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FIRST TECHNICAL MANUAL NATTER, LAURENTIUS. A Treatise on the Ancient Method of Engraving on Precious Stones, Compared with the Modern. 37 engraved

FIRST TECHNICAL MANUAL NATTER, LAURENTIUS. A Treatise on the Ancient Method of Engraving on Precious Stones, Compared with the Modern. 37 engraved plates and dedication page. 4to, rebound in modern cloth with gilt-lettered red morocco spine label; plates clear, with strong impressions. London, 1754

  • Notes: scarce first english language edition. "The first [book] to attempt an explanation of the tools, accessories, materials, and methods employed in the carving of engraved gems"--Sinkankas 4721, of the French edition, not having seen the English.

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