The school of arts, or, Fountain of knowledge : containing several hundred truly valuable and useful receipts selected from the works and communications of the most eminent British artists : particularly adpated for the use, emolument, and pleasure of the public in general and the encouragement of arts, manufactures, and science.

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The school of arts, or, Fountain of knowledge , [1819]

Title(s):: The school of arts, or, Fountain of knowledge : containing several hundred truly valuable and useful receipts selected from the works and communications of the most eminent British artists : particularly adpated for the use, emolument, and pleasure of the public in general and the encouragement of arts, manufactures, and science.
Additional Title(s):: School of arts
Fountain of knowledge
Published/Created:: London : Printed for W. Darton, Jun., 58, Holborn-Hill, [1819]
Physical Description:: [3], viii-xii, [1], 14-64 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill. ; 18 cm.
Holdings:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
TT160 .S36 1819
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
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Copyright Status:: Copyright Not Evaluated
Full Orbis Record:: http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/5970634
Classification:: Books
Notes:: The first edition of the Fountain of knowledge was published in 1784 under title: British legacy, or Fountain of knowledge.
NSTC, 2S7377
BAC: British Art Center copy folded plate has been cropped affecting date of publication: March 181[9]. Bound in recent boards.
Subject Terms:: Chemistry, Technical.
Decorative arts.
Engraving -- Specimens -- [1819]
Industrial arts -- Great Britain.
Recipes.
Workshop recipes.
Contributors:: Darton, William, 1781-1854, publisher.
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