A collection of scarce and valuable treatises upon metals, mines, and minerals. Containing, I. Curious Observations on Mines and the several Minerals produced; with plain Directions and Rules for finding them in all Countries. II. The Art of Melting, Refining and Assaying all Sorts of Metals, whereby any Person at a small Charge may try the Value of such Oars as shall be found, either by Rule or Accid en. With Instructions for Sorting of Oar. III. Real Experiments, to try whether any Piece offer'd for Gold be true or counterfeit, what Colour any Berry, Leaf, Flower, Stalk, Root, Fruit, Seed, Bark or Wood will give. With an infallible Method of preparing Colours, which shall neither stain nor fade like Ordinary Colours. IV. The Common Way of Refining Silver by Quicksilver. With some new Rules added for the better Performance. V. An Invaluable Discovery of all Sorts of Mines from Gold to Coal. Also, The Compleat Miner, with the Liberties, Laws and Customs of the Lead Mines within the Wapent

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  • A collection of scarce and valuable treatises upon metals, mines, and minerals. Containing, I. Curious Observations on Mines and the several Minerals produced; with plain Directions and Rules for finding them in all Countries. II. The Art of Melting, Refining and Assaying all Sorts of Metals, whereby any Person at a small Charge may try the Value of such Oars as shall be found, either by Rule or Accid en. With Instructions for Sorting of Oar. III. Real Experiments, to try whether any Piece offer'd for Gold be true or counterfeit, what Colour any Berry, Leaf, Flower, Stalk, Root, Fruit, Seed, Bark or Wood will give. With an infallible Method of preparing Colours, which shall neither stain nor fade like Ordinary Colours. IV. The Common Way of Refining Silver by Quicksilver. With some new Rules added for the better Performance. V. An Invaluable Discovery of all Sorts of Mines from Gold to Coal. Also, The Compleat Miner, with the Liberties, Laws and Customs of the Lead Mines within the Wapent
  • Arte de los metales. English
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London : printed for J. Hodges, at the Looking-Glass on London-Bridge, [1740] The second edition.; ..
Publication year
1740
ESTC No.
T131647
Grub Street ID
180617
Description
[16],319,[1]p.,plate ; 12°.
Note
Pp.1-193 comprise a translation by the Earl of Sandwich of Barba's 'Arte de los metales', pp.194-241 an edition of Gabriel Plattes's 'Discovery of subterraneall treasure', here printed as a continuation of Barba's work, and pp.[243]-319 'Rara avis in terris: or the compleat miner' by Thomas Houghton, with separate titlepage; the register is continuous throughout

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