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¶ Descriptive catalogue of the glass vessels (1878)

November 2, 2016

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A descriptive catalogue of the glass vessels in the South Kensington Museum. London: printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode and sold by Chapman and Hall, 1878.

Illustrated. With an introductory notice by Alexander Nesbitt.

Provenance: Morris. — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 705.

Digital copies: HathiTrust.

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¶ Méloizes — Vitraux du XIIIe siècle (1892)

August 25, 2015

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Méloizes, Albert, le marquis des Méloizes. Vitraux du XIIIe siècle de la cathédrale de Bourges. Paris: Société française d’archéologie, 1892.

Illustrated. Part of a series.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 789 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £3 3s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Unlocated.


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¶ Haudicquer de Blancourt — Art of glass (1699)

April 7, 2014

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Haudicquer de Blancourt, Jean. Art of glass, shewing how to make all sorts of glass, crystal and enamel, likewise the making of pearls, precious stones, china and looking-glasses, to which is added the method of painting on glass and enameling; also how to extract the colours from minerals, metals, herbs and flowers. London: printed for Daniel Brown, Thomas Bennet, D. Midwinter, Thomas Leigh, and R. Wilkin, 1699.

Translation of De l’art de la verrerie.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 46 (part; sold to Henry Wellcome for £1 8s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Unlocated.

References: ESTC.— MS catalogue (2), no. 24.

Digital version: EEBO.


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