Coloriasto

Kirja on Coloriastossa useina tiedostoina.
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Coloriastossa ei ole kirjan viimeisiä (viinin valmistusta, etikanvalmistusta, makeisten valmistusta jne.) koskevia osia IX-XII.

Valuable secrets concerning arts and trades or, Approved Directions, from the best Artists, for the Various Methods.

Printed by Thomas Hubbard, Norwich, 1795

CHAP. I. Secrets relative to the Art of Engraving.
I. A wax to lay on iron or steel.
II. A mordant water to engrave on steel.
III. To engrave with aquafortis, so that the work may appear like a basso relievo.
IV. Aquafortis for engraving.
V. To engrave on brass, or copper, with aquafortis.
VI. To engrave prints, by aquafortis.
VII. Another.
VIII. The method of engraving with aquafortis.
IX. To engrave on wood.
X. To engrave on copper with the grawer.
XI. To engrave on steel or iron; such as blades of swords, knives, &c.
XII. A water to engrave on iron or copper.
XIII. Another more mordant water.
XIV. An ardent water to engrave steel deeply, or even eat it off entirely.
Chap. II. Secrets relative to Metals.
I. A secret to cause the transmutation of iron into the finest German steel.
II. To make tin.
III. To break an iron bar as big as the arm.
IV. Another for the same purpose.
V. To compose a metal of a gold colour.
VI. Another composition of metal.
VII. To dissolve gold in your naked hand.
VIII. How to give some perfection to imperfect metals.
IX. To melt all sorts of metals in the shell of nut, without burning it.
X. To increase the virtue of a loadstone.
XI. To restore gold to its weight, after it has lost it in regal water.
XII. To operate the transmutation of silver into gold.
XIII. Fixation of gold into silver.
XIV. To extract mercury from lead.
XV. Another mercury from lead.
XVI. Permutation of lead into silver.
XVII. Fixation of saltpetre.
XVIII. Transmutation of iron into copper.
XIX. Another to the same purpose.
XX. Another.
XXI. To preserve the brghtness of arms.
XXII. To manage steel so, that it may cut iron as it were lead.
XXIII. To soften steel.
XXLV. To extract mercury from antimony.
XXV. A magical mercurial ring.
XXVI. To melt the aforesaid mercury.
XXVII. The virtue of those rings.
XXVIII. A fixation of copper which will be found to yield six ounces out of eight, on the test.
XXIX. To whiten copper so as to make very fine figures with it.
XXX. To give the finest colour of gold to copper, in order to make statutes or other works, with it.
XXXI. To imitate tortoise-shell on copper.
XXXII. To perform the same on horn.
XXXIII. To soften metals.
XXXIV. To wash brass figures over, with silver.
XXXV. To operate the transmutation of iron into steel.
XXXVI. Another receipt for the same.
An estimate of the costs, and profits, of such an operation in France.
XXXVII. To take immediately rust from iron.
XXXVIII. To obtain good silver from pewter.
XXXIX. To soften iron.
XL. To melt iron so that it will spread under the hammer.
XLI. To give iron a temper to cut porphyry.
XLII. To soften all sorts of metals.
XLIII. To soft on a sophistic metal.
XLIV. A good temper for arms.
XLV. Another very hard temper.
XLVI. To melt iron and make it soft.
XLVII. To whiten iron like silver.
XLVIII. To render iron brittle, so as to pound like glass.
XLIX. Ingredients which serve to the melting of Iron.
L. To melt or calcinate the blade of a sword without hurting the scabbard.
LI. A spirit which will dissolve all sorts of stones, without excepting the most hard.
LII. To refine pewter.
LIII. To fix mercury.
LIV. To extract mercury from lead.
LV. The composition of cast mirrors and cylinders.
LVI. The true composition of metallic mirrors, or looking-glasses, used among the ancients.
LVII. To make convex and ardent mirrors.
LVIII. To give tools such a temper, as will enable them to saw marble.
LIX. To soften iron, and harden it afterwards more than it was before.
LX. To operate the transmutation of iron into damask-steel.
LXI. To guard iron against rusting.
LXII. To cut pebbles with ease.
LXIII. To whiten copper.
LXIV. A projection on copper.
LXV. A receipt for the preparation of emery.
LXVI. A factitious amiant; or the way to make an incombustible cloth.
LXVII. To render tartar fusible and penetrating.
LXVIII. To extract mercury from any metal.
LXIX. To dye in gold silver medals, or laminas, through and through.
LXX. To refine pewter.
LXXI. To make a perpetual motion.
LXXII. A secret fire.
LXIII. An oil, one ounce of which will last longer than one pound of any other.
LXXIV. To make a ccppel with ashes.
LXXV. To solder iron, or any other metal, without fire.
LXXVI. To solder with fire.
LXXVII. To make Borax.
LXXVIII. To render iron as white, and beautiful as silver.
LXXIX. To calcine pewter, and render it as white, and as hard, as silver.
LXXX. Another to the same purpose.
LXXXI. To whiten brass.
LXXXII. An other method.
LXXXIII. To extract gold from silver.
Chap. III. Secrets for the composition of Varnishes, &c.

Valuable secrets concerning arts and trades or, Approved Directions, from the best Artists, for the Various Methods. (osia)