Noel Chomel en Jacques Alexandre de Chalmot - Algemeen huishoudelijk-, natuur- [...] woordenboek - 1778

Noel Chomel and Jacques Alexandre de Chalmot - General Household, Natural, Moral and Arts Dictionary - Containing many ways to increase one’s wealth and preserve one’s health.
With various sure and proven remedies for a great number of illnesses; and fine secrets for attaining a long and happy old age. A multitude of methods for breeding, feeding and curing lambs, sheep, cows, horses, mules, chickens, pigeons, honeybees and silkworms, and for making a profit from these animals.
A natural history of domestic and wild animals, birds and fish, and ways to hunt and catch them.
A large number of secrets in gardening, botany, arable farming, agriculture, viticulture and orchard cultivation: as well as knowledge of foreign plants and their distinctive properties.
With the advantages of distilling, dyeing, soap-making, starch-making, painting in watercolour and oil; making baize and fabrics for these and other countries; and making peat, stone, etc.
Everything a capable housekeeper needs to know; such as preparing all kinds of dishes, drinks, baked goods and preserves; and preserving vegetables for the winter.
How to wash chintzes and lace so they look like new.
What needs to be done during the slaughtering season. Preparing mead, cider, currant wine, wine, ratafia, various kinds of liqueurs, etc.
The methods merchants use to conduct large-scale trade.
A brief outline of most arts, sciences and crafts.
Furthermore, everything that artisans, gardeners, winegrowers, merchants, wine merchants, bankers, commissioners, officials, officers of the court, nobles, clergy and other people of standing in important positions needed to do to prosper - Leiden, Joh. le Mair, 1778 - 2nd revised edition - Volume 3 - (continuously paginated from Volume 2, pp. 1195–1902 - half-leather binding

Good. Leather missing at head and tail of spine; tear, 4 cm at bottom of spine; right hinge split at the top as far as the first raised band. Left hinge split/brittle. Scuffing and bumps. Text block browned, with a few marks here and there, a slight damp stain in the upper margin of around 100 pages, and occasional foxing. A few dog-eared corners. Crease. Small tear in the margin of three leaves.

Contains 15 engravings—all illustrated (one illustrated only halfway)

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