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Book/Printed Material The school of wisdom, or, Repository of the most valuable curiosities of art & nature School of wisdom / Repository of the most valuable curiosities of art & nature / Repository of the most valuable curiosities of art and nature

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Title

  • The school of wisdom, or, Repository of the most valuable curiosities of art & nature

Other Title

  • School of wisdom
  • Repository of the most valuable curiosities of art & nature
  • Repository of the most valuable curiosities of art and nature

Names

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

Created / Published

  • Gainsbrough, Printed by J. Mozley, and sold by Etherington, York, [177-?]

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

Notes

  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 2622
  • -  National union catalog, pre-1956 imprints, NS 0269642 (vol. 529, p. 434)
  • -  LC copy: Provenance: Ex libris Howard C. Levis.
  • -  LAC ael 2021-03-04 update (1 card)
  • -  LAC ddw 2022-06-13 update (1 card)

Medium

  • xii, 324 p. 18 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • AG104 .S25

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 50047891

Online Format

  • online text
  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Levis, Howard Coppuck, Former Owner, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. The school of wisdom, or, Repository of the most valuable curiosities of art & nature. [Gainsbrough, Printed by J. Mozley, and sold by Etherington, York, 177-?, 1770] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/50047891/.

APA citation style:

Levis, H. C. & Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. (1770) The school of wisdom, or, Repository of the most valuable curiosities of art & nature. [Gainsbrough, Printed by J. Mozley, and sold by Etherington, York, 177-?] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/50047891/.

MLA citation style:

Levis, Howard Coppuck, Former Owner, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. The school of wisdom, or, Repository of the most valuable curiosities of art & nature. [Gainsbrough, Printed by J. Mozley, and sold by Etherington, York, 177-?, 1770] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/50047891/>.