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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 Enamelling, 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 Potters Work, or Delf-Ware. V. A Collection of very valuable Secrets, for the Use of Cutlers, Pewterers, Brasiers, Joiners, Turners, Japanners, Book-Binders, Distillers, Lapidaries, Limners, &c. together with the Art of Marbling Books or Paper. VI. A Dissertation on the Nature and Growth of Salt-Petre: Also, Several other choice and uncommon Chymical Experiments. Vii. The Art of preparing Rockets, Crackers, Fire-Globes, Stars, Sparks, &c. for Recreative Fire-Works. Viii. The Art and Management of Dying Silks, Worsteds, Cottons, &c. in various Colours. Compiled from German, and other foreign authors. Illustrated with copper plates. By G. Smith. The third edition, with additions of a great number of valuable receipts; particularly, a short, plain, and easy introduction to the art of drawing in perspective.
Smith, Godfrey 18th cent.Date: 1750- E-books
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Mrs. Johnston's receipts for all sorts of pastry, creams, puddings, custards, preserves, marmalets, conserves, geillies, syrops, wines, wet and dry confections, biskets, sauces, pickles, and cookery, after the newest and most approved method
Johnston, Mrs.Date: 1740- E-books
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Abstract of receipts and payments in the Treasury-Office, Dublin, for two years from Lady-day 1741 to Lady-day 1743
Ireland. Parliament. House of CommonsDate: 1743- E-books
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The young ladies school of arts . Containing a great variety of practical receipts, in gum-flowers, filligree, japanning, Shell-Work, Gilding, Painting, Cosmetics, Jellies, Preserves, Cakes, Cordials, Creams, Jamms, Pickles, Candying, Made Wines, Clear Starching, &c together with directions for breeding canary birds, and breeding, nursing, and ordering of the silk-worm. Also a great many Curious Receipts, both useful and entertaining, never before published. By Mrs. Hannah Robertson.
Robertson, Hannah 1724-1800?Date: 1784- E-books
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Dictionaire oeconomique: or, The family dictionary . Containing the most experienced methods of improving estates and of preserving health, with many approved remedies for most distempers of the body of man, cattle and other creatures, and the best means for attaining long life. The most advantageous ways of breeding, feeding and ordering all sorts of domestick animals, as horses, kine, sheep, swine, poultry, bees, silkworms, &c. The different kinds of nets, snares and engines for taking all sort of fish, birds, and other game. Great variety of rules, directions, and new discoveries, relating to gardening, husbandry, soils and manures of all sorts; the planting and culture of vines, fruit trees, forest trees, underwoods, shrubs, flowers, and their several uses; the knowledge of foreign drugs, dies, domestick and exotick plants and herbs, with their specifick qualities and medicinal virtues. The best and chespest ways of providing and improving all manner of meats and drinks; of preparing several sorts of wines, waters and liquors for every season, both by distillation and otherwise; of preserving all kind of fruits as well dry as liquid, and making divers sweetmeats and works of sugar, and other profitable curiosities, both in the confectionary and culinary arts of housewifery. Means of making the most advantage of the manufactures of soap, starch, spinning, cotton, thread, &c. The methods to take or destory vermin and other animals, injurious to gardening, husbandry, and all rural occonomy; with a description of garden and other country tools and utensils. An account of the several weights, measures, &c. of metals and minerals, with their preparations and uses. All sorts of rural sports and exercises, conducing to the benefit and innocent enjoyments of life, as also painting in miniature, and divers other arts and terms of art explained, for the entertainment and amusement of gentlemen, ladies, &c. The whole illustrated thoughout with very great variety of figures, for the readier understanding and practising of things to which they belong. Done into English from the second edition, lately printed at Paris, in two volumes, folio, written by M. Chomel: with considerable alterations and improvements. Revised and recommended by Mr. R. Bradley, Professor of Botany in the University of Cambridge, and F.R.S. In two volumes.
Chomel, Noel 1632-1712.Date: 1725