White, John. A rich cabinet, with variety of inventions : unlock'd and open'd, for the recreation of ingenious spirits at their vacant hours. Being receits and conceits of severall natures, and fit for those who are lovers of natural and artificial conclusions. As also variety of recreative fire-works both for land, air, and water. And fire-works of service, for sea and shore. Whereunto is added divers experiments in drawing, painting, arithmetick, geometry, astronomy, and other parts of the mathematicks. Collected by J.W. a lover of artificial conclusions

Folger bibliographic ID: 153937
ESTC number: R38596
Wing number: W1791
Folger call number: W1791
Folger holdings ID: 148819

Edition

The fourth edition, with many additions

Bibliographic format

octavo

General notes

J.W. a lover of artificial conclusions = John White, who signs the introductory epistle First leaf bears "The Authour to his book" With an additional title page ([A]2v), engraved, with title "A rich cabinet with variety of inventions in several arts and siences [sic]" and signed: T. Cross fecit With a final advertisement leaf Portions also available as a digital reproduction

Exhibited

Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2001-2002. The Reader Revealed (catalog entry 33)

Item information about Folger W1791

cs1497. Bound in old sheep. MS. markings. [A]2 cropped, affecting signature at foot of engr. t.p. Provenance: autographs of George Stanley, 1677; T. Man[?]; James Winstanley, 1682; and T. Willoughby; pencilled note: "from Thomas Thorp"

Extended title: A rich cabinet, with variety of inventions : unlock'd and open'd, for the recreation of ingenious spirits at their vacant hours. Being receits and conceits of severall natures, and fit for those who are lovers of natural and artificial conclusions. As also variety of recreative fire-works both for land, air, and water. And fire-works of service, for sea and shore. Whereunto is added divers experiments in drawing, painting, arithmetick, geometry, astronomy, and other parts of the mathematicks. Collected by J.W. a lover of artificial conclusions
Alternate titles: Rich cabinet with variety of inventions in several arts and sciences, Rich cabinet with variety of inventions in several arts and siences

Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc Fireworks Formulas, recipes, etc Amusements

author: White, John, -1671
printmaker: Cross, Thomas, active 1632-1682