Espargne-Bois, c'est a dire, Nouvelle et parci-devant non commune, ni mis en lumiere, Invention de certains et divers Fourneaux artificiels

Author Written by Franz Kessler German

Publisher Published by Johann Theodor de Bry Netherlandish

1619

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Title: Espargne-Bois, c'est a dire, Nouvelle et parci-devant non commune, ni mis en lumiere, Invention de certains et divers Fourneaux artificiels
Author: Written by Franz Kessler (active 1615–50)
Publisher: Published by Johann Theodor de Bry (Netherlandish, Strasbourg 1561–1623 Bad Schwalbach)
Date: 1619
Medium: Etchings
Dimensions: Overall: 7 15/16 x 6 1/8 x 1/4 in. (20.2 x 15.5 x 0.6 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1953
Object Number: 53.665
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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