The art of glass shewing how to make all sorts of glass, crystal and enamel : likewise the making of pearls, precious stones, china and looking-glasses : to which is added, the method of painting on glass and enameling : also how to extract the colours from minerals, metals, herbs and flowers ... : illustrated with proper sculptures / written originally in French, by Mr. H. Blancourt, and now first translated into English ; with an appendix, containing exact instructions for making glass-eyes of all colours.
- Title
- The art of glass shewing how to make all sorts of glass, crystal and enamel : likewise the making of pearls, precious stones, china and looking-glasses : to which is added, the method of painting on glass and enameling : also how to extract the colours from minerals, metals, herbs and flowers ... : illustrated with proper sculptures / written originally in French, by Mr. H. Blancourt, and now first translated into English ; with an appendix, containing exact instructions for making glass-eyes of all colours.
- Author
- Haudicquer de Blancourt, Jean, b. ca. 1650.
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- London :: Printed for Dan. Brown ... Tho. Bennet ... D. Midwinter and Tho. Leigh ... and R. Wilkin ...,
- 1699.
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"The art of glass shewing how to make all sorts of glass, crystal and enamel : likewise the making of pearls, precious stones, china and looking-glasses : to which is added, the method of painting on glass and enameling : also how to extract the colours from minerals, metals, herbs and flowers ... : illustrated with proper sculptures / written originally in French, by Mr. H. Blancourt, and now first translated into English ; with an appendix, containing exact instructions for making glass-eyes of all colours." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A43083.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 18, 2024.
Contents
- title page
- TO My Lord Marquiss OF VILLACERF, Counsellour of State, Chief Steward of the Houshold to the Late Queen; Superinten∣dant and Surveyor-General of His Majesty's Buildings and Gardens, Arts and Manufa∣ctures.
- THE PREFACE.
-
OF THE ART OF GLASS.
- CHAP. I. Of the Original, Antiquity, and Vse of Glass.
-
CHAP. XX. To make
Ferretto ofSpain for Tinging Glass. -
CHAP. XXI. Another Extraordinary Way of making
Ferretto ofSpain, which is a great Secret. -
CHAP. XXII. Another Way of making
Ferretto of only Copper, for Tinging Glass. -
CHAP. XXIII. Another Way of making
Ferretto of only Copper for Tinging Glass. -
CHAP. XXIV. To make
Crocus Ferri, commonly calledCrocus Martis, to colour Glass. -
CHAP. XXV. Another way of making
Crocus Martis for Colouring of Glass. -
CHAP. XXVI. Another way of making
Crocus Martis withAqua Fortis. -
CHAP. XXVII. Another way of making
Crocus Martis withAqua Regalis. -
CHAP. XXVIII. Another way to make
Crocus Martis. -
CHAP. XXIX. The last way of making
Crocus Martis. - CHAP. XXX. The way to Calcine little Plates of Copper, to tinge Glass of a blue Colour.
-
CHAP. XXXI. Another way of Calcining these leaves of
Copper to make a very transparent Red, Yellow, and Chalcedony. -
CHAP. XXXII. To calcine
Copper to a Red Powder, which serves in several Processes for colouring Glass. - CHAP. XXXIII. To make Copper thrice calcin'd for colouring Glass.
- CHAP. XXXIV. Another way of making thrice calcin'd Copper with less charge and more ease.
-
CHAP. XXXV. Another Calcination of Copper call'd
Aes ustum. -
CHAP. XXXVI. Another better way of making
Aes ustum. -
CHAP. XXXVII. The way to make
Crocus Veneris. -
CHAP. XXXVIII. Another way more easie to make
Crocus Veneris. -
CHAP. XXXIX. Another easy way of making
Crocus Veneris. - CHAP. XL. The first Colour of Sea-Green for a Tincture of Glass.
- CHAP. XLI. Another Sky-Colour, or Sea-Green.
-
CHAP. XLII. Another Sea-green colour in Artificial Crystal, which the
Italians callBollito. - CHAP. XLIII. A fine Sky-Colour or Sea-Green in Crystal.
- CHAP. XLIV. Another Sky-Colour or Sea-Green, made with less charge, to colour Glass.
- CHAP. XLV. Another Sea-green far finer than the rest.
- CHAP. XLVI. To make a green Emerald-Colour in Glass.
- CHAP. XLVII. Another Emerald green more fair than the preceeding.
- CHAP. XLVIII. Another wonderfull Green.
- CHAP. XLIX. Another Oriental Emerald Green finer than the rest.
-
CHAP. L. The way of making
Turcois blue, a particular Colour in this Art.
-
OF THE ART OF GLASS.
-
CHAP. LI. Wherein is shown the art of making
Chalcedony of the Colour ofAgats and OrientalJasper ; with the way to prepare all Colours for this purpose. To makeAqua-Fortis andRegalis, necessary in this business. The way of preparing and calciningTartar, and u∣niting it with the Red Colour of its own kind called by theItalians Rosichiero, which produceth Glass of many Colours with undulations in them very plea∣sant to behold, and gives it an Opacity like Oriental Stones. -
CHAP. LII. The way to prepare
Aqua-Fortis, which dissolves Silver and Quicksilver. -
CHAP. LIII. The way of purifying
Vitriol to makeAqua-Fortis stronger and more penetrative. -
CHAP. LIV. The way to make
Aqua Regalis for the solution of Gold and other Metals, except Silver. -
CHAP. LV. Another way of making
Aqua-Regalis far stronger than the former. -
CHAP. LVI. Another way of making
Aq. Reg. more easie, and with less precaution. -
CHAP. LVII. The way to Calcine
Tartar. -
CHAP. LVIII. A way to make a fair
Chalcedony in Glass. -
CHAP. LIX. A second Species of
Chalcedony. -
CHAP. LX. The third and last way of
Chalcedony.
-
CHAP. LI. Wherein is shown the art of making
-
OF THE ART OF GLASS.
-
CHAP. LXI. The Way of making Glass of the colour of Gold Yellow, of Granat, Amethist, Saphir, Velvet Black, Milk White, Marble, Peach Flower, and deep Red: Also to make Fritt with Natural Crystal, to colour Glass of a Pearl Colour, Viper, Ruby, Topaz, Opal, Sun-flower and others, with several other particulars in this
Art. - CHAP. LXII. To make a Gold-Yellow in Glass.
- CHAP. LXIII. Granat-Colour in Glass.
-
CHAP. LXIV. To make an
Amethist -Colour in Glass. -
CHAP. LXV. To make Glass of a
Saphir -Colour. -
CHAP. LXVI. Another way of giving Glass a finer
Saphir -Colour. - CHAP. LXVII. To give Glass a Velvet Black.
- CHAP. LXVIII. Another Way of giving Glass a much fairer Velvet Black.
- CHAP. LXIX. Another Velvet Black fairer than the precedent.
- CHAP. LXX. To make a Milk White Colour in Glass.
- CHAP. LXXI. Another Fairer and Whiter Colour.
-
CHAP. LXXII. The Way to give Glass the Colour of
Lapis Lazuli. - CHAP. LXXIII. The Way to make a Marble-Colour in Glass.
- CHAP. LXXIV. The Way of making a Peach-Colour in Glass.
- CHAP. LXXV. The Way of tinging Glass of a deep Red.
- CHAP. LXXVI. The Way of Calcining Natural (or Rock) Crystal, to make an Extraordinary Fritt.
- CHAP. LXXVII. To make Pearl Colour in Crystal.
- CHAP. LXXVIII. The Way to tinge Natural Crystal of a Viper colour.
- CHAP. LXXIX. To make in Natural Crystal the Colour of Rubies, Topaz, Opal, Gyrasol and others.
-
CHAP. LXI. The Way of making Glass of the colour of Gold Yellow, of Granat, Amethist, Saphir, Velvet Black, Milk White, Marble, Peach Flower, and deep Red: Also to make Fritt with Natural Crystal, to colour Glass of a Pearl Colour, Viper, Ruby, Topaz, Opal, Sun-flower and others, with several other particulars in this
-
OF THE ART OF GLASS.
-
CHAP. LXXX. The Way of making Glass of Lead, commonly called
Vi∣trum Saturni: To calcine Lead, and extract from it the Colours of Emerald, Topaz, Sea-green or Azure, Granate, Sapphire, Gold, and other Colours. - CHAP. LXXXI. To Calcine Lead.
- CHAP. LXXXII. The Way to make Glass of Lead.
- CHAP. LXXXIII. The Way how to Work Glass of Lead.
- CHAP. LXXXIV. To make Glass of Lead of a fair Emerald Colour.
- CHAP. LXXXV. Another Way of making Glass of Lead of a fairer Eme∣rald than the former.
-
CHAP. LXXXVI. To make a Glass of Lead, of the Colour of
Topaz. - CHAP. LXXXVII. To make a Sky, or Sea-Green, in Glass of Lead.
- CHAP. LXXXVIII. To make a Granat Colour in Glass of Lead.
-
CHAP. LXXXIX. To make a
Sapphire -Colour in Glass of Lead. - CHAP. XC. The Way to make a Golden-colour in Glass of Lead.
-
CHAP. LXXX. The Way of making Glass of Lead, commonly called
-
OF THE ART OF GLASS.
- CHAP. XCI. Shewing the Way to prepare Natural Crystal, and to make a very fine Salt of Tartar, and several sorts of Pasts, for Emerald, Topaz, Chrysolite, Iacinth, Granat, Sap∣phire, Beryl or Egmarine, Carbuncles, Rubies, and se∣veral other Colours, of so great Beauty that they sur∣pass the Natural Stones themselves in every thing but Hardness.
- CHAP. XCII. The Way of preparing Natural Crystal.
-
CHAP. XCIII. The Way of making a very sine and pure Salt of
Tartar. - CHAP. XCIV. To make a Past for Oriental Emerald.
- CHAP. XCV. Another deeper Emerald-Colour.
- CHAP. XCVI. Another Way to make a fairer Paste for Emeralds.
- CHAP. XCVII. Another fairer Paste for Emeralds.
- CHAP. XCVIII. Another very fair Emerald-Colour.
-
CHAP. XCIX. To make a Paste for an Oriental
Topaz. -
CHAP. C. Another fine
Topaz -Colour. -
CHAP. CI. To make a Paste for an Oriental
Chrysolite. -
CHAP. CII. To make a Paste for Sky-colour, to imitate the
Beryl, called alsoAqua-Marina. -
CHAP. CIII. To make a Paste for
Sapphire -Colour. -
CHAP. CIV. Another Oriental
Sapphire. -
CHAP. CV. Another deeper Oriental
Sapphire. -
CHAP. CVI. To make a Paste for an Oriental
Granat. -
CHAP. CVII. A deeper Oriental
Granat. -
CHAP. CVIII. Another fairer
Granat. - CHAP. CIX. Observations for Pasts and their Colours.
-
CHAP. CX. To make
Sulphur Saturni, to be used in Pasts for all Artificial Gems. -
CHAP. CXI. The Way to make very hard Pasts with Sulphur of
Saturn, and to give them all the Colours of Precious Stones. -
CHAP. CXII. The Way to make
Saturnus (called)Glorificatus. -
CHAP. CXIII. Another Way of making Paste for Precious Stones, with
Saturnus Glorificatus. - CHAP. CXIV. To make a very fair Carbuncle.
-
CHAP. CXV. Another Carbuncle more noble and fairer, called,
Car∣bunculus nocte illuminans. - CHAP. CXVI. To make Oriental Rubies.
- CHAP. CXVII. To make Balass Ruby.
-
CHAP. CXVIII. To make Oriental
Sapphire. -
CHAP. CXIX. The Way to make an Oriental
Emerald. -
CHAP. CXX. The Way to make
Turcois. -
CHAP. CXXI. To make Oriental
Topaz. -
CHAP. CXXII. The Way to make
Chrysolite. -
CHAP. CXXIII. Another Way of making all sorts of Precious Stones much harder, to turn Iargons of
Avernia into Diamonds, to make Diamonds ofAlanson, and harden them, to make white and fineSapphires as hard as true Diamonds,&c. -
CHAP. CXXIV. The Way to make a fair
Emerald. -
CHAP. CXXV. The Way to make a Violet-
Sapphire. -
CHAP. CXXVI. Another Violet-
Sapphire of a deeper Colour. -
CHAP. CXXVII. Another very fine Blue-
Sapphire. -
CHAP. CXXVIII. Another fine
Sapphire. - CHAP. CXXIX. Another Admirable Blue.
-
CHAP. CXXX. The Way to make
Beryl, orEgmarine. -
CHAP. CXXXI. Another deeper
Egmarine. -
CHAP. CXXXII. To make a fair
Jacynth. -
CHAP. CXXXIII. Another fairer
Jacynth -Colour. -
CHAP. CXXXIV. Another Oriental
Iacynth -Colour. -
CHAP. CXXXV. The Way of making a true and very fine
Peridor ∣Colour. -
CHAP. CXXXVI. Another Colour of
Peridor. -
CHAP. CXXXVII. Of Iargons of
Avernia, and the Way to make those Red which are of a Gridelin-Colour. -
CHAP. CXXXVIII. The Way of Extracting a Tincture of Iargons
d'Au∣vergne, and to make very fair and hard Diamonds thereof. - CHAP. CXXXIX. The Way to make Diamonds.
-
CHAP. CXL. Another Way of making the Diamond of
Alanson. -
CHAP. CXLI. The Way to give the true Colour and Hardness of a Dia∣mond, to Crystals and Diamonds of
Alanson. -
CHAP. CXLII. Another Way to harden Crystals and Diamonds of
Alanson. -
CHAP. CXLIII. A Way to harden Crystals and Diamonds of
Alanson, and to make them sparkle as much as Natural Oriental Diamonds. -
CHAP. CXLIV. The Way to turn White
Sapphire into true Diamond. -
CHAP. CXLV. Another Way of turning the White
Sapphire into a true Diamond. -
CHAP. CXLVI. Another way to turn the White
Sapphire into a true Diamond.
-
OF THE ART OF GLASS.
-
CHAP. CXLVII. Wherein proper Rules and
Matter for all sorts ofEna∣mel are prescribed, with Directions for qualifying theFire, in order to succeed well. How to make Gold∣smiths Enamel of several Colours for Gold. A neat Preparation of theMagnese. A Spirit ofSaturn, a fixtSulphur, and a mild Vitriol ofVenus, of most sovereign Vertue and Vse. -
CHAP. CXLVIII. To prepare the Matter for
Enamel. -
CHAP. CXLIX. To make
Enamel of a Milk-white Colour. - CHAP. CL. A Turcoise-blue Enamel.
- CHAP. CLI. To make a very fine blue Enamel.
- CHAP. CLII. Another blue Enamel.
-
CHAP. CLIII. To make a pretty
Green Enamel. -
CHAP. CLIV. Another
Green Enamel. -
CHAP. CLV. Another
Green Enamel. -
CHAP. CLVI. The Way to make▪
Black Enamel. -
CHAP. CLVII. Another
Black Enamel. -
CHAP. CLVIII. Another
Black Enamel. -
CHAP. CLIX. To make
Purple -coloured Enamel. -
CHAP. CLX. Another
Purple Enamel. -
CHAP. CLXI. To make Enamel of
Violet -colour. -
CHAP. CLXII. The Way to make
Yellow Enamel. -
CHAP. CLXIII. The Way to make a
Crystal-Ground for ourRed Enamel. -
CHAP. CLXIV. An Excellent Preparation of Fusible
Manganese to be used in making of ourRed Enamel. -
CHAP. CLXV. The Way to make a
Fixt Sulphur, to be used in Composi∣tions for Enamel. -
CHAP. CLXVI. Another fixt Incombustible
Sulphur. -
CHAP. CLXVII. To Extract Spirit of
Saturn, an Excellent Ingredient for Enamel and Glass-work. -
CHAP. CLXVIII. The Way to make Enamel of a
Blood-colour Red. -
CHAP. CLXIX. Another
Blood-colour Enamel. -
CHAP. CLXX. Another
Red Enamel of a very SplendidRuby-colour. -
CHAP. CLXXI. Another
Ballas-Ruby-colour Enamel. -
CHAP. CLXXII. Another Enamel of a
Rose-colour for Gold. -
CHAP. CLXXIII. Another very fine
Rose-colour. -
CHAP. CLXXIV. Another
Rose-colour Enamel. -
CHAP. CLXXV. Another Splendid Enamel of a
Carbuncle-colour. -
CHAP. CLXXVI. The Way to calcine Copper for making
Vitriol ofVenus, without Corrosive. -
CHAP. CLXXVII. To make
Vitriol ofVenus without Corrosive. -
CHAP. CLXXVIII. The Way to extract a fair
Vitriol ofVenus from our our Coloured Waters. -
CHAP. CLXXIX. The Method of drawing the Spirit of the
Vitriol ofVe∣nus, which has a wonderful Blue, and how to separate theCaput Mortuum for tinging of Glass.
-
CHAP. CXLVII. Wherein proper Rules and
-
OF THE ART OF GLASS.
- CHAP. CLXXX.
- CHAP. CLXXXI. Of the Furnace for Enameling and Pourtraying.
-
CHAP. CLXXXII. The Way to Enamel
Gold. -
CHAP. CLXXXIII. To Enamel on
Silver. -
CHAP. CLXXXIV. To Enamel on
Copper. -
CHAP. CLXXXV. To prepare the Enamel for the
Metals. -
CHAP. CLXXXVI. To prepare the Colours for Painting on
Enamel. -
CHAP. CLXXXVII. To make White for Painting on
Enamel. -
CHAP. CLXXXVIII. To make a
Black for painting on Enamel. -
CHAP. CLXXXIX. A
Yellow for Paint on Enamel. -
CHAP. CXC. A Blue to paint on
Enamel. -
CHAP. CXCI. A
Red Paint for Enamel. - CHAP. CXCII. The Way to Paint on Enamel.
- OF THE ART OF GLASS.
-
OF THE ART OF GLASS.
- CHAP. CCI.
- CHAP. CCII. A Furnace for Painting the Glass, and Setling the Colours.
-
CHAP. CCIII. To make
White-Ground for Painting on Glass. -
CHAP. CCIV. To prepare
Black for painting on Glass. -
CHAP. CCV. To prepare a
Yellow Paint for Glass. -
CHAP. CCVI. To make a
Blue for painting Glass. -
CHAP. CCVII. To make
Red Colour for Glass Paint. -
CHAP. CCVIII. To make a
Purple-colour for painting of Glass. -
CHAP. CCIX. To make a
Green Paint for Glass. - CHAP. CCX. Of other Colours in general for Painting on Glass.
-
CHAP. CCXI. The Way to make
Rocaille. - CHAP. CCXII. The Way to Paint on Glass.
- CHAP. CCXIII. How to order your Glass in the Furnace after Painting, and to manage the Fire.
- CHAP. CCXIV. Another Way to Paint on Glass.
- CHAP. CCXV. The Manner of Gilding on Glass.
- CHAP. CCXVI. Another Way to Gild Glass.
- CHAP. CCXVII. To imitate Precious-Stones in Colours, on Globes, or other Vessels of White Glass.
-
OF THE ART OF GLASS.
- CHAP. CCXVIII.
-
CHAP. CCXIX. How to Extract Lake from
Broom-Flowers. -
CHAP. CCXX. To Extract the Tincture of
Poppies, Iris (orFlower∣de-luce )Red-Roses, Violets, and all sorts of Green∣Herbs, for making Lake of their Colour. -
CHAP. CCXXI. Another Way to Extract the Tincture of Yellow Flowers, of
Field-Poppies, Irises, ordinary and deep colour∣edViolets, Carnation, andRed-Rose, Borrage ∣Flowers,Red-Coleworts, Flags, &c. Together with the Verditers ofMallows, Burnet, and other Herbs. -
CHAP. CCXXII. To make a
Scarlet -colour'd Lake. -
CHAP. CCXXIII. To Extract
Scarlet-colour fromKerm-Berries, for making a Fine Lake. -
CHAP. CCXXIV. A readier way to Extract the Tincture of
Kerm-Berries. -
CHAP. CCXXV. To make Lake, or Tincture of
Brazile. -
CHAP. CCXXVI. To Extract Tincture of
Madder for Lake. -
CHAP. CCXXVII. How to make
Ultra-marine, ofLapis-Lazuli. -
CHAP. CCXXVIII. To make a Liquid for Moistning and Grinding the Powder withal,
&c. -
CHAP. CCXXIX. To prepare a mild and a strong
Lixivium for theLapis-Lazuli. -
CHAP. CCXXX. The Form of the Glasses for preserving the Liquids in, which are employed on the
Lapis-Lazuli. -
CHAP. CCXXXI. To make strong Cement to mix with
Lapis-Lazuli, to separate the finer and better Stuff from the other. -
CHAP. CCXXXII. To make a weaker Cement for separating the Colours of
Lapis-Lazuli. -
CHAP. CCXXXIII. To purifie
Linseed-Oyl. -
CHAP. CCXXXIV. How to incorporate the Powder of
Lapis-Lazuli with the strong, or weaker Cement. -
CHAP. CCXXXV. To Extract the
Ultra-marine. -
CHAP. CCXXXVI. The Method of cleansing the
Ultra-marine when 'tis se∣parated from the Cement. -
CHAP. CCXXXVII. To strain off the
Ultra-marine already Washt and Purified. - CHAP. CCXXXVIII. To Correct the Colours just before prepared.
-
CHAP. CCXXXIX. Another Way to make
Ultra-marine, and draw off the Colours with more Expedition. -
CHAP. CCXL. Another Way to make
Ultra-marine. -
CHAP. CCXLI. To make
German-Blue.
-
OF THE ART OF GLASS.
- CHAP. CCXLII.
-
CHAP. CCXLIII. To imitate fine
Oriental Pearl. -
CHAP. CCXLIV. To make
Mercury -Water for giving Transparency and Splendour to the Pearls. -
CHAP. CCXLV. Another Way to make these
Pearls. - CHAP. CCXLVI. Another Way.
- CHAP. CCXLVII. How to blanch fine Pearl.
- CHAP. CCXLVIII. Another Way to Blanch and Cleanse fine Pearl.
- CHAP. CCXLIX. To make Counterfeit Pearl, very like the Natural.
-
OF THE ART OF GLASS.
- CHAP. CCL.
-
CHAP. CCLI. The Way to make
Looking-glass. - CHAP. CCLII. To Grind, Polish, and Cut the Looking-Glass.
-
CHAP. CCLIII. To File, or Silver the
Looking-Glass. - CHAP. CCLIV. How to make Spherical Concaves, and Convex Glasses, commonly called Burning Mirrours.
-
CHAP. CCLV. How to make Metal Mirrours, Concave Sphericks, or Parabolicks, usually called,
Steel Burning Mir∣rours. - CHAP. CCLVI. To Polish the Steel Mirrours.
- AN APPENDIX Shewing how to Make GLASS-EYES Very Natural.
- THE INDEX.