Collection: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Period: 17th century / Image Available: Unavailable / Classification: Books

1. L'Academia todesca della architectura, scultura & pittura: oder Teutsche Academie der edlen Bau- Bild- und Mahlerey Künste, darinn enthalten unterricht, von dieser dreyer Künste Eigenschaft, ... / Durch Joachim von Sandrart.

Creator:: Sandrart, Joachim von, 1606–1688
Date:: 1675-1679
Physical Description:: 2 v. : ill., ports. ; 37 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. The double-armed man, by the new inuention : briefly shewing some famous exploits atchieued by our Brittish bowmen: with seuerall portraitures proper for the pike and bow. / By W.N. archer.

Creator:: Neade, William
Date:: 1625
Physical Description:: [40] p. : ill. (woodcuts) ; 19 cm. (4to)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. The noble art of venerie or hunting : wherein is handled and set out the vertues, nature, and properties of fifteene sundry chaces, together with the order and manner how to hunt and kill euery one of them / translated & collected for the pleasure of all noblemen and gentlemen, out of the best approoued authors, which haue written any thing concerning the same, and reduced into such order and proper termes as are vsed here in this noble realme of Great Britaine.

Creator:: Fouilloux, Jacques du, 1521?-1580
Date:: An. Dom. 1611
Physical Description:: [8], 200, [4], 201-204, 207-250, [4] pages : illustrations, music ; 18 cm (4to)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. A direction for the English traviller : by which he shal be inabled to coast about all England and Wales : and also to know how farre any market or noteable towne in any shire lyeth one from an other, and whether the same be east, west, north, or south from ye shire towne : as also the distance between London and any other shire or great towne, with the scituation thereof east, west, north, or south from London : by the help also of this worke one may know (in what parish, village or mansion house soeuer he be in) what shires he is to passe through & which way he is to trauell, till he come to his journies end.

Creator:: Simons, Matthew, d. 1654
Date:: [1677?]
Physical Description:: 48 leaves (some folded) : maps ; 13 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. La fortificatione, guardia, difesa, et espugnatione delle fortezze esperimentata in diuerse guerre / del cavaliero Francco. Tensini da Crema ...

Creator:: Tensini, Francesco, 1581–1630
Date:: MDCLV [1655]
Physical Description:: [12], 83, [1], 83, [1], 128 pages, [50] leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations, portraits, plans ; 40 cm (folio)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. The sentiments of the most excellent painters concerning the practice of painting / collected and composed in tables of precepts by Henry Testling ... ; translated into English with remarques on the words of art, with an addition of the grounds, and the practical method in perspective.

Creator:: Testelin, Henri, 1616–1695
Date:: 1688
Physical Description:: [10] leaves, [2] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 35 cm (folio)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. Della caualleria = Grundtlicher Bericht von allem was zu der Reutterei gehorig vnd einem Cauallier dauon zu wissen geburt.

Creator:: Löhneyss, Georg Engelhard von, 1552–1622
Date:: 1609 [-1610]
Physical Description:: 2 v. : ill., music ; 46 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. The pleasures of princes, or, Good mens recreations : containing a discourse of the generall art of fishing with the angle, or otherwise, and of all the hidden secrets belonging thereunto. Together with the choyce, ordering, breeding, and dyetting of the fighting cocke. Being a worke neuer in that nature handled by any former author.

Creator:: Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637
Date:: 1614
Physical Description:: [2], 51, [1] p. ; 19 cm. (4to)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. The art of painting in oyl : wherein is included each particular circumstance relating to that art and mystery : containing the best and most approved rules for preparing, mixing, and working in oyl colours ... / by John Smith ...

Creator:: Smith, John, fl. 1673–1680
Date:: 1687
Physical Description:: [12], 100 p. ; 15 cm. (8vo)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

10. The carpenters rule, or, A booke shewing many plain waies, truly to measure ordinarie timber, and other extraordinarie sollids, or timber : with a detection of sundrie great errors, generally committed by carpenters and others in measuring of timber; tending much to the buyers great losse : published especially for the good of the Companie of Carpenters in London, and other also; ... / by Richard More.

Creator:: More, Richard (Carpenter)
Date:: 1602
Physical Description:: [8], 56 p. : ill. ; 16 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

11. The gentleman's recreation : in four parts, viz. hunting, hawking, fowling, fishing. Wherein these generous exercises are largely treated of, and the terms of art for hunting and hawking more amply enlarged than heretofore. Whereto is prefixt a large sculpture, giving easie directions for blowing the horn, and other sculptures inserted proper to each recreation. With an abstract at the end of each subject of such laws as relate to the same.

Creator:: Cox, Nicholas, fl. 1673–1721
Date:: 1686
Physical Description:: [10], 158, [10], 187, [5], 78; [2], 98 p., [5] leaves of plates ([4] folded) : ill. ; 19 cm. (8vo)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

12. Topographia Archiepiscopatuvm Moguntinensis, Trevirensis, et Coloniensis : das ist, Beschreibung der vornembsten Stätt vnd Plätz in denen Ertzbistumen Maÿnz, Trier, vnd Cöln.

Creator:: Zeiller, Martin, 1589–1661
Date:: 1646
Physical Description:: 54, [6] p., 43, [34] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill. (engravings), maps, plans ; fol.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

13. An approued treatise of hawkes and hawking : Diuided into three bookes. The first teacheth, how to make a short-winged hawke good, with good conditions. The second, how to reclaime a hawke from any ill condition. The third, teacheth cures for all knowne griefes and diseases / by Edmund Bert, Gentleman.

Creator:: Bert, Edmund
Date:: 1619
Physical Description:: [16], 109, [3] p. ; 19 cm. (4to)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

14. De arte graphica. The art of painting, by C. A. Du Fresnoy. With remarks. Translated into English, together with an original preface containing a parallel betwixt painting and poetry. By Mr. Dryden. As also A short account of the most eminent painters, both ancient and modern, continu'd down to the present times ... By another hand.

Creator:: Dufresnoy, Charles-Alphonse, 1611–1668
Date:: 1695
Physical Description:: 2 p.., lxxiv, 355, [1] p. 24 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

15. Britannia, or, A geographical description of the kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland, with the isles and territories thereto belonging : and for the better perfecting of the said work, there is added an alphabetical table of the names, titles, and seats of the nobility and gentry that each county of England and Wales is, or lately was, enobled with : illustrated with a map of each county of England, besides several general ones ...

Creator:: Blome, Richard, 1635–1705
Date:: MDCLXXII [1673]
Physical Description:: [14], 464 p., [113] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill., 50 maps plan ; 36 cm. (fol.)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

16. Donne's Sermon of valediction at his going into Germany : preached at Lincoln's Inn, April 18, 1619 : printed from the original version in the Lothian and Ashmole manuscripts, and from XXVI sermons / edited by Evelyn Mary Simpson.

Creator:: Donne, John, 1572–1631
Date:: 1932
Physical Description:: [6], 79, [2] pages ; 30 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

17. Remarks in the grande tour of France & Italy. Lately performed by a person of quality.

Creator:: Bromley, William, 1664–1732
Date:: 1692
Physical Description:: 4 p.., 370, [12] p. 17 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

18. The union of honovr : containing the armes, matches and issves of the kings, dukes, marquesses and earles of England from the conquest, untill this present yeere, 1640 : with the armes of the English viscounts and barons now being : and of the gentry of Lincolnshire : whereunto is annexed, a briefe of all the battels which have beene fought and maintained by the English since the conquest, till the yeere 1602 / collected out of the most approved authours, former or moderne, by James Yorke, black-Smith.

Creator:: Yorke, James, fl. 1640
Date:: 1640
Physical Description:: 16, 331, 52, 76 p. : coats of arms ; 31 cm. (folio)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

19. The generall historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles : with the names of the adventurers, planters, and governours from their first beginning ano: 1584 to this present 1624. With the procedings of those severall colonies and the accidents that befell them in all their journeyes and discoveries. Also the maps and descriptions of all those countryes, their commodities, people, government, customes, and religion yet knowne. Divided into sixe bookes / by Captaine Iohn Smith, sometymes governour in those countryes & admirall of New England.

Creator:: Smith, John, 1580–1631
Date:: 1624
Physical Description:: [14], 96, 105-248 p., [4] folded leaves of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 29 cm. (fol.)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

20. Theatrum civitatum nec non admirandorum Neapolis et Siciliae regnorum.

Creator:: Blaeu, Joan, 1596–1673
Date:: [1663]
Physical Description:: 166 pages in various pagings, [4] leaves of plates : illustrations, maps, plans ; 56 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

21. The art of graveing, and etching, wherein is exprest the true way of graueing in copper. allso the manner & method of that famous Callot, & Mr. Bosse. in their seuerall ways of etching.

Creator:: Faithorne, William, 1616–1691
Date:: 1662
Physical Description:: 5 p.., 48 p. 10 plates. 17 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

22. A vindication of Stone-Heng restored : in which the orders and rules of architecture observed by the ancient Romans, are discussed. Together with the customs and manners of several nations of the world in matters of building of greatest antiquity. As also an historical narration of the most memorable actions of the Danes in England. / By John Webb ...

Creator:: Webb, John, 1611–1672
Date:: MDCLXV [l665]
Physical Description:: [8], 232 p. : ill. ; 30 cm. (Fol.)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

23. Les raisons des forces mouuantes, avec diuerses machines tant vtiles que plaisantes : ausquelles sont adjoints plusieurs desseins de grotes et fontaines : augmentes de plusiers figures, avec le discours sur chacune / par Salomon De Caus ...

Creator:: Caus, Salomon de, -1626
Date:: 1624
Physical Description:: 3 v. in 1 : ill., music ; 41 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

24. [Jewelry and ornament design]

Creator:: Mignot, Daniel, fl. 1590
Date:: [16--]
Physical Description:: [86] leaves : all ill. ; 14 x 19 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

25. Virginia impartially examined, and left to publick view : to be considered by all iudicious and honest men. Under which title, is comprehended the degrees from 34 to 39, wherein lyes the rich and healthfull countries of Roanock, the now plantations of Virginia and Mary-land. Looke not upon this booke, as those that are set out by private men, for private ends; for being read, you'l find, the publick good is the authors onely aime. For this piece is no other than the adventurers faithfull steward, disposing the adventure for the best advantage, advising people of all degrees, from the highest master, to the meanest servant, how suddenly to raise their fortunes. Peruse the table, and you shall finde the way plainely layd downe / By William Bvllock, gent.

Creator:: Bullock, William, b. 1617?
Date:: 1649
Physical Description:: [12], 66 p. ; 20 cm. (4to)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

26. A solemne ioviall disputation, theoreticke and practicke; briefely shadowing the lavv of drinking ; together, with the solemnities and controversies occurring: fully and freely discussed according to the civill lavv. Which, by the permission, priviledge and authority, of that most noble and famous order in the Vniversity of Goddesse Potina; Dionisius Bacchus being then president, chiefe gossipper, and most excellent governour, Blasius Multibibus, aliàs Drinkmuch ... hath publikely expounded to his most approved and improved fellow-pot-shots; touching the houres before noone and after, usuall and lawfull. ... Faithfully rendred according to the originall Latine copie.

Creator:: Multibibus, Blasius
Date:: MDCXVII [1617]
Physical Description:: [8], 80, [6], 87-194, [6] p., 2 leaves of plates ; 15 cm (8vo)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

27. Insignium Romae templorum prospectus exteriores et interiores, a celebrioribus architectis inuenti : nunc tandem suis cum plantis ac mensuris septuaginta tribus figuris aeri incisis, in luce[m] editi.

Date:: [1690?]
Physical Description:: [140] leaves : all illustrations ; 37 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

28. Paradigmata graphices variorum artificum. Voor-beelden der teken-konst van verscheyde meesters.

Creator:: Bisschop, Jan de, 1628–1671
Date:: 1671
Physical Description:: 2 p.., 4 p., 1 leaf, 4, [4] p. 157 plates. 32 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

29. An apology for the builder, or, A discourse shewing the cause and effects of the increase of building.

Creator:: Barbon, Nicholas, -1698
Date:: 1689
Physical Description:: [2], 37 p. ; 20 cm. (4to)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

30. Recueil des meilleurs desseins de Raimond La Fage gravé par cinq des plus habiles graveurs / et mis en lumière par les soins de Vander-Bruggen ...

Creator:: La Fage, Raymond, 1656–1684
Date:: [168-]
Physical Description:: [8] p., [49] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill. ; 52 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

31. The carpenter's rule made easie, or, The art of measuring superficies and solids : as timber, stone, boards, glass, and the like : also, an addition or second way, being the ground work of measuring timber, stone, boards, and glass ... / by John Darling.

Creator:: Darling, John, 17th cent
Date:: 1676
Physical Description:: [2], [10], 140, [126] p. ; 13 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

32. Orbis habitabilis oppida et vestitus : centenario numero complexa, summo studio collecta / atque in lucem edita à Carolo Allard = Des bewoonden waerelds steden en dragten : in een honderd-getal begreepen / met een byzondere naerstigheid verzaameld en uitgegeven door Carel Allard.

Creator:: Allard, Carel, 1648–approximately 1709
Date:: [not after 1698?]
Physical Description:: [14] pages, [202] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 31 cm (fol.)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

33. The kingdome of England & principality of Wales : exactly described whith every sheere & the small townes in euery one of them : in six mappes, portable for every man's pocket ... : vseful for all commanders for quarteringe of souldiers ... / described by one that travailed throughout the whole kingdome for its purpose ... W. Hollar, fecit.

Creator:: Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607–1677
Date:: 1644
Physical Description:: 1 atlas ([1], [6] leaves) : 6 folded maps ; 23 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

34. Emanuels van Meteren historie der Neder-landscher ende haerder na-buren oorlogen ende geschiedenissen, tot den iare M.VI.c XII : nu de laestemael bij hem voor sijne doodt merckelijck verbetert en[de] in, XXXII, boecken voltrocken, is mede' hier by gevoegt des autheurs leven ...

Creator:: Meteren, Emmanuel van, 1535–1612
Date:: 1614
Physical Description:: [10], 302, 304-671, [15] leaves : ill., map, ports. ; 35 cm. (fol.)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

35. Oplomachia / di Bonauentura Pistofilo nobile Ferrarese Dottore, e caualiere ; nella quale con dottrina morale, politica, e militare, e col mezzo delle figure si tratta per via di teorica, e di pratica del maneggio, e dell'vso delle armi ; distinta in tre discorsi di Picca d'Alabarda, e di Moschetto.

Creator:: Pistofilo, Bonaventura, 1576–
Date:: 1621
Physical Description:: [8], 123, [1], 123-256, 253-315, [1] pages : illustrations, portraits (engr.) ; 14 x 20 cm (oblong 4to)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

36. Mechanick exercises, or, the doctrine of handy-works ... / by Joseph Moxon.

Creator:: Moxon, Joseph, 1627–1691
Physical Description:: [4], 234, [8] p., [14] leaves of plates : ill. ; 21 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

37. The ornaments of architecture : containing compartments, shields, mantlings, foldige, festones, monuments for tombs, alphabets of large letters plain and enrich'd, with the order of making them : with some new designes for carving and painting of eminent coaches : useful for painters, stone-cutters, carvers, plaisterers / collected out of the work of several eminent masters, and set forth by Robert Pricke.

Creator:: Pricke, Robert
Date:: 1674
Physical Description:: [51] leaves : chiefly ill. ; 32 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

38. The art of fair building: represented in the figures of several uprights of houses, with their ground-plots, fitting for persons of several qualities ... By Pierre Le Muet ... Pub. in English by Robert Pricke ...

Creator:: Le Muet, Pierre, 1591–1669
Date:: 1670
Physical Description:: 2 p.., 31, [1] p. 44 pl. (incl. plans) 40 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

39. A brief view and survey of the dangerous and pernicious errors to church and state, in Mr. Hobbe's book, entitled Leviathan. By Edward Earl of Clarendon.

Creator:: Clarendon, Edward Hyde, Earl of, 1609–1674
Date:: 1676
Physical Description:: 5 p. ., 322 p. illus. 21 cm. (4to)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

40. Paradossi per pratticare la prospettiua senza saperla : fiori, per facilitare l'intelligenza, frutti, per non operare alla cieca : cognitioni necessarie à pittori, scultori, architetti, ed à qualunque si diletta di disegno / dat' in luce da Giulio Troili da Spinlamberto detto Paradosso, pittore dell'illustriss. Senato di Bologna.

Creator:: Troili, Giulio, 1613–1685
Date:: 1683
Physical Description:: [8], 120; [4], 64 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

41. The excellency of the pen and pencil, exemplifying the uses of them in the most exquisite and mysterious arts of drawing, etching, engraving, limning. Painting in oyl, washing of maps & pictures ... Collected from the writings of the ablest masters, both antient and modern, as Albert Durer, P. Lomantius, and divers others. Furnished with divers cuts in copper, being copied from the best masters ...

Date:: 1668
Physical Description:: 8 p.., 121 p. ill., fold. plates. 16 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

42. Notizie de' professori del disegno da Cimabve in qva, per le quali si dimostra come, e per chi le bell'arti di pittura, scultura, e architettura lasciata la rozzezza delle maniere greca, e gottica, si siano in questi secoli ridotte all' antica loro perfezione. Opera di Filippo Baldinvcci Fiorentino distinta in secoli, e decennali ...

Creator:: Baldinucci, Filippo, 1625–1696
Date:: 1681-1728
Physical Description:: 6 v. in 3. fold. geneal. tables. 28 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

43. The description of Leicester Shire : containing matters of antiquitye, historye, armorye, and genealogy / written by William Burton ...

Creator:: Burton, William, 1575–1645
Date:: [1622]
Physical Description:: 10, 320, [12] p., 2 leaves of plates (one folded) : port., ill., coats of arms, map ; 30 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

44. The history of the Old Testament : extracted out of sacred Scripture and writings of the fathers... / translated from the works of ... le sieur de Royaumont by Mr. John Coughen ... and supervised by Dr. Anthony Horneck, and other orthodox divines.

Creator:: Fontaine, Nicolas, 1625–1709
Date:: 1688-1690
Physical Description:: 2 v. : ill., maps ; 46 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

45. Seuerall wayes of hunting, hawking and fishing according to the English manner / invented by Francis Barlow. Etched by W. Hollar.

Creator:: Barlow, Francis, 1622–1704
Date:: [1671]
Physical Description:: [13] leaves : chiefly ill. ; 19 x 30 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

46. Topographia Alsatiæ &c. completa : das ist, Vollkömliche Beschreibung und eygentliche Abbildung der vornehmbsten Städt und Oerther im Obern und Untern Elsass auch den benachbarten Sundgöw, Brissgöw, Graffschafft Mümpelgart and andern Gegenden / Jetzo auffs neu revidiret und mit dem jenigen was sonst in dem zuvor absonderlich gedruckten Anhang vermehret und an Tag gegeben und verlegt durch Matthæi Mariani Seel: Erben.

Creator:: Zeiller, Martin, 1589–1661
Date:: im Jahr MDCLXIII [1663]
Physical Description:: [18], 70 pages, [38] leaves of plates : folded maps, plans (some folded), plates ; 33 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

47. Allmodischer Kleyder Teuffel : das ist 1. Schimpff vnnd Ernstlicher Discurs vber den heuttigen Allmodischen : oder A-la-modischen Kleyder Teuffel &c : 2. Eröterung der Frage : Wie ein Erbarer Teutscher Mann thun solle wann sein Weib (da es doch sein Seckel nicht ertragen könte) sich Allmodisch tragen wolte damit er des Hauptcepters nicht gar verlustigt werde : 3. Regulœ eines Getrewen Ehe Weibs / Verfasset Durch M. Johann Ellinger.

Creator:: Ellinger, Johann, of Arheiligen
Date:: Anno 1629
Physical Description:: 56 p. ; 22 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

48. XXX. pieces d'architecture : tirees du tres exellent auteur Vincent Scamozze : et autres : tres necessaire a ceux qui sont Proffession de cet Art = XXX. pieces of architecture : taken out of the famous Author Vincent Scamozze : and others : Very necessary for all those that are affected to the said Art.

Creator:: Scamozzi, Vincenzo, 1552–1616
Date:: 1660.]
Physical Description:: [4] p., [29] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill. ; 30 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

49. Academia nobilissimae artis pictoriae, sive, De veris & genuinis hujusdem proprietatibus, theorematibus, secretis atque requisitis aliis ... : unà cum artificum tam Aegyptiorum, Graecorum & Romanorum, quàm Italorum, Gallorum, Anglorum, Germanorum, Belgarum, aliorumq[ue] ... vitis atque encomiis ... : eorundemque plusquàm ducentis iconibus ... aere expressis, erecta atq[ue] publicata / Joachimi de Sandrart, à Stockau ...

Creator:: Sandrart, Joachim von, 1606–1688
Date:: anno MDLXXXIII [1683]
Physical Description:: [18], 401, [21], 16 pages, [53] leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 39 cm (folio)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

50. Cantabrigia illustrativa sive omnium celeberrime istius universitatis.

Creator:: Loggan, David, 1635–1700?
Date:: 1688
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

51. Reges, reginæ, nobiles, & alij in ecclesia collegiata B. Petri Westmonasterij sepulti vsque ad annum reparatæ salutis 1600 ...

Creator:: Camden, William, 1551–1623
Date:: 1600
Physical Description:: [81] p. ; 19 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

52. Albert Durer revived, or, A book of drawing, limning, washing, or colouring of maps and prints : and the art of painting, with the names and mixtures of colours used by the picture-drawers : with directions how to lay and paint pictures upon glass, or, The young-man's time well spent ...

Date:: [1698]
Physical Description:: [3], 21 [i.e. 40] p. : ill., port. ; 31 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

53. Relations of the most famous kingdomes and common-wealths thorowout the world : discoursing of their situations, religions, manners, customes, strengths, languages, greatnesse and policies ... / translated out of the best Italian impression of Boterus.

Creator:: Botero, Giovanni, 1540–1617
Date:: 1630
Physical Description:: [8], 644, [4] p., [1] folded leaf of plates : map ; 19 cm. (4to)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

54. Romae antiquae et novae theatrum, sive, Genuina ac vera urbis, juxta varios ejusdem status, delineatio topographica : unà cum primariis illius aedificiis ac monumentis, veluti templis, simulacris, circis, campis, theatris, arcubus, porticibus, columnis, statuis & sepulcris antiquis, praecipuè verò modernis templis, palatiis & aedificiis, nonaginta tabulis aeneis exhibitis & secundùm nobilioris architecturae simulac perspectivae regulas extructis, ruinisq́ue illustrioribus / curante Joachimo à Sandrart ...

Creator:: Sandrart, Joachim von, 1606–1688
Date:: anno Christi 1684
Physical Description:: [2], 15, [1] pages, [108] leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations, maps, plans ; 40 cm (folio)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

55. Proposals of a new model for rebuilding the city of London : with houses, streets and wharfs, to be forthwith set out by His Majesty's and the city surveyors : with the advantages that will accrue by the building the same accordingly, viz. I. The owners satisfied for their ground, the builder for building, and the poor inhabitants their losses by the fire. II. The city built stately with large streets, the houses not in danger of fire, and the ground all put to the best profit. III. The people will walk easy and dry, the houses-of-office and streets kept sweet and clean; and goods delivered much cheaper. IV. Convenient houses, shops, warehouses and wharfs not dear. V. Advanced to His Majesty by fines 372670 l. VI. A revenue for ever settled upon the crown of per ann. 223517 l. 10 s.

Creator:: Knight, Val. (Valentine)
Date:: [1666]
Physical Description:: 1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 29 x 38 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

56. Tuba stentoro-phonica : an instrument of excellent use, as well as at sea, as at land : invented and variously experimented in the year 1670 : and humbly presented to the Kings most excellent Majesty Charles II, In the year, 1671 / by S. Morland ; the instruments (or speaking-trumpets) of all sizes and dimensions, are made and sold by Mr. Simon Beal, one of His Majesties Trumps. in Suffolk-street.

Creator:: Morland, Samuel, Sir, 1625–1695
Date:: 1672
Physical Description:: [2], 14 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 31 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

57. The countrey farrier : Teaching divers and sundry approved medicines, to cure all sorts of cattell : as horse, kine, sheepe, hogs, and dogs. With directions how to find, or know, what the disease or infirmity is. Contrived into a little volume, for avoiding the charge of high-prised bookes. Very usefull and necessary for all country-farmers, and housholders; and generally, for all sorts of people / Exactly approved and collected, by the long travels, study, and experience of William Poole.

Creator:: Poole, William, farrier
Date:: 1648
Physical Description:: [8], 24, p. ; 19 cm. (4to)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

58. The office of the holy week according to the Missall and Roman breviary : translated out of French with a new and ample explication taken out of the Holy Fathers, of the mysteries, ceremonies, gospels, lessons, psalms, and of all that belongs to this off

Creator:: Catholic Church
Date:: 1670
Physical Description:: [8], 611 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

59. The country-man's jewel: or, The jockey's master-piece : Part I contains plain and approv'd rules to choose, feed, and breed the best stallions, horses mares, or geldings. How to order and feed a race-horse. Also how to know a sound horse or mare from one that is distemper'd. With a collection of two hundred choice and approv'd receipts to cure all distempers, and different diseases in horses and mares. The like never before published. Part II prescribes cures for all distempers in black and white cattle; as horses, oxen, bulls, cows, calves goats, mules, asses, sheep, hogs, dogs, deer, hares, and conies. Also to destroy vermin. With directions for improving land to great advantage. To cure the biting of a mad dog / by M.S. [i.e. A.S.?] gent., L.M. J. Lambert, and others.

Date:: [ca. 1690?]
Physical Description:: 118, [2] p. : ill. ; 16 cm (12mo)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

60. The anatomy of an horse : containing an exact and full description of the frame, situation and connexion of all his parts, (with their actions and uses) exprest in forty nine copper-plates : to which is added an appendix, containing two discourses: the one, of the generation of animals; and the other, of the motion of the chyle, and the circulation of the bloud / by Andrew Snape, Jun. Farrier to His Majesty.

Creator:: Snape, Andrew, 1644–
Date:: An. Dom. 1683
Physical Description:: [14], 237, [1], 45, [7] p., XLIX leaves of plates : ill., port. ; 37 cm. (fol.)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

61. Li cinque libri di architettura / di Gio. Battista Montani milanese ...

Creator:: Montano, Giovanni Battista, 1545–1621
Date:: 1684
Physical Description:: 5 volumes : illustrations ; 43 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

62. Ars pictoria; or, An academy treating of drawing, painting, limning, and etching. To which are added thirty copper plates expressing the choicest, nearest, and most exact grounds and rules of symetry. Collected out of the most eminent Italian, German, and Neanderthal authors. By Alexander Browne ...

Creator:: Browne, Alexander, active 1660–1677
Date:: 1669
Physical Description:: 4 p.l., 110, [2] p. front. (port.) plates. 37 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

63. Alle de wercken, so ouden als nieuvven / van de Heer Jacob Cats, oudt Raedtpensionaris van Hollandt, &c. ; doorgaens vermeerdert, en achter met des autheurs tachtigh-jarigh leven, huyshoudinge en bedenckingen op zorgh-vliet.

Creator:: Cats, Jacob, 1577–1660
Date:: 1658
Physical Description:: 2 volumes : illustrations, portrait ; 41 cm (folio)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

64. Militarie instructions for the cavallrie: or Rules and directions for the service of horse : collected out of divers forrain authors, ancient and modern, and rectified and supplied according to the present practice of the Lowe-Countrey warres.

Creator:: Cruso, John, d. 1681
Date:: MDCXXXII [1632]
Physical Description:: [10], 108 p., 16 leaves of plates (7 folded) : ill. ; 31 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

65. His Maiesties commission giuing power to enquire of the decayes of the cathedral church of St. Paul in London, and for repairing of the same.

Creator:: England and Wales. Sovereign (1625–1649 : Charles I)
Date:: 1631
Physical Description:: [2], 49, [2] p. ; 19 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

66. Polybiou tou Lykorta Megalopolitou istorion ta sozomena = Polybii Lycortae F. Megalopolitani Historiarvm libri qui supersunt / interprete Isaac Casaubono ; Jacobus Gronovius recensuit, ac utriusque Casauboni, Ful. Ursini, Henr. Valesii, Jac. Palmerii & suas notas adjecit. Accedit [Aineis Taktikon te kai poliorkētikon hypomnēma, peritou pōs chrē poliorkoumenon antechein] = Aeneae, vetustissimi Tactici, Commentarius de toleranda obsidione : cum interpretatione ac notis Isaaci Casauboni.

Creator:: Polybius
Date:: MDCLXX [1670]
Physical Description:: 3 volumes ; 18 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

67. A description of the island of Jamaica : with the other isles and territories in America, to which the English are related, viz. Barbadoes, St. Christophers, Nievis or Mevis, Antego, St. Vincent, Dominica, Montserrat, Anguilla, Barbada, Bermudes, Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, New-York, New England, New-Found-Land : taken from the notes of Sr. Thomas Linch, Knight, governour of Jamaica, and other experienced persons in the said places. Illustrated with maps / published by Richard Blome.

Creator:: Blome, Richard, 1635–1705
Date:: 1672
Physical Description:: [8], 192 p., [3] folded leaves of plates : ill. (maps) ; 15 cm. (8vo)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

68. A treatise of artificial fire-vvorks both for vvarres and recreation ... Newly written in French, and englished by the authour Tho: [!] Malthvs.

Creator:: Malthus, Francis
Date:: 1629
Physical Description:: 7 p.., 261 [i.e. 263], [8] p. ill. 16 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

69. Historica narratio profectionis et inaugurationis serenissimorum Belgii principum Alberti et Isabellae, Austriae archiducum : et eorum optatissimi in Belgium aduentus, rerumque gestarum et memorabilium, gratulationum, apparatuum, et spectaculorum in ipsorum susceptione et inauguratione hactenus editorum accurata descriptio / auctore Ioanne Bochio ...

Creator:: Bochius, Joannes, 1555–1609
Date:: MDCII [1602]
Physical Description:: 500, [12] pages : illustrations, music ; 38 cm (folio)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

70. Relation d'un voyage fait en 1695. 1696. & 1697. aux cotes d'Afrique, détroit de Magellan, Bresil, Cayenne et isles Antilles, par une escadre des vaisseaux du roi, commandée par m. de Gennes / Faite par le sieur Froger ingenieur volontaire sure le vaisseau le Faucon Anglois. Enrichie de grand nombre de figures dessinées sur les lieux.

Creator:: Froger, François, b. 1676
Date:: M.DC.XCIX [1699]
Physical Description:: [14], 227, [1] p., [28] leaves of plates ([7] folded) : ill. (maps, plans) ; 16 cm. (12mo)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

71. Traité des manieres de dessiner les ordres de l'architecture antique en toutes leurs parties : auec plusieurs belles particularitez qui nont point parû jusques a present, touchat. les bastimts. de marque comme, la naturelle entresuitte des gros et menüs membres de l'eurs degrez ou escaliers : puis, le moyen darrester par dessein et modelle en petit, les parties d'vn edifice, en sorte q'uestant executé en grand, il fasse l'effet que l'on senst proposé, et enfin, la pratique de trouuer la place geometrale des jours ombres et ombrages, sur les corps geometraux / par A. Bosse.

Creator:: Bosse, Abraham, 1602–1676
Date:: MVICLXIIII [1664, i.e. 1665]
Physical Description:: [3], XLIV leaves : chiefly illustrations ; 42 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

72. Historica relación del reyno de Chile : y delas missiones, y ministerios que exercita en el la Compañia de Iesvs : a nvestro señor Iesv Christo, Dios hombre y ala Santissima Virgen, y Madre Maria, Señora del cielo, y dela tierra, y alos santos Ioseph, Ioachin, Ana, sus padres, y aguelos / [Por] Alonso de Ovalle.

Creator:: Ovalle, Alonso de, 1601–1651
Date:: 1646
Physical Description:: [5], 455, 12, [22] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill. ; 26 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

73. An ordinance prohibiting cock-matches : Fryday March 31. 1654. Ordered by His Highness the Lord Protector, and his Council, that this ordinance be forthwith printed and published. Henry Scobell Clerk of the Council.

Creator:: England and Wales
Date:: 1654
Physical Description:: [2], 193-194 p. ; 26 cm. (fol.)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

74. Des ordres de colõnes en l'architecture, et plusieurs aũes dependances dicelle / par A. Bosse.

Creator:: Bosse, Abraham, 1602–1676
Date:: 1664
Physical Description:: [1], A-V leaves : chiefly illustrations ; 42 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

75. An introduction to the general art of drawing, wherein is set forth the grounds and properties, which of this infallible and judicious art are necessary to be known and understood ... with an illustration of 25 copper prints ... Likewise, An excellent treatise of the art of limning in which the true grounds and the perfect use of water-colours ... are ... taught. Formerly set out by ... Gerhard of Brugge. And now much augmented and amended, with some observations, touching ... the colouring and painting with water-colours. Truly tr. into English by J. L.

Creator:: Goeree, Willem, 1635–1711
Date:: 1674
Physical Description:: 2 pts. plates. 24 cm. (4 to)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

76. Disputatio juridica de venatione : quam permissu atque authoritate Magnifici JCtorum Ordinis in celeberrima Rauracorum Universitate praeside viro nobilissimo et amplissimo Dn. Jac. Burckhardo, J.U.D. Cod. Prof. Publ. celeberrimo, nec non serenissimi & celsissimi Principis Nassov. Consiliario meritissimo, Patrono ac Praeceptore suo aetatèm colendo: publico placidoq́[ue] eruditorum examini loco horisq́ue consuetis submittit Joh. Henricus Reberus als. Mylhusinus, ad diem Martij, An. Chr. M. DC. LXXXX.

Creator:: Reber, Joh. Henricus
Date:: [1690]
Physical Description:: [2], 74 pages, [4] folded pages of plates ; 19 cm (4to)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

77. Effigies regum Anglorum : Wilhelmo Conquestore : are to be sold by Robt. Peake att his shoppe neere Holborne conduitt.

Creator:: Faithorne, William, 1616–1691
Date:: [1630?]
Physical Description:: [25] leaves : all ports. ; 28 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

78. Trigonometrie, or, The doctrine of triangles : divided into two bookes : the first shewing the mensuration of right lined triangles : the second of sphericall, with grounds and demonstrations thereof : both performed by that late and excellent invention of logarithmes, after a more easie and compendious manner, than hath beene formerly taught : whereunto is annexed (chiefly for the use of seamen), a treatise of the application thereof in the three principall kindes of sailing, with certaine necessary tables used in navigation / by Richard Norvvood ...

Creator:: Norwood, Richard, 1590?-1675
Date:: 1631
Physical Description:: 8, 129, [180] p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

79. A List of His Majesty's regalia : besides plate and other rich things, at the Jewel-House in the Tower of London.

Creator:: Tower of London (London, England)
Date:: [approximately 169-?]
Physical Description:: 1 sheet ([1] page.) ; 17 x 14 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

80. Pvrchas his Pilgrimage. Or Relations of the world and the religions obserued in all ages and places discouered, from the Creation vnto this present. : Contayning a theologicall and geographicall historie of Asia, Africa, and America, with the ilands adiacent. Declaring the ancient religions before the Flovd, the heathenish, Iewish, and Saracenicall in all ages since ... / By Samuel Purchas, ...

Creator:: Purchas, Samuel, 1577?-1626
Date:: 1626
Physical Description:: [44], 242, 241-636, 635-1047, [37] p. (the first four pages blank), [1] double leaf of plates : ill., maps ; 35 cm. (fol.)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

81. Typus mundi in quo eius calamitates et pericula nec non diuini : humanique amoris antipathia : emblematice proponuntur à RR.C.S.I.A.

Date:: 1627
Physical Description:: 99, 200-240, [4] p. : ill. ; 13 cm. (12mo)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gordon S. Haight

82. A briefe description of the whole worlde : Wherein is particularly described all the monarchies, empires, and kingdomes of the same: newly augmented and enlarged; with their seuerall titles and scituations thereunto adioyning.

Creator:: Abbot, George, 1562–1633
Date:: 1605
Physical Description:: [164] p. ; 20 cm. (4to)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

83. Veües des plus beaux endroits de la ville de Rome / Jacques Prou delin. et sculp.

Creator:: Prou, Jacques, approximately 1639–approximately1686
Date:: [circa 1680?]
Physical Description:: 8 leaves, [8] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 34 x 52 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

84. Polygraphice: or The arts of drawing, engraving, etching, limning, painting, washing, varnishing, gilding, colouring, dying, beautifying and perfuming ... To which also is added, I. The one hundred and twelve chymical arcanums of Petrus Johannes Faber ... II. An abstract of choice chymical preparations, fitted for vulgar use, for curing most diseases incident to humane bodies.

Creator:: Salmon, William, 1644–1713
Date:: 1685
Physical Description:: 33 p.., 767 p. front. (port.) plates. 20 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

85. The metamorphoses of Ovid / translated by William Caxton, 1480.

Creator:: Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D
Date:: 1968
Physical Description:: 2 v. ; 31 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

86. Perspective practical. Or, a plain and easie method of true and lively representing all things to the eye at a distance, by the exact rules of art... By a religious person of the Society of Jesus, a Parisian. Faithfully translated out of French, and illustrated with 150 copper cuts. Set forth in English by Robert Pricke ...

Creator:: Dubreuil, Jean, 1602–1670
Date:: 1698
Physical Description:: 8 p. ., 150, [6] p. 150 engraved plates. 23 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

87. The English military discipline : exactly described by copper cutts, in forty-eight postures of the musquet and thirty-six of the pike : with instructions for all young souldiers, and such who are disposed to learn and have knowledge of the military discipline : wherein are set down the conditions and qualities which are required in every several officer of a private company, and the manner of drawing up of companies and placing them in battail rank.

Date:: 1672
Physical Description:: 23 p., [21] leaves of plates : ill. ; 21 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

88. Neu erfundene Krieges-Bau-Kunst : begreiffend unterschiedene vornehme Krieges-Ubungen und Exercitia sambt viele profitable Anweisungen und Andeutungen, auch wie man auf eine gantz leichte Art, ohne einige Rechen-Kunst nach ietziger Zeit üblichen Manier, Festungen abreissen, fortificiren und in Grund legen lernen kan; allen Liebhabern, und denen Krieges-Waffen Ergebenen, zum Nutzen heraus gegeben, und ans Licht gebracht / durch P. V. D. Kreus, der Rom. Kayserl. Majest. Haubtmann, und Ingeneur in Ober- und Nieder-Schlesien.

Creator:: Kreus, Peter von der
Date:: [1699]
Physical Description:: [8], 38 p., [1], 14 leaves of plates ([1] folded) : ill. ; 20 cm. (4to)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

89. The survey of London : contayning the orignall, increase, moderne estate, and government of that city, methodically set downe : with a memoriall of those famouser acts of charity, which for publike and pious uses have beene bestowed by many worshipfull citizens and benefactors, as also all the ancient and moderne monuments erected in the churches, not onely of those two famous cites, London and Westminster, but (now newly added) foure miled compasse / begunne first by the paines and industry of Iohn Stow, in the yeere 1598 ; afterwards inlarged by the care and diligence of A.M. in the yeere 1618 ; and now completely finished by the study and labour of A.M. ; H.D., and others, this present yeere 1633, whereunto, besides many additions (as appeares by the contents) are annexed divers alphabeticall tables, especially two ; the first, an index of things ; the second, a concordance of names.

Creator:: Stow, John, 1525?-1605
Date:: 1633
Physical Description:: [16], 534, 527-652, 655-770, 773-939, [29] p. : illustrations 35 cm (fol.)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

90. Mechanick exercises, or, The doctrine of handy-works : began Jan. 1, 1677 : and intended to be continued monthly / by Joseph Moxon.

Creator:: Moxon, Joseph, 1627–1691
Date:: 1677-1680
Physical Description:: 1-48, 51-114, 119-242, [243-250] p., [18] leaves of plates : ill. ; 21 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

91. Topographia Helvetiæ, Rhætiæ et Valesiæ : das ist, Beschreibung vnnd eygentliche Abbildung der vornemsten Stätte vnd Plätze in der hochlöblichen Eydgnossschafft, Graubündten, Wallis, vnd etlicher zugewandten Orthen / M.Z.

Creator:: Zeiller, Martin, 1589–1661
Date:: Im Jahr MDCLIV [1654]
Physical Description:: 90, [8] p., [80] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill. (engravings), maps, plans ; 32 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

92. Eryci Puteani Bamelrodi Bruxella, incomparabili exemplo septenaria ...

Creator:: Puteanus, Erycius, 1574–1646
Date:: 1646
Physical Description:: [24], 146, [12] p., [8] leaves of plates : ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

93. [India Orientalis].

Date:: 1597[-1628]
Physical Description:: 13 parts : ill., maps, plans, ports. ; 33 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

94. The compleat horseman and expert ferrier : In two bookes. The first, shewing the best manner of breeding good horses, with their choyce, nature, riding and dyeting, as well for running as hunting, and how the rider ought to behave himselfe in the breaking and riding of colts, as also teaching the groome and keeper his true office, touching the horses and colts committed to his charge, and prescribing the best manner how a perfect stable ought to be scituated and made, not hitherto so fully described by any. The second, directing the most exact and approved manner how to know and cure all maladies and diseases in horses: a worke containing the secrets and best skill belonging either to ferrier or horse-leech: the cures placed alphabetically: with many hundreds of medicines never before imprinted in any author. Published at the earnest request of sundry noble and worthy gentlemen, for the generall good and benefit of the whole kingdome: and dedicated to His most excellent Majestie / By Thomas de Gray Esquire.

Creator:: De Grey, Thomas
Date:: 1639
Physical Description:: [32], 356, [8] p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

95. Artis magnae artilleriae : pars prima / auctore Casimiro Siemienowicz ...

Creator:: Siemienowicz, Kazimierz, -1651?
Date:: Ao. MDCL [1650]
Physical Description:: [16], 284, [4] pages, [23] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 32 cm (folio)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

96. Naval speculations, and maritime politicks : being a modest and brief discourse of the Royal Navy of England: of its oeconomy and government, and a projection for an everlasting seminary of seamen, by a royal maritime hospital. With a project for a royal fishery. Also necessary measures in the present war with France, &c. / by Henry Maydman.

Creator:: Maydman, Henry
Date:: 1691
Physical Description:: [32], 348, [2] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 18 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

97. A new method of cryptography : humbly presented to the most serene Majesty of Charles the II / by Samuel Morland, knight and baronet, and one of the gentlemen of his Majestie's privy chamber in ordinary. 1666.

Creator:: Morland, Samuel, Sir, 1625–1695
Date:: [1666]
Physical Description:: 12 p. : ill. ; 36 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

98. Description de l'univers : contenant les differents systemes du monde, les cartes generales & particulieres de la geographie ancienne & moderne : les plans & les profils des principales villes & des autres lieux plus considerables de la Terre : avec les portraits des souverains qui y commandent, leurs blasons, titres & livrées : et les moeurs, religions, gouvernemens & divers habillemens de chaque nation, dediée au roy / par Allain Manesson Mallet ...

Creator:: Manesson-Mallet, Allain, approximately 1630–approximately 1706
Date:: MDCLXXXV-MDCLXXXVI [1685-1686]
Physical Description:: 5 volumes : illustrations, maps, plans, portraits ; 21 cm. (4to)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

99. A catalogue of divers excellent Italian pictures of the most eminent masters : both ancient and modern : which will be exposed to sale in the Banqueting-House at White-Hall, by way of publick out-cry, on Munday the 2d day of June next.

Date:: 1684
Physical Description:: 4 p. ; 28 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

100. Britannia, sive, Florentissimorum regnorum Angliæ, Scotiæ, Hiberniæ, et insularum adiacentium ex intima antiquitate chorographica descripto : nunc postremò recognita, plurimis locis magna accessione adaucta, & chartis chorographicis illustrata / Guilielmo Camdeno, authore.

Creator:: Camden, William, 1551–1623
Date:: 1607
Physical Description:: [16], 860, [23] p., [3] leaves of plates : ill., port., maps ; 32 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

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1. L'Academia todesca della architectura, scultura & pittura: oder Teutsche Academie der edlen Bau- Bild- und Mahlerey Künste, darinn enthalten unterricht, von dieser dreyer Künste Eigenschaft, ... / Durch Joachim von Sandrart.

2. The double-armed man, by the new inuention : briefly shewing some famous exploits atchieued by our Brittish bowmen: with seuerall portraitures proper for the pike and bow. / By W.N. archer.

5. La fortificatione, guardia, difesa, et espugnatione delle fortezze esperimentata in diuerse guerre / del cavaliero Francco. Tensini da Crema ...

6. The sentiments of the most excellent painters concerning the practice of painting / collected and composed in tables of precepts by Henry Testling ... ; translated into English with remarques on the words of art, with an addition of the grounds, and the practical method in perspective.

7. Della caualleria = Grundtlicher Bericht von allem was zu der Reutterei gehorig vnd einem Cauallier dauon zu wissen geburt.

9. The art of painting in oyl : wherein is included each particular circumstance relating to that art and mystery : containing the best and most approved rules for preparing, mixing, and working in oyl colours ... / by John Smith ...

12. Topographia Archiepiscopatuvm Moguntinensis, Trevirensis, et Coloniensis : das ist, Beschreibung der vornembsten Stätt vnd Plätz in denen Ertzbistumen Maÿnz, Trier, vnd Cöln.

16. Donne's Sermon of valediction at his going into Germany : preached at Lincoln's Inn, April 18, 1619 : printed from the original version in the Lothian and Ashmole manuscripts, and from XXVI sermons / edited by Evelyn Mary Simpson.

17. Remarks in the grande tour of France & Italy. Lately performed by a person of quality.

20. Theatrum civitatum nec non admirandorum Neapolis et Siciliae regnorum.

21. The art of graveing, and etching, wherein is exprest the true way of graueing in copper. allso the manner & method of that famous Callot, & Mr. Bosse. in their seuerall ways of etching.

23. Les raisons des forces mouuantes, avec diuerses machines tant vtiles que plaisantes : ausquelles sont adjoints plusieurs desseins de grotes et fontaines : augmentes de plusiers figures, avec le discours sur chacune / par Salomon De Caus ...

24. [Jewelry and ornament design]

27. Insignium Romae templorum prospectus exteriores et interiores, a celebrioribus architectis inuenti : nunc tandem suis cum plantis ac mensuris septuaginta tribus figuris aeri incisis, in luce[m] editi.

28. Paradigmata graphices variorum artificum. Voor-beelden der teken-konst van verscheyde meesters.

29. An apology for the builder, or, A discourse shewing the cause and effects of the increase of building.

30. Recueil des meilleurs desseins de Raimond La Fage gravé par cinq des plus habiles graveurs / et mis en lumière par les soins de Vander-Bruggen ...

31. The carpenter's rule made easie, or, The art of measuring superficies and solids : as timber, stone, boards, glass, and the like : also, an addition or second way, being the ground work of measuring timber, stone, boards, and glass ... / by John Darling.

32. Orbis habitabilis oppida et vestitus : centenario numero complexa, summo studio collecta / atque in lucem edita à Carolo Allard = Des bewoonden waerelds steden en dragten : in een honderd-getal begreepen / met een byzondere naerstigheid verzaameld en uitgegeven door Carel Allard.

34. Emanuels van Meteren historie der Neder-landscher ende haerder na-buren oorlogen ende geschiedenissen, tot den iare M.VI.c XII : nu de laestemael bij hem voor sijne doodt merckelijck verbetert en[de] in, XXXII, boecken voltrocken, is mede' hier by gevoegt des autheurs leven ...

36. Mechanick exercises, or, the doctrine of handy-works ... / by Joseph Moxon.

38. The art of fair building: represented in the figures of several uprights of houses, with their ground-plots, fitting for persons of several qualities ... By Pierre Le Muet ... Pub. in English by Robert Pricke ...

39. A brief view and survey of the dangerous and pernicious errors to church and state, in Mr. Hobbe's book, entitled Leviathan. By Edward Earl of Clarendon.

43. The description of Leicester Shire : containing matters of antiquitye, historye, armorye, and genealogy / written by William Burton ...

44. The history of the Old Testament : extracted out of sacred Scripture and writings of the fathers... / translated from the works of ... le sieur de Royaumont by Mr. John Coughen ... and supervised by Dr. Anthony Horneck, and other orthodox divines.

45. Seuerall wayes of hunting, hawking and fishing according to the English manner / invented by Francis Barlow. Etched by W. Hollar.

50. Cantabrigia illustrativa sive omnium celeberrime istius universitatis.

51. Reges, reginæ, nobiles, & alij in ecclesia collegiata B. Petri Westmonasterij sepulti vsque ad annum reparatæ salutis 1600 ...

52. Albert Durer revived, or, A book of drawing, limning, washing, or colouring of maps and prints : and the art of painting, with the names and mixtures of colours used by the picture-drawers : with directions how to lay and paint pictures upon glass, or, The young-man's time well spent ...

53. Relations of the most famous kingdomes and common-wealths thorowout the world : discoursing of their situations, religions, manners, customes, strengths, languages, greatnesse and policies ... / translated out of the best Italian impression of Boterus.

58. The office of the holy week according to the Missall and Roman breviary : translated out of French with a new and ample explication taken out of the Holy Fathers, of the mysteries, ceremonies, gospels, lessons, psalms, and of all that belongs to this off

61. Li cinque libri di architettura / di Gio. Battista Montani milanese ...

63. Alle de wercken, so ouden als nieuvven / van de Heer Jacob Cats, oudt Raedtpensionaris van Hollandt, &c. ; doorgaens vermeerdert, en achter met des autheurs tachtigh-jarigh leven, huyshoudinge en bedenckingen op zorgh-vliet.

64. Militarie instructions for the cavallrie: or Rules and directions for the service of horse : collected out of divers forrain authors, ancient and modern, and rectified and supplied according to the present practice of the Lowe-Countrey warres.

65. His Maiesties commission giuing power to enquire of the decayes of the cathedral church of St. Paul in London, and for repairing of the same.

68. A treatise of artificial fire-vvorks both for vvarres and recreation ... Newly written in French, and englished by the authour Tho: [!] Malthvs.

73. An ordinance prohibiting cock-matches : Fryday March 31. 1654. Ordered by His Highness the Lord Protector, and his Council, that this ordinance be forthwith printed and published. Henry Scobell Clerk of the Council.

74. Des ordres de colõnes en l'architecture, et plusieurs aũes dependances dicelle / par A. Bosse.

77. Effigies regum Anglorum : Wilhelmo Conquestore : are to be sold by Robt. Peake att his shoppe neere Holborne conduitt.

79. A List of His Majesty's regalia : besides plate and other rich things, at the Jewel-House in the Tower of London.

81. Typus mundi in quo eius calamitates et pericula nec non diuini : humanique amoris antipathia : emblematice proponuntur à RR.C.S.I.A.

82. A briefe description of the whole worlde : Wherein is particularly described all the monarchies, empires, and kingdomes of the same: newly augmented and enlarged; with their seuerall titles and scituations thereunto adioyning.

83. Veües des plus beaux endroits de la ville de Rome / Jacques Prou delin. et sculp.

85. The metamorphoses of Ovid / translated by William Caxton, 1480.

90. Mechanick exercises, or, The doctrine of handy-works : began Jan. 1, 1677 : and intended to be continued monthly / by Joseph Moxon.

91. Topographia Helvetiæ, Rhætiæ et Valesiæ : das ist, Beschreibung vnnd eygentliche Abbildung der vornemsten Stätte vnd Plätze in der hochlöblichen Eydgnossschafft, Graubündten, Wallis, vnd etlicher zugewandten Orthen / M.Z.

92. Eryci Puteani Bamelrodi Bruxella, incomparabili exemplo septenaria ...

93. [India Orientalis].

95. Artis magnae artilleriae : pars prima / auctore Casimiro Siemienowicz ...

97. A new method of cryptography : humbly presented to the most serene Majesty of Charles the II / by Samuel Morland, knight and baronet, and one of the gentlemen of his Majestie's privy chamber in ordinary. 1666.

99. A catalogue of divers excellent Italian pictures of the most eminent masters : both ancient and modern : which will be exposed to sale in the Banqueting-House at White-Hall, by way of publick out-cry, on Munday the 2d day of June next.

100. Britannia, sive, Florentissimorum regnorum Angliæ, Scotiæ, Hiberniæ, et insularum adiacentium ex intima antiquitate chorographica descripto : nunc postremò recognita, plurimis locis magna accessione adaucta, & chartis chorographicis illustrata / Guilielmo Camdeno, authore.