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 /

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 /

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Main Author:	Lémery, Nicolas, 1645-1715
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English French
Published:	London : Printed for Matthew Gilliflower ... and James Partridge..., 1685.
Series:	Early English books online.
Subjects:	Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc. > Early works to 1800. Recipes. Home economics > Early works to 1800.
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