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Author Haudicquer de Blancourt, Jean, approximately 1650-

Title Art de la verrerie. English
The art of glass : shewing how to make all sorts of glass, crystal and enamel : likewise the making of pearls, precious stone, 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. With an appendix, containing exact instructions for making glass-eyes of all colours / written originally in French, by Mr. H. Blancourt, and now first translated into English.

Imprint London : Printed for Dan. Brown [etc.], 1699.

Title Page
Title Page		 Plate Page 21
Plate Page 21 		Plate Page 327
Plate Page 327
Location Call Number Status
 Stauffer Rare Book Room  TP856 .H38413 1699  LIB USE ONLY
Description [16], 355, [13] p. : ill., 9 plates ; 19 cm.
Note Signatures: A3, Aa4, B4-Z4, Aa4.
Includes index.
Spine title: "Art of Glass."
Indexed In Neville, R. G., Roy G. Neville Historical Chemical Library, volume 1, page 598-599 CHF #166-21
Gift Roy G. Neville; purchase; 2004.
Provenance Provenance: Library bookplate on front cover pastedown, "The Library of the University of Wisconsin. From the collection of the late Chester H. Thordarson."
Subject(s) Glass manufacture -- Early works to 1800.
Glass -- Early works to 1800.
Enamel and enameling -- Early works to 1800.
Precious stones, Artificial -- Early works to 1800.
Eyes, Artificial -- Early works to 1800.