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Author

Ercker, Lazarus, -1594.

Uniform title

Beschreibung aller fürnemisten mineralischen Ertzt- und Berckwercksarten. English

Title

Fleta minor. The lavvs of art and nature, in knowing, judging, assaying, fining, refining and inlarging the bodies of confin'd metals. In two parts. The first contains assays of Lazarus Erckern, chief prover (or assay-master general of the empire of Germany) in V. books: originally written by him in the Teutonick language, and now translated into English. The second contains essays on metallick words, as a dictionary to many pleasing discourses. By Sir John Pettus, of Suffolk, Kt. of the Society for the Mines Royal. Illustrated with 44 sculptures.

Varying form of title

Laws of art and nature

Varying form of title

Fleta minor, spagyrick laws, the second part. Containing essays on metallick words

Imprint

London : printed, for the author, by Thomas Dawks, his Majesty's British printer, at the West-end of Thames-street, 1683.

Physical description

[44], 345, [89], 81-133, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. (metal cuts), port. ; 2⁰.

Note

A translation of: Beschreibung aller fürnemisten mineralishcen Ertzt- und Berckwercksarten.

Note

A title page variant (ESTC R498473) has "metallick words, alphabetically composed, as a dictionary." in title instead of "metallick words, as a dictionary to many pleasing discourses." Wing does not distinguish between these variants.

Note

"Fleta minor, spagyrick laws, the second part. Containing essays on metallick words: ... by Sir John Pettus," has separate dated title page, pagination and register.

Note

Marginal notes.

Note

Last three lines of text on g2r in two settings. Variant A has "Twenty four English Letters"; Variant B has XXIV. English Letters".

Note

With an engraved frontispiece of the author (plate), signed R. White sculp.

Note

Signatures: [A]² B-C² ²A² a-g² ²B-4S² ²4T²(-4T2) ³A-2M² ³2N²(-2N2).

Note

Signatures a-g² and ³A-2M² ³2N²(-2N2) are printed within square brackets.

Citation/references note

Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), P1906

Reproduction note

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. University Microfilms, 1973. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700; 471:15).

Subject

1641-1700 local

Subject

Assaying Early works to 1800.

Subject

Metallurgy Early works to 1800.

Added entry--name

Dawks, Thomas, 1636- printer.

Added entry--name

Pettus, John, Sir, 1613-1690.

Added entry--name

White, Robert, 1645-1703, engraver.

Added entry--place

Great Britain England London.

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300##$a[44], 345, [89], 81-133, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates :$bill. (metal cuts), port. ;$c2⁰.

500##$aA translation of: Beschreibung aller fürnemisten mineralishcen Ertzt- und Berckwercksarten.

500##$aA title page variant (ESTC R498473) has "metallick words, alphabetically composed, as a dictionary." in title instead of "metallick words, as a dictionary to many pleasing discourses." Wing does not distinguish between these variants.

500##$a"Fleta minor, spagyrick laws, the second part. Containing essays on metallick words: ... by Sir John Pettus," has separate dated title page, pagination and register.

500##$aMarginal notes.

500##$aLast three lines of text on g2r in two settings. Variant A has "Twenty four English Letters"; Variant B has XXIV. English Letters".

500##$aWith an engraved frontispiece of the author (plate), signed R. White sculp.

500##$aSignatures: [A]² B-C² ²A² a-g² ²B-4S² ²4T²(-4T2) ³A-2M² ³2N²(-2N2).

500##$aSignatures a-g² and ³A-2M² ³2N²(-2N2) are printed within square brackets.

5104#$aWing (CD-ROM, 1996),$cP1906

533##$aMicrofilm.$bAnn Arbor, Mich.$cUniversity Microfilms,$d1973. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.$f(Early English books, 1641-1700; 471:15).

648#7$a1641-1700$2local

650#0$aAssaying$vEarly works to 1800.

650#0$aMetallurgy$vEarly works to 1800.

7001#$aDawks, Thomas,$d1636-$eprinter.

7001#$aPettus, John,$cSir,$d1613-1690.

7001#$aWhite, Robert,$d1645-1703,$eengraver.

752##$aGreat Britain$bEngland$dLondon.