Artachthos, or, A new booke declaring the assise or weight of bread : not onely by troy weight, according to the law, but by avoirdupois weight, the common weight of England ... and conteining divers orders and articles made and set forth by .. His Majesties most honourable Privie Councell, for the making and assising of all sorts of bread ... whereunto is prefixed a briefe and plaine introduction to the art of numeration ... and lastly hereunto is added a true relation ... of the most remarkeable dearths and famines which have happened in England since the coming in of William the Conquerour ...

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Penkethman, John.

Series:

• Making of the modern world
• Making of the Modern World

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Bakeries--Great Britain--Early works to 1800.
• Bread--Standards--Great Britain--Early works to 1800.
• Famines--Great Britain--Early works to 1800.
• Famines.
• Bread--Standards.
• Bread.
• Bakeries.
• Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Other Title:

• Artachthos
• New booke declaring the assise or weight of bread

Place of Publication:

London : Printed by E.G. [that is, Edward Griffine] and R.B. [that is, R. Bishop] ..., 1638.

System Details:

text file

Notes:

• Dedication signed: John Penkethman.
• Added t.p., engraved, has imprint: London : Printed by R. Bishop & Edward Griffine, and are to be sold at the stationers shops, or at the chamber of Iohn Penkethman ..., 1638.
• Reproduction of original from Goldsmiths' Library, University of London.
• Goldsmiths'-Kress no. 00689.
• Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited to licensing agreements. s2005 miunns

OCLC:

65330591

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.