Spectaculum naturae & artium : in vier Sprachen, Deutsch, Lateinisch, Franzoesisch und Italiaenisch. 2 Volumes in 1
- 1761
1761. MEIL, Johann Wilhelm. Spectaculum naturae & artium: in vier Sprachen, Deutsch, Lateinisch, Franzoesisch und Italiaenisch. 2 volumes in 1, with 30 and 20 plates respectively, in contemporary hand coloring. 8vo, 200 x 155 mm, contemporary calf over boards. Berlin: Bey George Ludewig Winter, 1761-1765. A splendid copy of this delightful polyglot pictorial encyclopaedia of trades, crafts and technology, including beekeeping, printing, engraving, zoo keeping, scientific instruments, military and naval equipment, building and construction. The plates are by Johann Wilhelm Meil and in this copy are in contemporary hand colouring. A rare book with OCLC listing copies at only Berkeley, Newberry, Illinois, LC, Harvard, Princeton in the US.
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Title
Spectaculum naturae & artium : in vier Sprachen, Deutsch, Lateinisch, Franzoesisch und Italiaenisch. 2 Volumes in 1
Author
MEIL, Johann Wilhelm; WINTER, George Ludewig
Condition
Unknown
Date
1761