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.
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.
Details:
- 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