1679 GLASS MAKING 1ed Kunckel Famous Ars Vitraria Chemistry Alchemy Experiments

KUNCKEL, Johannes

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Johann Kunckel was a 17th-century German chemist and alchemist known for his apothecary dispensaries chemical experiments. While living and working in Brandenburg, Kunckel worked in a glass making laboratory which led him to the discovery of dying glass through uses of phosphorus, gold salts, and tin chloride. His studies in glass making prompted a treatise on the subject, a treatise which proved to be one of the best 17th-century works on glass making! “Ars Vitraria Experimentalis” includes countless recipes on making different types of glass with commentary on glazes, glass inventions, and glass furnaces.

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1679 GLASS MAKING 1ed Kunckel Famous Ars Vitraria Chemistry Alchemy Experiments

 

Johann Kunckel was a 17th-century German chemist and alchemist known for his apothecary dispensaries chemical experiments. While living and working in Brandenburg, Kunckel worked in a glass making laboratory which led him to the discovery of dying glass through uses of phosphorus, gold salts, and tin chloride. His studies in glass making prompted a treatise on the subject, a treatise which proved to be one of the best 17th-century works on glass making! “Ars Vitraria Experimentalis” includes countless recipes on making different types of glass with commentary on glazes, glass inventions, and glass furnaces.

 

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KUNCKEL, Johannes

 

Johannis Kunckelii, Churfürstl. Brandenb. würcklich bestallt-geheimden Cammer-Dieners Ars Vitraria Experimentalis, Oder Vollkommene Glasmacher-Kunst, Lehrende, als in einem, aus unbetrüglicher Erfahrung herfliessendem Commentario

 

Amsterdam und Danzig: des Autoris, by Betkio un Consorten, 1679. First edition.

 

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  • Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes in 1 tome
    • Part I – [16], 350 (i.e., 348)
    • Part II – [8], 141, [35]
    • 20 full-page copper engravings, plus engraved frontispiece and title page, 4 in-text engravings
  • Language: German
  • Binding: Vellum; tight and secure
  • Size: ~8.5in X 6.75in (21.5cm x 17cm)
  • Very rare and desirable!

 

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23643

Category

Medicine & Science

Authors

KUNCKEL, Johannes

Printing Date

17th Century

Language

German

Binding

Vellum

Book Condition

Excellent

Collation

Complete