jewel house of art and nature
Subtitle: containing divers rare and profitable inventions, together with sundry new experiments in in [!] the art of husbandry
By: by Sir Hugh Plat ... ; whereunto is added, a rare and excellent discourse of minerals, stones, gums, and rosins ; with the vertues and use thereof, by D.B. gent.
Contributors: D.B., gent.; Cripps-Day, Francis Henry (association)
Publisher: Printed by Elizabeth Alsop ...
Published: 1653
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
Subjects: Industrial arts -- History; Recipes -- Early works to 1800; Agriculture -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1800; Early works to 1800.
Notes: Errors in paging.

The "Discourse of several sorts of stones ...", by D.B., is attributed by Lowndes to Dr. Beati or Boat, of whom nothing is known.

Wing, P2391.

Fisher copies 1-2: Closely trimmed.

Fisher copy 2: Armorial binding with the crests of Francis Henry Cripps-Day in gold at the foot of the spine.