CURIOUS ARTS

Something rather wonderful for writers who need to source early 19th Century info, artists and handicrafters who want to replicate old techniques, or people who just love trawling through antique and vintage trivia (me!):

A SELECT COLLECTION OF VALUABLE AND CURIOUS ARTS AND INTERESTING EXPERIMENTS

https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/38067/pg38067-images.html

All sorts of just fascinating stuff in this 1826 edition, mostly practical ("To dye silk a brilliant gold colour"; "To make elastic varnish for umbrellas"), but also including whimsical items such as "Sympathetic inks for secret correspondence" and fun parlor tricks ("To light a candle by application of ice").

The appendix alone is a treasure trove, with a list of items / ingredients used in the book, including explanations of those items, and their prices.

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Had to do a part two of the Christmas decorations that were wonderful this year because there were so many great ones!🎄
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Had to do a part two of the Christmas decorations that were wonderful this year because there were so many great ones!🎄
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#christmas #christmasdecorations #christmaslights #christmastree #homedecor #art #homearts