The marrow of chymical physick; or, The practice of making chymical medicines. Divided in three books: viz. Shewing the true and perfect order to distil, or draw forth from vegetables, minerals, and metals, their spirits, oyls, vinegars, salts, extracts, or tinctures, essences and magisteries, flowers, and salts, &c. Whereunto is added at the end of every such preparation, its vertue and medicinal use, for the preservation of health, and restoring the diseased to sanity. A rare way of making metaline glass of any colour whatsoever. Very useful for the making artificial rubies, saphirs, jacinths, &c. Likewise for the enameling of rings, or for jewels; being very excellent and easie. By Will. Thraster philo-astro-medicus, and student in chymistry

People / Organizations

• William Thrasher (Author)

Imprint

London : printed, and are to be sold by Peter Parker, at the Leg and Star in Cornhil, against the Royal Exchange, 1679.

Publication year

1679

ESTC No.

R25823

Grub Street ID

109208

Description

[4], 188 p. : diagrams ; 12°.

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