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Nützliche Versuche und Bemerkungen aus dem Reiche der Natur, allen Erz- und Naturkündigern, Bergwerksverwandten, wie auch denen Liebhabern der Alchemie zum Gebrauch und Nuzen herausgegeben / [Anon].

Bauer, Georg, 1721-1769. · 1760 · Nürnberg : Verlegts Georg Bauer, [1760] · 11 pictures

A German natural-philosophy and mining miscellany printed in Nürnberg in 1760 by Georg Bauer, intended for mineralogists, mine men and alchemy enthusiasts. Its pictures are small decorative tailpieces and ornaments: rococo scrolls, acanthus-like shell and foliage motifs, a crown within a laurel-style wreath, and paired floral cartouches. A designer could draw on these as compact, period-authentic ornament for borders, dividers and vignettes.

Alchemy

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