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papermaking11
architecture, domestic2
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latin language, medieval and modern2
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fiber plants1

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Grapaldi, Francesco Mario (1465?-1515)2
Great Exhibition (1851 : London, England)2
Hunter, Dard (1883-1966)2
Tomlinson, Charles2
Tomlinson, Charles (1808-1897)2
Ugoleto, Angelo2
Ugoleto, Angelo (1486-1501)2
Alembic Press (Oxford, England)1
Bertin, Henri Leonard Jean Baptiste1
Bertin, Henri Leonard Jean Baptiste (1719-1792)1

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The diaries of James Simmons, paper maker of Haslemere, 1831-1868

Simmons, James (1783-1868); Crocker, Alan; Kane, Martin

1990

"30 copies quarter bound in leather, numbered I to XXX. 180 copies bound in Loom State fabric, numbered 31-210"--Colophon.

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Paper and paper making

Norris, F H

1952

Based on articles which originally appeared in the World's paper trade review, Mar. 1945 to Jan. 1948.

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Papermaking through eighteen centuries

Hunter, Dard (1883-1966); Warner, William E

1930

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China, its costume, arts, manufactures, &c : edited principally from the originals in the cabinet of the late M. Bertin

Breton, Jean Baptiste Joseph; Bertin, Henri Léonard Jean Baptiste (1719-1792)

1824

"Manufactory of paper from bamboo... Second process in paper-making ... Third process of paper-making": v. 2, p. 34-45 and plates [4-6]. Illustrations: [London] : J.J. Stockdale, 1812. -- 80 prints ...

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Plant papers' paper plants

Richardson, Maureen; Gibbs, John; Alembic Press (Oxford, England); Press Collection (Library of Congress)

1989

"A numbered edition, limited to 145 copies, of which nos. 1-25 are presented in Japanese shiho-chitsu (wrap around) box containing 5 extra paper samples, one printed with a lino-cut by John Gibbs, and...

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Cyclopaedia of useful arts, mechanical and chemical, manufactures, mining, and engineering (v.1)

Tomlinson, Charles (1808-1897)

1852-1854

Title on spine: Tomlinson's cyclopaedia of useful arts. Title pages and other prelims. issued with div.(part) 9; essay on the Great Exhibition (clx p.) issued with divisions 3-5. Five plates issued at...

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Cyclopaedia of useful arts, mechanical and chemical, manufactures, mining, and engineering (v.2)

Tomlinson, Charles (1808-1897)

1852-1854

Title on spine: Tomlinson's cyclopaedia of useful arts. Title pages and other prelims. issued with div.(part) 9; essay on the Great Exhibition (clx p.) issued with divisions 3-5. Five plates issued at...

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Traité de mecanique : ou l'on explique tout ce qui est nécessaire dans la pratique des arts, & les propriétés des corps pesants lesquelles ont un plus grand usage dans la physique

La Hire, Philippe de (1640-1718)

1695

"Construction des rouës dont les arbres ont des bras ou aîles qui servent à élever des pistons, comme sont celles des moulins à poudre, à papier, à foulon, à forge, &c.": p. 374-379.

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De partibus aedium

Grapaldi, Francesco Mario (1465?-1515); Ugoleto, Angelo (1486-1501)

[1494]

Signatures: a-f⁸ g⁶ h-p⁸ q⁶. Printer from colophon. Colophon on q5v reads: Angelus Vgoletus Parmensis impressor. The date of publication is derived from a note by the author in the prefa...

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Francisci Marii Grapaldi De partibus aedium libellus : cum additamentis emendatissimus

Grapaldi, Francesco Mario (1465?-1515); Ugoleto, Angelo (1486-1501); Hardwicke, Philip Yorke Earl of (1690-1764); Leigh, Blanche Legat

1501

Signatures: A-B⁶ a-p⁸ q-r⁶. Place of printing and name of printer suggested by Comolli on the basis of type comparison with the first edition ([Parma] : Angelus Vgoletus Parmensis impressor, [...

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