Yale Center for British Art

Title:
The school of arts, or, Fountain of knowledge : containing several hundred truly valuable and useful receipts selected from the works and communications of the most eminent British artists : particularly adpated for the use, emolument, and pleasure of the public in general and the encouragement of arts, manufactures, and science.
Alternate Title(s):
School of arts
Published / Created:
London : Printed for W. Darton, Jun., 58, Holborn-Hill, [1819]
Physical Description:
[3], viii-xii, [1], 14-64 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill. ; 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
The first edition of the Fountain of knowledge was published in 1784 under title: British legacy, or Fountain of knowledge.
Subject Terms:
Chemistry, Technical. | Industrial arts -- Great Britain. | Recipes. | Decorative arts. | Workshop recipes. | Engraving -- Specimens -- [1819]
Contributors:
Darton, William, 1781-1854, publisher.