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.
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Another for Shasses with Glew and Varnish.
Take Glew made of Glove Leather, very clear, (Vellum Glew is better) lay it on the Cloth, and let it dry at leisure, then give it one laying more, and leave it again to dry, then take Virgins wax and Turpentine mel∣ted together, and lay that on, letting it dry; to a pound of Wax allow a quarter of a pound of Turpentine.
