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Book/Printed MaterialAn act for the encouragement of the arts of designing, engraving, and etching historical and other prints, by vesting the properties thereof in the inventors and engravers, during the time therein mentioned Caption title. Above caption: Anno octavo Georgii II. Regis. Page [213] reads: Anno regni Georgii II. Regis Magnae Britanniae, Franciae, & Hiberniae, octavo. At the parliament begun and holden at Westminster, the fourteenth day of January, anno Dom. 1734 ... Being the first session of this present parliament ... Imprint from p. [213] Signatures: 3H² 3I1. English Short Title Catalogue, N51295 Bound with: An…- Contributor: Lessing J. Rosenwald Reference Collection (Library of Congress) - Great Britain
- Date: 1735
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Book/Printed MaterialArrest du conseil d'Estat du roy qui fixe le nombre des imprimeurs dans le royaume. Du 31. mars 1739. Extrait des reistres du Conseil d'Estat. Caption title. Imprint from colophon. Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1627 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LAC ael 2019-09-19 create (1 card) LAC ddw 2022-03-16 update (1 card)- Contributor: Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress) - Imprimerie De Langlois - France. Conseil D'état
- Date: 1739
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Book/Printed MaterialThe Musical entertainer,
Bickham''s musical entertainer Vol. 2, "Printed for C. Corbett," has title: Bickham's musical entertainer. The illustrations are after designs by Gravelot and Bickham. Principally for high voice and figured bass. Part for flute printed at the end of most of the songs. List of subscribers (4 p.) inserted. Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1743 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web…- Contributor: Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress) - Bickham, George - Gravelot, Hubert François - Corbett, Charles
- Date: 1737
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Book/Printed MaterialFestin joyeaux, ou, La cuisine en musique, en vers libres ... "Epître dédicatoire" signed: J. Lebas. "Aires en musique du Festin joyeaux" (unaccompanied melodies): 24 p. at end. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LAC knj 2019-08-26 update (1 card)- Contributor: Katherine Golden Bitting Collection on Gastronomy (Library of Congress) - Lebas, J.
- Date: 1738
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Book/Printed MaterialRules for playing in a true taste on the violin, German flute, violoncello, and harpsicord, particularly the thorough bass : exemplify'd in a variety of compositions on the subjcts [sic] of English, … Variations for melody instrument and continuo. Engraved title page. Figured bass realized. "Opera VIII." "Printed with His Majesty's Royal License." Sowerby gives a probable publication date of 1739?; British Library suggests 1745?. Cf. ESTC Sowerby, E.M. Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson, 4255 English Short Title Catalogue, T190756 LC copy forms part of the Jefferson Exhibit Collection. LC copy is Thomas Jefferson's. With…- Contributor: Geminiani, Francesco - Thomas Jefferson Library Collection (Library of Congress) - Jefferson, Thomas
- Date: 1739
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Book/Printed MaterialDictionarium polygraphicum, or, The whole body of arts regularly digested : ... adorned with proper sculptures, curiously engraven on more than fifty copper plates
Dictionarium polygraphicum | Whole body of arts regularly digested Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 2483 English short title catalogue, T31837 LC copy imperfect: Frontispiece wanting. LAC ddw 2022-06-01 update (1 card) Rosenwald collection copy listed without call number in Rosenwald bibliography. LAC ddw 2022-06-01- Contributor: Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress) - Barrow, John - Pre- Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1735
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Book/Printed MaterialA letter on the nature and state of curiosity as at present with us ... : First treating of luxury and the use of riches; and then of the knowledge and use … Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 2575 English short title catalogue, T4055 LC copy has bookplate of Howard C. Levis. LAC ecr 2019-08-27 update (1 card) LAC ddw 2022-06-07 update (1 card) Rosenwald collection copy listed without call number in Rosenwald bibliography. LAC ddw 2022-06-07- Contributor: Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress) - Levis, Howard Coppuck
- Date: 1736
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialDissegni originali dell' edizione di Palladio di Giorgis Fossati. Drawings in pen and ink and wash intended for engraving by Fossati and for inclusion in vol. 10 of Muttoni's edition of Andrea Palladio's Architettura (Venice, 1740-48); vol. 10 was never published. Leaves 1-14 and 16-24 are signed by Muttoni as designer; the rest are unsigned. Leaves 1-24 bear endorsements dated Jan. 14, 1739 [i.e., 1740]. In solander case containing 13 disbound folios and…- Contributor: Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts Collection (Library of Congress) - Palladio, Andrea - Fossati, Giorgio - Muttoni, Francesco
- Date: 1739
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Book/Printed MaterialThe art of drawing, and painting in water-colours ... Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 2464 English short title catalogue, N16444 LC copy has Bookplate of Howard C. Levis. LAC scc 2019-09-17 update (1 card) LAC ecr 2019-10-02 review LC Review of LAC Completed/Approved 2019-10-08 LAC ddw 2022-05-25 update (1 card) Rosenwald collection copy listed without call number in Rosenwald bibliography. LAC ddw 2022-05-25- Contributor: Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress) - Levis, Howard Coppuck
- Date: 1735
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Book/Printed MaterialAlbert Durer revived, or, A book of drawing, limning, washing, or colouring of maps and prints: and the art of painting : with the names and mixtures of colours used by the …
Albert Durer revived | Book of drawing, limning, washing or colouring of maps and prints: and the art of painting | Young man's time well spent Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 2462 LC copy: On flyleaf: J. Burleigh, 1736. Bookplate of Howard C. Levis. LAC scc 2019-09-19 update (1 card) LAC ddw 2022-05-25 update (1 card) Rosenwald collection copy listed without call number in Rosenwald bibliography. LAC ddw 2022-05-25- Contributor: Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress) - Levis, Howard Coppuck
- Date: 1731
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Book/Printed MaterialA conference between a painter and an engraver : containing some useful hints and necessary instructions, proper for the young artist Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 2479 English short title catalogue, T87058 LAC snh 2019-09-10 update (1 card) LAC ddw 2022-06-01 update (1 card) Rosenwald collection copy listed without call number in Rosenwald bibliography. LAC ddw 2022-06-01- Contributor: Atkinson, Thomas - Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1736
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Book/Printed MaterialThe art of painting in miniature ... : Translated from the original French. To which are now added, I. Certain secrets of one of the greatest Italian painters for making the finest … A translation of Claude Boutet's "Traité de la peinture en mignature". Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 2469 English short title catalogue, T116985 LAC snh 2019-09-11 update (1 card) LAC ddw 2022-06-01 update (1 card) Rosenwald collection copy listed without call number in Rosenwald bibliography. LAC ddw 2022-06-01- Contributor: Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress) - Boutet, Claude
- Date: 1739
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Book/Printed MaterialRitratti di alcuni celebri pittori del secolo XVII Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 2576 LC copy has another copy of portrait of G. Baglioni inserted. LC copy: Provenance: Bookplates: Sir Walter Wyndham Burrell; Howard C. Levis. Conserved; 001469.2 1974 Library of Congress Conservation Division. For treatment information, contact the Preservation Directorate. https://ask.loc.gov/preservation pda LAC snh 2019-09-04 update (2 card) LAC ddw 2022-06-07 update (1 card) Rosenwald collection copy listed without…- Contributor: Bellori, Giovanni Pietro - Burrell, Walter Wyndham - Leoni, Ottavio - Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress) - Levis, Howard Coppuck
- Date: 1731
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Book/Printed MaterialL'abecedario pittorico, Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection 2592 Bibliography: p. [31]-[56]. LC copy has the bookplate of Howard C. Levis. Form AACR2: vj34 LAC snh 2019-09-04 no edits (1 card) LAC rwp 2019-09-09 review LC Review of LAC Completed/Approved 2019-09-20 LAC ddw 2022-06-07 update (1 card) Rosenwald collection copy listed without call number in Rosenwald bibliography. LAC ddw 2022-06-07- Contributor: Orlandi, Pellegrino Antonio - Levis, Howard Coppuck - Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1733
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Book/Printed MaterialImpostures innocentes, ou Recueil d'estampes d'apres divers peintres illustres, tels que Rafael, le Guide, Carlo Maratti, le Poussin, Rembrandt, &c., gravées à leur imitation, & selon le gout particulier de chacun d'eux, …
Impostures innocentes | Recueil d'estampes d'apres divers peintres illustres "Moyen papier". Title vignette. Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 2602 LAC knj 2019-09-25 update (1 card) LAC ddw 2022-06-08 update (1 card) Rosenwald collection copy listed without call number or copy number in Rosenwald bibliography. LAC ddw 2022-06-08- Contributor: Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress) - Picart, Bernard
- Date: 1734
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Book/Printed MaterialA catalogue of maps, prints, copy-books, &c. from off copper-plates, Cover title. ESTC gives pagination as 76 pages and publication date as 1734. Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 2493 English short title catalogue, T498251 LAC knj 2019-09-13 update (1 card) LAC ddw 2022-06-01 update (1 card) Rosenwald collection copy listed without call number in Rosenwald bibliography. LAC ddw 2022-06-01- Contributor: Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress) - Levis, Howard Coppuck - Bowles, John
- Date: 1736
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Book/Printed MaterialRepertorium sculptile-typicum: or A complete collection and explanation of the several marks and cyphers by which the prints of the best engravers are distinguished. With an alphabetical index of their names
Repertorium sculptile-typicum | Complete collection and explanation of the several marks and cyphers by which the prints of the best engravers are distinguished Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 2593 English short title catalogue, T116407 LC copy has bookplate of Howard C. Levis. With: An historical and chronological list of the painters. London. T. Aris, for S. Harding [173-?] Issued together? Mounted on inside back cover. LAC knj 2019-09-26 update (1 card) LAC ddw 2022-06-07 update (1 card) Rosenwald collection copy listed without call number in…- Contributor: Orlandi, Pellegrino Antonio - Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress) - Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress) Dlc
- Date: 1730
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Book/Printed MaterialBelli Catilinarii et Jugurthini historiae. "Stereotype printing"--Cf. ESTC. Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1744 English short title catalogue, T19807 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LC copy: Bookplate of Howard C. Levis. LAC ael 2019-10-04 update (1 card) LAC ddw 2022-03-31 update (1 card)- Contributor: Sallust - Levis, Howard Coppuck - Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress) - Ged, William
- Date: 1739
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Book/Printed MaterialThe merry masqueraders, or, The humorous cuckold : A comedy
Merry masqueraders | Humorous cuckold | Binder's title: Comedy's Anonymous. By Penelope Aubin. Cf. ESTC. English Short Title Catalogue (ESTC) N34856 LC copy: First title in volume with binder's title: Comedy's, no. 76.- Contributor: Aubin, Penelope - Francis Longe Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1732
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Book/Printed MaterialMengeldichten.
Volume 2 half-title: Eerste vervolg der mengeldichten van Arnold Hoogvliet Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1724 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LC copy: Provenance: Bookplate of Howard C. Levis. LC copy: Bound in 2 volumes with manuscript half-titles. Volume 2 half-title reads: Eerste vervolg der mengeldichten van Arnold Hoogvliet. Uniformly bound with [volume 3]: Vervolg der mengeldichten van Arnold Hoogvliet. Rotterdam, P. en J. Losel,…- Contributor: Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress) - Hoogvliet, Arnold - Kloot, Pieter Van Der - Levis, Howard Coppuck
- Date: 1738
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PeriodicalPhilosophical transactions, giving some account of the present undertakings, studies, and labours of the ingenious, in many considerable parts of the world
Philosophical transactions Two issues yearly [Vol. 1], no. 1 (Mar. 6, 1665)-v. 65, pt. 2 (for the year 1775). Vols. 1-46 also called no. 1-497. Suspended between v. 12 and v. 13. Also issued online. Vols. 1 (1665/66)-70 (1780). 1 v. (includes vols. published under later title). During suspension of publication: Philosophical collections, were issued. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London 0261-0523 (DLC) 17004684…- Contributor: Royal Society (Great Britain)
- Date: 1665
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Book/Printed MaterialThe method of fluxions and infinite series; with its application to the geometry of curve-lines. An unfinished posthumous work, first published in the Latin original in v. 1 of the Opera omnia (Londini, J. Nichols, 1779-85) under title: Artis analyticae specimina, vel Geometria analytica. Another translation, without Colson's commentary, appeared London, 1737 as A treatise on the method of fluxions and infinite series. The commentary consists of annotations on the introduction, and on the first and second problems. Head-…- Contributor: Colson, John - Newton, Isaac
- Date: 1736
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Book/Printed MaterialCours de chymie contenant la manière de faire les operations qui sont en usage dans la medecine, par une methode facile Avec des raisonnemens sur chaque operation, pour l'instruction de ceux qui … LAC ecr 2018-09-19 update- Contributor: Lémery, Nicolas
- Date: 1730
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Book/Printed MaterialThe natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands : containing the figures of birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, insects, and plants : particularly the forest-trees, shrubs, and other plants, not hitherto …
Histoire naturelle de la Caroline, la Floride, & les isles Bahama LC copy: paging and description in card catalogue: "2v., 100, 100, 20 col. pl., col. map ; 52 cm". LC copy: errors in paging from card catalogue: "Vol. 2, p. 59 numbered 56. Vol. 2, pl. 61 unnumbered; pl. 80 numbered 62. App., pl. 3, 7, 9 unnumbered. Vol. 1: [4], xii, 100, [6] p., [102] leaves of plates; v. 2: [2], 100, xliv,…- Contributor: Hunnewell, James Frothingham - Catesby, Mark - Hartopp, Edmund C.
- Date: 1731
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Book/Printed MaterialDuidelyke vertoning, eeniger duizend in alle vier waerelds deelen wassende bomen, stammen, kruiden, bloemen, vrugten, en uitwassen, &c. Waar in de leevendige verwen, na haar natuur, door een geheime, en voor deze … Four volumes of plates, in alphabetical order. Corresponding text vols. (separately bound) have title: Taalryk register der plaat- ofte figuur-beschryvingen der bloemdragende gewassen ... in de Latynsche en Hoogduitsche taalen opregtelyk worden uitgelegt. Nu in het Nederduitsch ... vertaalt, en opgeheldert door Johannes Burmannus ... die daar zyn aantekeningen en verscheide vreemde gewassen bygevoegt heeft. Text by J. G. N. Dieterichs, L. M. Dieterichs,…- Contributor: Ehret, Georg Dionysius - Seuter, Bartholomäus - Weinmann, Johann Wilhelm - Ridinger, Johann Elias - Romberg, Zacharias - Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress) - Dieterichs, Johann Georg Nicolaus - Dieterichs, Ludwig Michael - Burman, Johannes
- Date: 1736
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