, 6 unnumbered pages,plates ; 8⁰

Place of Publication:

London : printed for J. Hodges, at the Looking glass on London Bridge ; J. James, at Horace's Head under the Royal Exchange ; and T. Cooper, at the Globe in Pater-Noster Row, M,D,CC,XL. [1740]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

Compiled and translated by Godfrey Smith, who signs the dedication.

A reissue of the 1738 edition, with a cancel title page, and with the addition of a separately paginated appendix with separate titlepage and register.

The appendix is priced and was presumably available separately.

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, T72112.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.