The laboratory, or school of arts: in which are faithfully exhibited and fully explain'd, I. A variety of curious and valuable experiments in refining, Calcining, Melting, Assaying, Casting, Allaying, and Toughening of Gold; with several other Curiosities relating to Gold and Silver. II. Choice Secrets for Jewellers in the Management of Gold; in Enamelling, and the Preparation of Enamel Colours, with the Art of Copying Precious Stones; of preparing Colours for Doublets; of Colouring Foyles for Jewels, together with other rare Secrets. III. Several uncommon Experiments for Casting in Silver, Copper, Brass, Tin, Steel, and other Metals: likewise in Wax, Plaister of Paris, Wood, Horn, &c. With the Management of the respective Moulds. IV. The Art of making Glass: Exhibiting withal the Art of Painting and making Impressions upon Glass: and of laying thereon Gold or Silver; together with the Method of preparing the Colours for Potters-Work or Delft-Ware. V. A Collection of very valuable Secrets, for the use of Cutlers, Pewterers, Brasiers, Joiners, Turners, Japanners, Book-Binders, Distillers, Lapidaries, Limners, &c. VI. A dissertation on the nature and growth of saltpetre; Also, Several other choice and uncommon Experiments. The second edition. To which is added, an appendix: Teaching, I. The Art and Management of Dying Silks, Worsieds, Cottons, &c. in various Colours. II. The Art of preparing Rockets, Crackers, Fire-Globes, Stars, Sparks, &c. for Recreative Fire-Works. Translated from the High Dutch. Illustrated with copper plates - Smith, Godfrey 18th cent (printed for J. Hodges, at the Looking Glass on London Bridge; J. James, at Horace's Head, under the Royal-Exchange; and T. Cooper, at the Globe in Pater-Noster Row, 1740)
Compiled and translated by Godfrey Smith, who signs the dedication
English Short Title Catalog, T65470
Reproduction of original from British Library
The appendix, with separate titlepage, pagination and register is a reissue of the earlier 1740 'second edition' with the titlepage partially reset, removing the statement of price and substituting roman for arabic numerals in the date
The first part and index are here completely reset