The laboratory, or, School of arts
Subtitle: in which are faithfully explain'd, I. A variety of curious ... experiments in refining ... gold ... II. Choice secrets for jewellers ... III. Several ... experiments for casting in silver, copper, brass ... IV. The art of making glass ... V. A collection of ... secrets for the use of cutlers, pewterers, brasiers ... VI. A dissertation on the nature and growth of saltpeter ...
By: translated from the German
Contributors: Keith, George Skene
Publisher: Printed for T. Cox ...
Published: 1738
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Translated from: ger
Number of pages: 242
Subjects: Industrial arts; Early works to 1800; Technology; Recipes
Notes: Dedication signed: G. Smith.

First edition, first issue; reissued the following year with a cancel title and the imprint of J. James.

Signatures: A⁴ B-Q⁸ R⁴.

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