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cosmetics5
receipts4
recipes2
medicine, popular1
industrial arts1
handbooks, vade-mecums, etc1
agriculture1
canning and preserving1

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Plat, Sir Hugh (1552-1611?)7
Plat, Hugh1
Boot, Arnold De (1606-1653)1
Boot, Arnold De1

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The jewel house of art and nature : containing divers rare and profitable inventions, together with sundry new experiments in the art of husbandry. With divers chimical conclusions concerning the art of distillation, and the rare practises and uses thereof. Faithfully and familiarly set down, according to the authours own experience

Plat, Sir Hugh (1552-1611?); Boot, Arnold de (1606-1653)

1653

The authorship of the "Discourse of several sorts of stones," by D.B. (p. 217-232) and the editorship of the entire work is attributed to Arnold de Boot. Cf. DNB.

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A closet for ladies and gentlewomen, Or, the art of preserving, conserving, and candyin. With the manner how to make diverse kindes of syrupes, and all kinde of banqueting stuffes. Also divers soveraigne medicines and salues for sundry diseases

Plat, Sir Hugh (1552-1611?)

1611

Title and each page of text in ornamental border. Error in paging: p. 179 misnumbered 176. Anon. Attributed to Sir Hugh Platt by Bitting.

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Delightes for ladies, to adorne their persons, tables, closets, and distillatories, with beauties, banquets, perfumes and waters. Reade, practice, and censure

Plat, Sir Hugh (1552-1611?)

1611

Anon., by Sir Hugh Platt. Text within ornamental border. Includes index.

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