Shelfmark
Gb.5.25
Author
Uniform title
[De l'art de la verrerie. English.]
Title
The art of glass. : Shewing how to make all sorts of glass, crystal and enamel. Likewise the making of pearls, precious stones, china and looking-glasses. To which is added, the method of painting on glass and enameling. Also how to extract the colours from minerals, metals, herbs and flowers. A work containing many secrets and curiosities never before discovered. Illustrated with proper sculptures. / Written originally in French, by Mr. H. Blancourt, and now first translated into English. With an appendix, containing exact instructions for making glass-eyes of all colours.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London, : Printed for Dan. Brown at the Black Swan without Temple-Bar; Tho. Bennet at the Half-Moon, D. Midwinter and Tho. Leigh at the Rose and Crown, and R. Wilkin at the King's-Head in St. Paul's Church-yard, MDCXCIX. [1699]
Physical description
[16], 355, [13] p., [8] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill. ; 20 cm. (8vo.)
Note
Translation of: De l'art de la verrerie.
Note
Signatures: A-Aa⁸.
Note
With a half title page: 'The art of glass.'
Note
Title page enclosed within double line border.
Citation/references note
ESTC, R16918
Citation/references note
Wing, H1150
Citation/references note
Arber's Term cat., III 143
Provenance
Booklabel recording bequest to Eton College by Nicholas Mann in 1754.
Binding
Contemporary mid brown calf; blind tooled double fillet border; gold tooled dash roll on board edges; late 20th or early 21st century rebacked spine, with blind tooled single fillet compartments; five raised bands; earlier red morocco spine label with gold tooled triple fillet and title; red sprinkled edges.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmark: Dc.6.13.
Copy-specific note
Sums in ink on front flyleaf; doodles in pencil on front and rear pastedowns.
Copy-specific note
All eight folded plates present, February 2019.
Subject
Glass manufacture Early works to 1800.
Subject
Enamel and enameling Early works to 1800.
Subject
Precious stones Early works to 1800.
Subject
Glass Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Browne, Daniel, 1647 - 1727 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Bennet, Thomas, ? - d. 1706 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Midwinter, Daniel, active 1698 - 1725 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Leigh, Thomas, fl. 1698 - 1704 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Wilkin, Richard, fl. 1693 - 1731 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Mann, Nicholas, ? - -1753 former owner.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng fre
Identifier
B47315