The philosophy of domestic economy; as exemplified in the mode of warming, ventilating, washing, drying, & cooking, and in various arrangements contributing to the comfort and convenience of domestic life, adopted in the Derbyshire General Infirmary, and ... in several other public buildings / [Charles Sylvester].
- Sylvester, Charles
- Date:
- 1819
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The philosophy of domestic economy; as exemplified in the mode of warming, ventilating, washing, drying, & cooking, and in various arrangements contributing to the comfort and convenience of domestic life, adopted in the Derbyshire General Infirmary, and ... in several other public buildings / [Charles Sylvester]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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