The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 3C. Whittingham, 1809 |
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... supposed , with some sweet - scented water or liquid per- fume , though Maillet uses only the term moistened ; this they cover with another cloth of unmixed cotton , to which they add one of the richest suits of clothes of the de ...
... supposed , with some sweet - scented water or liquid per- fume , though Maillet uses only the term moistened ; this they cover with another cloth of unmixed cotton , to which they add one of the richest suits of clothes of the de ...
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... supposed to be lost , because out of fashion . It , however , too immedi- ately depends on the art of painting on ena mel and porcelain to be lost . Descriptions of the processes may be found in different books . A book entitled , " L ...
... supposed to be lost , because out of fashion . It , however , too immedi- ately depends on the art of painting on ena mel and porcelain to be lost . Descriptions of the processes may be found in different books . A book entitled , " L ...
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... supposed , that by previously reducing the colour named carmine , al- ready mixed with its solvent into a vitreous matter , the last tint would be obtained ; but the fire which must be used to melt this vi- treous mass destroys the red ...
... supposed , that by previously reducing the colour named carmine , al- ready mixed with its solvent into a vitreous matter , the last tint would be obtained ; but the fire which must be used to melt this vi- treous mass destroys the red ...
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... supposed , by burning combustible impurities in the glass , but by dissolving , discolouring , and volatilizing the oxide of iron , which may effect its clearness . Concerning the Yellows . Yellows are colours which require much ...
... supposed , by burning combustible impurities in the glass , but by dissolving , discolouring , and volatilizing the oxide of iron , which may effect its clearness . Concerning the Yellows . Yellows are colours which require much ...
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... supposed to communicate with a continued chain , as it were , of lungs , or something analogous to them , distributed throughout the whole length of the body ; the head is furnished with a pair of what are termed antennæ , or horns ...
... supposed to communicate with a continued chain , as it were , of lungs , or something analogous to them , distributed throughout the whole length of the body ; the head is furnished with a pair of what are termed antennæ , or horns ...
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