Modern curiosities of art & nature extracted out of the cabinets of the most eminent personages of the French court : together with the choicest secrets in mechanicks, communicated by the most approved artists of France
Lémery, Nicolas, 1645-1715.
The black Plaister of Catalonia.
Take six ounces of Sallet Oyl, Litharge of Gold three ounces, red Lead, burnt Lead, of each two ounces, Gum Elemy, black Soap of each two ounces, Rosin, black Pitch, yellow Wax of each three ounces. The Oyl, Litharge, red Lead, and burnt Lead, must be put together, then the Pitch and Wax when the other are melted, the Gum Elemy and Rosin when you have taken it from the fire, and begins to be cold.
