The iewell house of art and nature. : Conteining diuers rare and profitable inuentions, together with sundry new experimentes in the art of husbandry, distillation, and moulding. Faithfully and familiarly set downe, according to the authors owne experience, by Hugh Platte, of Lincolnes Inne Gentleman.
1594
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Details
Title
The iewell house of art and nature. : Conteining diuers rare and profitable inuentions, together with sundry new experimentes in the art of husbandry, distillation, and moulding. Faithfully and familiarly set downe, according to the authors owne experience, by Hugh Platte, of Lincolnes Inne Gentleman.
Created/published
London : Printed by Peter Short, dwelling on Breadstreat hill, at the signe of the Star, and are to be solde in Paules Churchyard, 1594.
Description
[16], 96; 60; 76 p. ; (4to)
Associated name
Plat, Hugh, Sir, 1552-1608, author.
Note
"Diuerse new sorts of soyle not yet brought into any publique vse" and "Diuers chimicall conclusions concerning the art of distillation" each have separate dated title pages, pagination, and register.
Running title reads: The iewel-house of art and nature.
Variant: with a folded leaf repeating the cuts in the text.
Signatures: A-O⁴; A-G⁴ H²; A-I⁴ K².
Part 2 identified as STC 19989 on UMI microfilm reel 572 position 6.
Entered 8 August [1594].
Running title reads: The iewel-house of art and nature.
Variant: with a folded leaf repeating the cuts in the text.
Signatures: A-O⁴; A-G⁴ H²; A-I⁴ K².
Part 2 identified as STC 19989 on UMI microfilm reel 572 position 6.
Entered 8 August [1594].
Folger-specific note
Curatorial file available for copy 1.
ESTC staff note
Signatures from DFo.
Exhibited
Copy 1. Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2011. Beyond Home Remedy.
Cited/described in
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 19991
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S110434
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S110434
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
STC 19991 copy 1
Folger-specific note
cs292. Pt. 3 K2 torn affecting text. Provenance: name scratched off front free endpaper, another cut off t.p.
Call number
STC 19991 copy 2
Folger-specific note
cs1332. Lacking Pt. 1 gathering A; pt.2 t.p. misbound before pt.1 B1. Provenance: on front paste-down: Rev'd John Bull
Call number
STC 19991 copy 3
Folger-specific note
cs719. Pt. 3 only; lower corners frayed, affecting text of several leaves. Provenace: inscribed on front free endpaper: Ell(?) Boyle