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Book/Printed Material The jevvel house of art and nature Jewel house of art and nature

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Title

  • The jevvel house of art and nature : containing divers rare and profitable inventions, together with sundry new experiments in the art of husbandry, with divers chimical conclusions concerning the art of distillation, and the rare practises and uses thereof : faithfully and familiarly set down, according to the authours own experience

Other Title

  • Jewel house of art and nature

Names

  • Plat, Hugh, Sir, 1552-1608
  • Boate, Arnold, 1600?-1653?, editor, attributed name
  • Alsop, Bernard, printer
  • Levis, Howard Coppuck, former owner
  • Platt, Wadham Pigott, 1840-1894, former owner
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • London : Printed by Bernard Alsop, and are to be sold at his house in Grubstreet, near the Upper Pump, 1653.

Headings

  • -  Industrial arts--Early works to 1800
  • -  Formulas, recipes, etc.--Early works to 1800
  • -  Agriculture--Early works to 1800
  • -  England--London

Notes

  • -  Originally published as "The jewell house of art and nature" in 1594.
  • -  The authorship of the "Discourse of several sorts of stones," by D.B., gent. (p. 217-232), and the editorship of the entire work, is attributed to Arnold de Boate. Cf. ESTC.
  • -  Signatures: A-2G⁴.
  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 2607
  • -  English short title catalogue, R12749
  • -  LC copy has inscription on front flyleaf: Wadham Pigott Platt, the Gift of his Grandpapa, Pigott, 6th June, 1841; Bookplate of Howard C. Levis.
  • -  rbc/rosen
  • -  rbc/digital/rosen
  • -  rbc/rosendgt
  • -  LAC ddw 2022-06-13 create (1 card)
  • -  Rosenwald collection copy listed without call number in Rosenwald bibliography. Erroneously lists Elizabeth Alsop as printer. LAC ddw 2022-06-13

Medium

  • [8], 232 p. : ill. (woodcuts) ; 20 cm. (4to)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • T44 .P7

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2022656994

Online Format

  • online text
  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Plat, Hugh, Sir, Bernard Alsop, Howard Coppuck Levis, Wadham Pigott Platt, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. The Jevvel House of Art and Nature: Containing Divers Rare and Profitable Inventions, Together With Sundry New Experiments in the Art of Husbandry, With Divers Chimical Conclusions Concerning the Art of Distillation, and the Rare Practises and Uses Thereof: Faithfully and Familiarly Set Down, According to the Authours Own Experience. editeds by Boate, Arnold, 1600?-1653?, Attribut Name London: Printed by Bernard Alsop, and are to be sold at his house in Grubstreet, near the Upper Pump, 1653. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2022656994/.

APA citation style:

Plat, H., Alsop, B., Levis, H. C., Platt, W. P. & Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, Boate, A., ed. (1653) The Jevvel House of Art and Nature: Containing Divers Rare and Profitable Inventions, Together With Sundry New Experiments in the Art of Husbandry, With Divers Chimical Conclusions Concerning the Art of Distillation, and the Rare Practises and Uses Thereof: Faithfully and Familiarly Set Down, According to the Authours Own Experience. London: Printed by Bernard Alsop, and are to be sold at his house in Grubstreet, near the Upper Pump. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2022656994/.

MLA citation style:

Plat, Hugh, Sir, et al. The Jevvel House of Art and Nature: Containing Divers Rare and Profitable Inventions, Together With Sundry New Experiments in the Art of Husbandry, With Divers Chimical Conclusions Concerning the Art of Distillation, and the Rare Practises and Uses Thereof: Faithfully and Familiarly Set Down, According to the Authours Own Experience. ed by Boate, Arnold, 1600?-1653?, Attribut Name London: Printed by Bernard Alsop, and are to be sold at his house in Grubstreet, near the Upper Pump, 1653. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2022656994/>.