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Book Edition: The school of arts; or, an introduction to useful knowledge, being a compilation of real experiments and improvements, in several pleasing branches of science, on the following subjects, viz. mechanics, electricity, pneumatics, hydrostatics and hydraulics, optics, clock and watch-making, and astronomy. The miscellaneous articles contain the most approved art of drawing, etching, engraving, mezzotinto scraping, aquatinta, crayon painting, gilding on glass, pots, &c. silvering looking glasses, &c. lackering, varnishing, soldering, casting in plaster, &c. cements, glues, metals for speculums, with the whole process of grinding, &c. staining wood, a composition for ornaments, objects for the microscope, &c.

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The school of arts; or, an introduction to useful knowledge, being a compilation of real experiments and improvements, in several pleasing branches of science, on the following subjects, viz. mechanics, electricity, pneumatics, hydrostatics and hydraulics, optics, clock and watch-making, and astronomy. The miscellaneous articles contain the most approved art of drawing, etching, engraving, mezzotinto scraping, aquatinta, crayon painting, gilding on glass, pots, &c. silvering looking glasses, &c. lackering, varnishing, soldering, casting in plaster, &c. cements, glues, metals for speculums, with the whole process of grinding, &c. staining wood, a composition for ornaments, objects for the microscope, &c.

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Record ID 282578

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/25 (1799-1800, Type: Other). Page: 50

Imisons School of Arts 8vo

Borrowed: 1799/8/22 (Thursday). Returned: 1799/10/1 (Tuesday).


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Mr Robert Hodshon Cay of Charlton Hall
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: 1758-1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Judge. Law > Advocate.


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John Imison (Male, died 1788)
Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The school of arts; or, an introduction to useful knowledge [Imison]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Bl.4/2.9.