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.

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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.
Publication: London :: Printed for Dan. Brown ... Tho. Bennet ... D. Midwinter and Tho. Leigh ... and R. Wilkin ...,; 1699.
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Subject terms: Glass manufacture -- Early works to 1800.; Enamel and enameling -- Early works to 1800.; Precious stones.
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CHAP. CCXXX. The Form of the Glasses for preserving the Liquids in, which are employed on the Lapis-Lazuli.

THERE always remains some of your colour in the Waters, or Lixiviums, wherein the L••••••s-Lazuli is prepared throughout all the Process; you must therefore have a very large Vessel of Bra••••, or Earthen-Ware, glazed and polished very well at bot∣tom, wherein must be three Holes; one in the mid∣dle of the side, the next a little lower, and the last about two Inches from the bottem; stop these Holes without-side very close to prevent leakage.

Then pour all your Waters into this; tho you then perceive no colour at all, yet after ten Days you'll have it at bottom, whither it will descend gently; and to get it, you must go artificially to work, first opening the first Cock, or Hole, and let out the Wa∣ter above that, before you open the other two; and thus you may get the colour without muddying, or losing any by the Waters, which mix with the rest.