Fleta minor, or, The lavvs of art and nature, in knowing, judging, assaying, fining, refining and inlarging the bodies of confined metals. In two parts. The first part contains assays of Lazarus Erckern, Chief Prover (or Assay-Master General of the empire of Germany) in V. books: originally written by him in the Teutonick language, and now translated into English. The second contains essays on metalick words, alphabetically composed, as a dictionary. By Sir John Pettus, of Suffolk, Knight. Illustrated with 44 sculptures

All titles

• Fleta minor, or, The lavvs of art and nature, in knowing, judging, assaying, fining, refining and inlarging the bodies of confined metals. In two parts. The first part contains assays of Lazarus Erckern, Chief Prover (or Assay-Master General of the empire of Germany) in V. books: originally written by him in the Teutonick language, and now translated into English. The second contains essays on metalick words, alphabetically composed, as a dictionary. By Sir John Pettus, of Suffolk, Knight. Illustrated with 44 sculptures
• Beschreibung aller f'
• Laws of art and nature; Essays explaining metallick words; Fleta minor, spagyrick laws, the second part. Containing essays on Matallick words

People / Organizations

• Lazarus Ercker (Author)
• Thomas Dawks ("printed by")

Imprint

London: printed for the author, by Thomas Dawks, His Majesty's British printer, on Addle Hill in Carter Lane, 1685. The second edition.; ..

Added name

Pettus, John, Sir, 1613-1690

Publication year

1685

ESTC No.

R21100

Grub Street ID

87002

Description

[42], 345, [81], 81-133, [1] p. : ill. ; 2°.

Note

A translation of: Beschreibung aller f"urnemisten mineralishcen Ertzt- und Berckwercksarten

"Essays explaining metallick words:" (caption title) begins new pagination and register with quire C

A reissue of the 1683 edition, with cancel title page and Kings dedication, and without the Richard Manlove dedication and quires A and B of part 2.