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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.

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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.
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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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Glass manufacture -- Early works to 1800.
Enamel and enameling -- Early works to 1800.
Precious stones.
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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 June 17, 2024.

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THE INDEX.

BOOK I.

Chap. 1. THE Rise, Antiquity, and Vse of Glass.
Pag. 1
Chap. 2. The manner of Building Eur∣naces for making Glass.
p. 19
Chap. 3. The way of making Glass, and the Privileges of Gentlemen who make it.
p. 25
Instruments for the Work.
p. 31
Chap. 4. The Places where Polverine, Rochetta, and Soda are found.
p. 33
The Vertues of Kali Salt in Curing the Stone, Vl∣cers, &c.
p. 37
Chap. 5. To Extract Salt of Polverine, Rochetta, and Soda.
ibid.
To Calcine Tartar.
41
Chap. 6. To make Frit for Crystal.
42
A pretty Dissolution of Glass by Cold.
ibid.
Chap. 7. To Extract Salt from Polver. of the Levant.
p. 46
Chap. 8. Observations for a Gold Colour in Crystal.
p. 48
Chap. 9. To Extract Salt from Fern.
ibid.
Chap. 10. To make Salt of several Vegetables.
p. 50
Salt for Manuring.
p. 52
Chap. 11. To make fine Crystal of Salt of Lime.
p. 54

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Chap. 12. To make ordinary Frit.
p. 55
Chap. 13. To make very fine Crystal.
p. 57
The Vertues of Sandever.
p. 58
Chap. 14. To make common Glass White & Crystaline.
p. 59
Chap. 15. To purifie Salt of Tartar.
60
Chap. 16. General Remarks for all Colours.
p. 61
Chap. 17. To prepare Zaffer.
p. 62
Chap. 18. To prepare Manganese.
p. 64
The Philosophers Magnesia.
p. 65
Chap. 19. Feretto of Spain the Mineral.
p. 67
Chap. 20. How to make Feretto of Spain.
p. 68
Chap. 21. Another extraordinary way to make Feretto of Spain.
p. 69
Chap. 22. Another way to make it of Copper only.
p. 70
Chap. 23. A Second way to make it of Copper only.
p. 71
Chap. 24. To make Crocus Martis.
ibid.
Chap. 25. Another way to make it.
p. 73
Chap. 26. To make it with Aqua-fortis.
p. 74
Chap. 27. To make it with Aqua Regalis.
ibid.
Chap. 28. Another way.
p. 75
Chap. 29. The best way to make Crocus Martis.
p. 76
Chap. 30. To Calcine small Copper Plates.
ibid.
Chap. 31. Another way.
p. 78
Chap. 32. To Calcine it to a Red Powder.
p. 79
Chap. 33. To make thrice Calcined Copper.
ibid.
Chap. 34. Another way.
p. 80
Chap. 35. To make Aes ustum.
p. 81
Chap. 36. Another better way.
ibid.
Chap. 37. The way to make Crocus Martis.
p. 83
Chap. 38. Another way.
p. 84
Chap. 39. Another easie way.
p. 85
Chap. 40. The first Egmarine Colour for Glass.
ibid.
Chap. 41. Another Bluer Sea-green.
p. 87
Chap. 42. Another with Crystal.
ibid.
Chap. 43. A fine Egmarine.
p. 88
Chap. 44. Another.
p. 89
Chap. 45. Another finer than the rest.
p. 90

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Chap. 46. To make Emerald Colour in Glass.
ibid.
Chap. 47. Another finer.
p. 91
Chap. 48. Another wonderful Green.
p. 92
Chap. 49. Another Oriental Emerald.
p. 93
Chap. 50. To give Glass a Turcoise-Blue.
p. 94

BOOK II.

Chap. 51. THe Design and Contents of this Book.
p. 96
Chap. 52. To make Aqua-fortis.
p. 98
To make strong Lute.
p. 101
A Furnace for several Vses.
p. 112
Chap. 53. To purifie Vitriol for making the Aqua-fortis stronger.
p. 104
Chap. 54. To make Aqua Regalis.
p. 105
Chap. 55. Another far stronger, called Water of the two Champions.
p. 106
Chap. 56. Another more easie way.
p. 108
Another with Spirit of Salt.
ibid.
The Sovereign Menstruum of the Philosophers.
p. 109
Chap. 57. To Calcine Tartar.
ibid.
Chap. 58. To make fair Chalcedony.
p. 110
Chap. 59. A Second sort.
p. 113
Chap. 60. A third and last way.
p. 116
Mercury purified.
ibid.
Silver Calcined.
ibid.
Common Salt purified.
p. 117
Sal-Armoniack purified.
ibid.

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BOOK III.

Chap. 61. THe Design and Contents of this Book.
p. 121
Chap. 62. A Gold Yellow in Glass.
p. 122
Chap. 63. A Granat Colour.
p. 123
Chap. 64. An Amethist Colour.
p. 124
Chap. 65. A Sapphire Colour.
p. 125
Chap. 66. A finer.
ibid.
Chap. 67. A Velvet-Black Colour.
p. 126
Chap. 68. Another fairer.
ibid.
Chap. 69. Another yet much fairer.
p. 127
Chap. 70. A Milk-white colour.
ibid.
Chap. 71. Another fairer.
p. 128
Chap. 72. The Colour of Lapis Lazuli in Glass.
ibid.
Chap. 73. A Marble Colour.
p. 129
Chap. 74. A Peach Colour.
p. 130
Chap. 75. A deep Red.
ibid.
Chap. 76. Rock-Crystal calcined.
p. 131
Chap. 77. To make Pearl Colour in Crystal.
p. 132
Chap. 78. To Tinge Natural Crystal of a Viper Colour.
p. 133
Chap. 79. To make in Natural Crystal, the Colours of the Ruby, Topaz, Opal, Heliotrope, &c.
p. 134

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BOOK IV.

Chap. 80. THe Design and Contents of this Book.
p. 136
The Philosophers Lac Virginis.
p. 137
Chap. 81. To calcine Lead.
p. 138
Chap. 82. To make Glass of Lead.
p. 139
Chap. 83. To Work this Glass.
p. 140
Chap. 84. To give it a fine Emerald colour.
p. 141
Chap. 85. To give it a fairer.
p. 142
Chap. 86. To give it a Topaz colour.
ibid.
Chap. 87. To give it an Egmarine.
p. 143
Chap. 88. To give it a Granat.
p. 144
Chap. 89. To give it a Sapphire.
ibid.
Chap. 90. To give it a Gold colour.
p. 145

BOOK V.

Chap. 91. THe Design and Contents of this Book.
p. 147
The Original of Precious Stones, and Metals.
p. 148
Chap. 92. To prepare Rock Crystal.
p. 150
Chap. 93. To make fine and pure Salt of Tartar.
p. 152
The Philosophers Salt of Tartar.
p. 153
Chap. 94. Paste for Oriental Emerald.
ibid.
Chap. 95. Another deeper.
p. 155
Chap. 96. Another fairer.
p. 156
Chap. 97. Another fairer.
ibid.

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Chap. 98. Another very fair.
p. 157
Chap. 99. Paste for Oriental Topaz.
ibid.
Chap. 100. Another fine Topaz.
p. 158
Chap. 101. An Oriental Crysolite.
p. 159
Chap. 102. A Sky-colour Paste for Beryl, called Aqua-Marina.
ibid.
Chap. 103. A Paste for Sapphire.
p. 160
Chap. 104. Another Oriental Sapphire.
p. 161
Chap. 105. Another deeper.
ibid.
Chap. 106. Paste for Oriental Granat.
p. 162
Chap. 107. Another of a deeper colour.
p. 163
Chap. 108. Another fairer.
ibid.
Chap. 109. Observations for Pastes and their colours.
p. 164
To prepare the Crucibles.
p. 165
Chap. 110. To make Sulphur Saturni to be used in Paste for Gems.
p. 166
Observations on the Sweetness of Sal Saturni.
p. 169
Chap. 111. To make very hard Pastes with Sulphur Sa∣turni, and to give them all the colour of Precious Stones.
ibid.
Chap. 112. Saturnus Glorificatus, how to make it.
p. 171
Chap. 113. To make Paste for Precious Stones of Satur∣nus Glorificatus.
p. 172
Chap. 114. To make a very fair Carbuncle.
p. 173
The Opinions of several Authors concerning the Car∣buncle.
ibid.
The Sentiments of our Author.
p. 174
Chap. 115. Another more Noble, called Carbunculus nocte Illuminans.
p. 175
The Author's Opinion thereof.
p. 176
A fine way to Calcine Gold.
p. 177
Chap. 116. To make Oriental Ruby.
p. 178
Very fine Rubies of Queen Elizabeth of Austria, and Mary de Medicis.
p. 179
Chap. 117. To make Balass Ruby.
p. 180

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Chap. 118. To make Oriental Sapphire.
ibid.
Chap. 119. To make Oriental Emerald.
p. 181
Chap. 120. To make Turcoise.
p. 182
Chap. 121. To make Oriental Topaz.
p. 183
Chap. 122. To make Crysolite.
ibid.
Chap. 123. Another way of making all sorts of Precious Stones much harder.
p. 184
Chap. 124. To make a fair Emerald.
p. 185
Chap. 125. To make a Violet Sapphire.
p. 186
Chap. 126. Another Violet Sapphire of a deeper colour.
ibid.
Chap. 127. Another very fine Blue Sapphire.
p. 187
Chap. 128. Another fine Sapphire.
ibid.
Chap. 129. Another admirable Blue.
p. 188
Chap. 130. To make Beryl, or Egmarine.
ibid.
Chap. 131. A deeper Egmarine.
p. 189
Chap. 132. To make a fair Jacynth.
ibid.
Chap. 133. Another fairer Jacynth.
p. 190
Chap. 134. Another Oriental Jacynth.
ibid.
Chap. 135. To make a very fine Powder.
p. 191
Chap. 136. Another Powder.
ibid.
Chap. 137. Iargons of Auvergne, how to make those Red, that are of a Gridelin colour.
p. 192
Chap. 138. To Extract the Tincture of the Iargons, and therewith to make a fine and very hard Diamond.
p. 193
How to prepare a Sulphurous Tripoly.
p. 194
Chap. 139. To make a Diamond.
p. 195
Chap. 140. To make Diamond of Alanson.
p. 196
Chap. 141. To give the Natural Colour and Hardness of true Diamonds to Crystal, and Diamond of Alanson.
ib.
Chap. 142. Another Way.
p. 198
Chap. 143. Another way to harden them, and make them sparkle as much as fine Natural Diamond.
ibid.
Chap. 144. To turn White Sapphire into a true Dia∣mond.
p. 199
Chap. 145. Another way.
p. 200
Chap. 146. Another way.
p. 201

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BOOK VI.

Chap. 147. THE Design and Contents of this Book.
p. 203
Chap. 148. To prepare the principal Stuff for Enamel.
p. 205
Chap. 149. Milk-white Enamel.
p. 206
Chap. 150. Turcoise colour Enamel.
p. 207
Chap. 151. A very fine Blue Enamel.
p. 209
Chap. 152. Another.
ibid.
Chap. 153. A very fine Green Enamel.
p. 210
Chap. 154. Another.
p. 211
Chap. 155. Another.
ibid.
Chap. 156. A Black Enamel.
p. 212
Chap. 157. Another.
p. 213
Chap. 158. Another.
ibid.
Chap. 159. A Purple colour'd Enamel.
214
Observations by the Author, on the Nobleness of this Colour.
ibid.
Chap. 160. Another Purple Enamel.
p. 216
Chap. 161. A Violet colour Enamel.
ibid.
Chap. 162. A Yellow Enamel.
p. 217
Chap. 163. To make Crystal-Ground for Red Enam.
p. 218
Chap. 164. A fine Preparat. of fusible Manganese.
p. 219
Chap. 165. To make a fixt Sulphur.
p. 220
Chap. 166. Another fixt and incombustible Sulphur.
p. 221
Chap. 167. To Extract Spirit of Saturn.
ibid.
Chap. 168. A Blood-red Enamel.
p. 223
Chap. 169. Another.
p. 224
Chap. 170. A Sparkling Ruby-red Enamel.
p. 225
Chap. 171. A Balass-Ruby colour Enamel.
ibid.
Chap. 172. A Rose colour Enamel.
p. 226
Chap. 173. Another very fine Rose colour Enamel.
ibid.

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Chap. 174. Another Rose colour Enamel.
p. 227
Chap. 175. A Splendid Carbuncle-colour Enamel.
p. 228
To Calcine Gold.
p. 229
Chap. 176. To Calcine Copper for making Vitriol of Venus without Corrosives.
p. 230
The Author's Report of the Excellency and Vertues of this Vitriol and its Spirit.
p. 231
Chap. 177. To make Vitriol of Venus without Corro∣sives.
p. 232
Chap. 178. To Extract this fine Vitriol.
p. 234
Chap. 179. To draw off the White Spirit from the Vi∣triol.
p. 236
To separate the Cap. Mort. for tinging of Glass.
p. 237
To restore it to a Blue colour, by the Air.
p. 238

BOOK VII.

Chap. 180. THE Design and Contents of this Book.
p. 240
Chap. 181. The Furnace for Enameling and Pourtray∣ing withal.
p. 242
Chap. 182. To Enamel on Gold.
p. 243
Chap. 183. To Enamel on Silver.
p. 245
Chap. 184. To Enamel on Copper.
p. 246
Chap. 185. To prepare the Enamel for applying it on the Metals.
p. 247
Chap. 186. To prepare the Colours for pourtraying on Enamel.
p. 248
Chap. 187. The White.
p. 249
Chap. 188. The Black.
p. 250
Chap. 189. The Yellow.
ibid.
Chap. 190. The Blue.
p. 351
A very fine Preparation of the Blue.
ibid.
Chap. 191. The Red.
p. 252
Gold Calcin'd, and how.
ibid.

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A Vermilion Red.
p. 253
Chap. 192. To Pourtray on Enamel.
p. 254

BOOK VIII.

Chap. 193. THe Design and Cont. of this Book.
p. 357
Chap. 194. The Furnace for baking and finishing the China-Ware in.
p. 259
Chap. 195. A fine Composition of Mold for China-Ware.
p. 260
Pure Earth for China-Ware.
p. 261
Chap. 196. To Enamel China.
p. 262
Chap. 197. To Paint China.
p. 263
Chap. 198. To Gild China.
ibid.
Chap. 199. Another finer Way.
p. 264
Chap. 200. To prepare Linseed-Oyl for Gilding on China.
p. 265

BOOK IX.

Chap. 201. THe Design and Cont. of this Book.
p. 267
Chap. 202. A Furnace for finishing the Painted Glass.
p. 270
Chap. 203. A White for Painting on Glass.
p. 272
Chap. 204. A Black.
p. 373
Chap. 205. A Yellow.
ibid.
Chap. 206. A Blue.
p. 174
To prepare the Crucibles.
ibid.
Chap. 207. A Red.
p. 175
Chap. 208. A Purple.
p. 176
Chap. 209. A Green.
p. 177

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Chap. 210. Of other Colours in general.
p. 227
Chap. 211. To make Rocaille.
p. 278
Chap. 212. To Paint on Glass.
p. 280
The Privileges granted to such as Work therein, &c.
ib.
Chap. 213. The Order of Baking the Glass in the Fur∣nace, after it is painted.
p. 283
Chap. 214. Another way to paint on Glass.
p. 285.
Chap. 215. To gild on Glass.
p. 287
Chap. 216. Another way.
ibid.
Chap. 217. To paint all sorts of Colours in Globes.
p. 288

BOOK X.

Chap. 218. THE Design and Contents of this Book.
p. 290
Chap. 219. To Extract Yellow Lake from Broom-flowers
p. 292
Chap. 220. To Extract the Essential Tincture of Pop∣py, Iris, Rose, Violet, and all manner of Green Herbs to make Lakes of the same Colours.
p. 293
Chap. 221. Another Way to Extract the Tinctures fro•• these and several other Flowers, Greens, &c.
p. 29••
Chap. 222. The first process in making Scarlet Lake.
p. 29••
Chap. 223. To Extract the Tincture of Kerm-Berries for Scarlet Lake.
p. 29••
Chap. 224. A readier way to Extract the Tincture 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Kerm-Berries.
p. 29••
Chap. 225. To make Lake, or Tincture of Brazile.
p. 30••
Chap. 226. To Extract Tincture of Madder for Lake.
p. 30••
Chap. 227. How to make Ultra-marine, of Lapis-L••••zuli.
ibid.
Chap. 228. To make a Liquid for Moistning and Grin∣ing the Powders withal.
p. 30••

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Chap. 229. To prepare a mild and strong Lixivium for the Lapis-Lazuli.
p. 305
Chap. 230. The Form of the Vessel for settling the Li∣quors in, which are employed on the Lapis-Lazuli.
p. 306
Chap. 231. To make strong Cement to mix with Lapis-Lazuli, to separate the finer and better Stuff from the other.
p. 307
Chap. 232. To make a weaker Cement for separating the Colours of the Lapis-Lazuli.
p. 308
Chap. 233. To purifie Linseed-Oyl.
p. 309
Chap. 234. To incorporate the Powder of Lapis-Lazuli with the strong, or weaker Cement.
p. 310
Chap. 235. To Extract the Ultra-marine.
p. 311
Chap. 236. The Method of cleansing the Ultra-marine, when 'tis separated from the Cement.
p. 314
Chap. 237. To strain off the Ultra-marine already Washt and Purified.
p. 315
Chap. 238. To Correct the Colours just before prepared.
p. 316
Chap. 239. Another Way to make Ultra-marine, and draw off the Colours with more Expedition.
ibid.
Chap. 240. Another Way to make Ultra-marine.
p. 318
A Colour inclining to, or near the Ultra-marine; and that the Lapis-Laz. may be Artificially made.
p. 320
Chap. 241. To make German Blue.
ibid.

BOOK XI.

Chap. 242. THE Design and Contents of this Book.
p. 322
The Origine of Pearls, and how they are increased; with the like account of the Bezoar-Stone.
p. 324
Chap. 243. To imitate fine Oriental Pearl.
p. 326

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A further Description of Furnaces, &c.
ibid.
The Philosophick Pearl.
p. 329
Chap. 244. To make Mercury-Water for giving Tran∣sparency and Lustre to the Pearl.
ibid.
Chap. 245. Another Way to make those Pearls.
p. 330
Chap. 246. Another Way.
p. 332
Chap. 247. How to Blanch fine Pearl.
p. 334
Chap. 248. Other Ways to Blanch and Cleanse fine Pearl
p. 33••
Chap. 249. To make Counterfeit Pearl like Natural.
p. 336

BOOK XII.

Chap. 250. THE Design and Contents of this Book
p. 33••
The Original of Looking-Glass, with an accou•• when Metal, and Marble Mirrors were in use.
p. 3••••
Chap. 251. To make Looking-glass.
p. 34••
The Privileges of the Royal Glass Manufactures.
〈◊〉〈◊〉
Of Round Mirrors.
p. 34••
Chap. 252. To Grind, Polish, and Diamond-Cut t•• Glasses.
p. 34••
Chap. 253. To File, or Silver them.
p. 34••
Chap. 234. To make Concave, and Convex Burnin•• Glasses.
p. 34••
Chap. 255. To make Metal, or Steel Burning Mi••∣rors, whether Concaves, Sphericks, or Parabolicks,
p. 34••
Chap. 256. To Polish the Steel Mirrors.
p. 34••
The Invention and Effects of Burning Mirrors.
p. 35••
An Appendix concerning Glass-Eyes.
p. 35••
FINIS.

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