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Book/Printed Material The school of wisdom and arts; being a complete repository of what is most curious in art and nature

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Title

  • The school of wisdom and arts; being a complete repository of what is most curious in art and nature

Names

  • Phorson, William, bookseller
  • Levis, Howard Coppuck, former owner
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Berwick, Printed for William Phorson, 1783.

Headings

  • -  Anatomy--Early works to 1800
  • -  Ethics--Early works to 1800
  • -  Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc
  • -  Industrial arts--Early works to 1800
  • -  Formulas, recipes, etc--Early works to 1800
  • -  England--Berwick-upon-Tweed

Notes

  • -  "... Containing, I. A survey of man, with sublime Reflections on his most noble Part, the Soul. II. A particular Description of the Structure of the Human Body; and the wonderful Properties of the Eye described. III. Astronomy, Oratory, Politeness, and Morality. IV. A Review of the Creation, viz. Birds, Beasts, Fishes, and Insect; their Industry, Sagacity, &c. V. Of the Globe: Gravity, Air, Light, Sound, Water, Clouds, Pain, Hail and Snow, with their Properties and Use. VI. Nations compared with each other. Vii. Drawing, Painting in Water and Oil Colours; Gilding, Etching, Engraving, Painting upon Glass, and Bronzing. Viii. Dying Silk, Linnen, Woolen and Leather. IX. Impressions from Figures, Busts, Casts, Medals, Leaves, &c. X. The Arts of Painting Marble and Glass; of Staining Wood, Bones, Horn, Ivory, Paper, Parchment, &c. XI. The whole art of Pyrotechny or Fire-Works. XII. The art of making porcelain after the Chinese manner, with many curious particulars, equally amusing and instructive to the Ingenious."
  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 2623
  • -  English short title catalogue, T117451
  • -  LC copy has bookplate of Howard C. Levis.
  • -  LAC ael 2021-03-04 update (1 card)
  • -  LAC ddw 2022-06-14 update (1 card)
  • -  Rosenwald collection copy listed without call number in Rosenwald bibliography. LAC ddw 2022-06-14

Medium

  • 339, vii p. 18 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • AG104 .S26

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 50047890

OCLC Number

  • 945297

Online Format

  • online text
  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Phorson, William, Bookseller, Howard Coppuck Levis, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. The School of Wisdom and Arts; Being a Complete Repository of What Is Most Curious in Art and Nature. Berwick, Printed for William Phorson, 1783. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/50047890/.

APA citation style:

Phorson, W., Levis, H. C. & Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. (1783) The School of Wisdom and Arts; Being a Complete Repository of What Is Most Curious in Art and Nature. Berwick, Printed for William Phorson. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/50047890/.

MLA citation style:

Phorson, William, Bookseller, Howard Coppuck Levis, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. The School of Wisdom and Arts; Being a Complete Repository of What Is Most Curious in Art and Nature. Berwick, Printed for William Phorson, 1783. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/50047890/>.