@article{656950,
      recid = {656950},
      title = {Curiosa arcana: being curious secrets, artificial and  natural. In three parts. Containing, in the first part,  Choice receipts to prevent or cure the plague, agues,  fevers, and all other distempers incident to man. Secrets  in Japanning, painting, and varnishing, so as to imitate  marble, Jasper-Stone, &c. To dye skins a sine black  that never fades. Secrets in hunting, fishing, fowling,  house-keeping. To cure diseases in horses, hogs, dogs,  &c. To destroy all sorts of vermin in house or field.  Directions to beautifie the face, and cure diseases in  women and children. To make perfumes, cordial waters,  snuffs, to preserve wine, with other secrets of that  nature. To order gardens for fruit, flowers, &c. To  make artificial pearl and jewels; also fire-works. Receipts  in cookery, and to make Sweetmeats, &c. To take spots  or stains out of linnen or woollen. To make divers forts of  ink. In the second part, the art of moulding, and casting  medals in lead, tin, silver, copper, plaister of Paris,  wax, or otherwise, as well hollow as solid. In the third  part, excellent secrets for beautifying and rendering the  face lively and agreeable. With several choice and approved  secrets for beautifying the body, in several particulars.  Try'd and approv'd by the Sieur Lemery, apothecary to the  French King. From the last edition in French; which  contains near as much more as any other ormer edition. To  which is added, a supplement of divers curiosities by the  translator. The whole illustrated with copper plates,  adapted to the several subjects. [electronic resource] :},
      publisher = {Printed for J.N. and sold at the Ring in Little-Britain;  where may be had Hartman's preserver of health. One  thousand Notable things. The way to save and get wealth;  and a new english herbal,},
      address = {London :},
      pages = {[16],354,[14]p.,plates ;},
      year = {1711},
      note = {French original unidentified.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/656950},
}