Grotesque in architecture -- England -- Early works to 1800
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Grotesque Architecture, Or, Rural Amusement: Consisting of Plans, Elevations, and Sections, for Huts, Retreats, Summer and Winter Hermitages, Terminaries, Chinese, Gothic, and Natural Grottos, Cascades, Baths, Mosques, Moresque Pavilions, Grotesque and Rustic Seats, Green-houses, &c., Many of Which May Be Executed with Flints, Irregular Stones, Rude Branches, and Roots of Trees; The Whole Containing Twenty-eight New Designs, with Scales to Each: To Which is Added, an Explanation, with the Method of Executing Them (London: Printed for I. and J. Taylor, 1790), by William Wrighte
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Filed under: Accounting -- Early works to 1800- The Marchants Avizo: Verie Necessarie for Their Sonnes and Servants, When They First Send Them Beyond The Seas, as to Spayne and Portingale, or Other Countreyes (London: Impr. by T. Orwin, 1590), by J. B. (page images at Yale)
- The Whole Art of the Stage: Containing Not Only the Rules of the Drammatick Art, But Many Curious Observations About It, Which May Be of Great Use to the Authors, Actors, and Spectators of Plays, Together With Much Critical Learning About the Stage and Plays of the Antients (London: Printed for the author and sold by W. Cadman et al., 1684), by François-Hédelin Aubignac (HTML at EEBO TCP)
- Select Works of Sri Sankaracharya (English translations only; 1921), by Śaṅkarācārya, trans. by S. Venkataramanan (HTML with commentary at sacred-texts.com)
- The Analysis of Beauty: Written With a View of Fixing the Fluctuating Ideas of Taste (London: J. Reeves, 1753), by William Hogarth (page images at Wisconsin)
- A Philosophical Enquiry Into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful (London: Printed for R. and J. Dodsley, 1757), by Edmund Burke (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Indagación Filosófica Sobre el Orígen de Nuestras Ideas Acerca de lo Sublime y lo Bello (in Spanish; Alcalá: Oficina de la Real Universidad, 1807), by Edmund Burke, trans. by Juan de la Dehesa (page images at HathiTrust)
- An Essay on the Beautiful (From the Greek of Plotinus) (London: J. M. Watkins, 1917), by Plotinus, trans. by Thomas Taylor (Gutenberg text)
- Laocoon: An Essay Upon the Limits of Painting and Poetry, With Remarks Illustrative of Various Points in the History of Ancient Art (Boston: Roberts Bros., 1887), by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, trans. by Ellen Frothingham
- A Philosophical Enquiry Into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful, by Edmund Burke (HTML at Bartleby)
- Aristotle on the Art of Poetry (aka Poetics), by Aristotle, trans. by Ingram Bywater, contrib. by Gilbert Murray (Gutenberg text)
- Poetics, by Aristotle, trans. by S. H. Butcher (Gutenberg text)
- Poetics, by Aristotle, trans. by W. Hamilton Fyfe (HTML with commentary at Perseus)
- The Art of Poetry: An Epistle to the Pisos (in Latin and English), by Horace, ed. by George Colman (Gutenberg text)
- Rhetoric, by Aristotle, trans. by W. Rhys Roberts (HTML at Internet Classics)
- Rhetoric, by Aristotle, trans. by John Henry Freese (HTML with commentary at Perseus)
- A Geographical Historie of Africa (London: G. Bishop, 1600), by Leo Africanus, trans. by John Pory
- The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African, Written by Himself (London: The author, 1789), by Olaudah Equiano
- Volume I: HTML and TEI with commentary at UNC
- Volume I: multiple formats at archive.org
- volume I, second edition: HTML at ECCO TCP
- volume II: HTML and TEI with commentary at UNC
- Volume II: multiple formats at archive.org
- volume II: HTML at ECCO TCP
- 2 volumes in 1: page images at HathiTrust
- Gutenberg text, illustrated HTML, and audio reading
- The Travels of Ibn Batūta;: Translated from the Abridged Arabic Manuscript Copies Preserved in the Public Library of Cambridge, With Notes Illustrative of the History, Geography, Botany, Antiques, &c Occurring Throughout the Work (London: Printed for the Oriental Translation Committee, 1829), by Ibn Batuta, ed. by Samuel Lee (page images at HathiTrust)
- A Caution to Great Britain and Her Colonies, in a Short Representation of the Calamitous State of the Enslaved Negroes in the British Dominions (new edition; London: J. Phillips, 1785), by Anthony Benezet
- Relations of the Most Famous Kingdomes and Common-Wealths Thorowout the World, Discoursing of Their Situations, Religions, Languages, Manners, Customes, strengths, Greatnesse, and Policies (London: Printed by I. Haviland for I. Partridge, 1630), by Giovanni Botero, ed. by Robert Johnson (HTML at EEBO TCP)
- Relations of the Most Famous Kingdoms and Common-Weales Thorough the World, Discoursing of Their Scituations, Manners, Customes, Strengthes and Pollicies (London: Printed for J. Jaggard, 1611), by Giovanni Botero, ed. by Robert Johnson
- The Voyage of Hanno: Translated, and Accompanied With the Greek text, Explained From the Accounts of Modern Travellers, Defended Against the Objections of Mr. Dodwell and Other Writers, and Illustrated by Maps from Ptolemy, d'Anville, and Bougainville (in Greek and English; London: Sold by T. Cadell, jun. and Davies, 1797), by Hanno, ed. by Thomas Falconer (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Periplus of Hanno: A Voyage of Discovery Down the West African Coast, by a Carthaginian Admiral of the Fifth Century B.C. (Philadelphia: Commercial Museum, 1912), by Hanno, trans. by Wilfred H. Schoff (page images at HathiTrust)
- A Discourse Intended to Commemorate the Discovery of America by Christopher Columbus: Delivered at the Request of the Historical Society in Massachusetts, on the 23d day of October, 1792, Being the Completion of the Third Century Since That Memorable Event; To Which Are Added Four Dissertations (Boston: Belknap and Hall, 1792), by Jeremy Belknap
- A Complete History of Algiers; To Which is Prefixed, An Epitome of the General History of Barbary, From the Earliest Times, Interspersed With Many Curious Passages and Remarks, Not Touched on by Any Writer Whatever (London: Printed by J. Bettenham for A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch, 1731), by J. Morgan (page images at HathiTrust)
- A Complete History of Algiers; To Which is Prefixed, An Epitome of the General History of Barbary, From the Earliest Times, Interspersed With Many Curious Passages and Remarks, Not Touched on by Any Writer Whatever (London: Printed by J. Bettenham for A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch, 1731), by J. Morgan (page images at HathiTrust)
- Three Miseries of Barbary: Plague; Famine; Civill Warre; With a Relation of the Death of Mahamet the Late Emperour, and a Briefe Report of the Now Present Wars Betweene the Three Brothers (London: Printed by W. Iaggard for H. Gosson, 1607), by George Wilkins (HTML at EEBO TCP)
- The Golden Trade: or, A Discovery of the River Gambra, and the Golden Trade of the Aethiopians, by Richard Jobson
- A Narrative of the Proceedings of the Black People, During the Late Awful Calamity in Philadelphia, in the Year 1793: And a Reputation of some Censures, Thrown upon Them in Some Late Publications (Philadelphia: Printed for the authors by W. W. Woodward, 1794), by Absalom Jones and Richard Allen
- A Narrative of the Proceedings of the Black People, During the Late Awful Calamity in Philadelphia, in the Year 1793: And a Reputation of some Censures, Thrown upon Them in Some Late Publications (Philadelphia: Printed for the authors by W. W. Woodward, 1794), by Absalom Jones and Richard Allen
- Dissertation sur la Cause Physique de la Couleur des Negres, de la Qualité de Leurs CHeveux,et de la Degeneration de l'un et de l'Autre (in French; Paris: Pierre-Guillaume Simon, 1741) (page images at HathiTrust)
- A Guide to Old Age: or, A Cure for the Indiscretions of Youth (2 volumes; London: J. W. Myers, 1797), by William Brodum
- A Guide to Health Through the Various Stages of Life (London: Printed for M. Cooper, 1754), by Bernard Lynch (page images at NIH)
- The Case of Labourers in Husbandry Stated and Considered, in Three Parts (London: G. G. and J. Robinson, 1795), by David Davies (page images at HathiTrust)
- Horse-Hoeing Husbandry (fourth edition; London: Printed for A. Millar, 1762), by Jethro Tull (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Horse-Hoeing Husbandry, or, An Essay on The Principles of Vegetation and Tillage: Designed to Introduce a New Method of Culture, Whereby the Produce of Land Will Be Increased, and the Usual Expence Lessened ; Together with Accurate Descriptions and Cuts of the Instruments Employed in It (third edition; London: Printed for A. Millar, 1751), by Jethro Tull
- Geoponika: Agricultural Pursuits (2 volumes; London: Printed for the author and sold by J. White, 1805-1806), trans. by Thomas Owen
- The Fourteen Books of Palladius Rutilius Taurus Aemilianus, on Agriculture (London: Printed for J. White, 1807), by Rutilius Taurus Aemilianus Palladius, trans. by Thomas Owen (page images at HathiTrust)
- On Agriculture: With a Recension of the Text and an English Translation (3 volumes in Latin and English; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London, W. Heinemann Ltd, 1941-1955), by Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella, ed. by Harrison Boyd Ash, E. S. Forster, and Edward H. Heffner (page images at HathiTrust)
- L'Économie Rurale de Columelle (3 volumes in French; Paris: Panckoucke, 1844-1845), by Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella, trans. by Louis Du Bois
- A Hundreth Good Pointes of Husbandrie, by Thomas Tusser (HTML at Renascence Editions)
- Les Agronomes Latins: Caton, Varron, Columelle, Palladius, Avec la Traduction en Français (in Latin and French; Paris: Firmin-Didot et cie, 1877), ed. by D. Nisard, contrib. by Marcus Porcius Cato, Marcus Terentius Varro, Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella, and Rutilius Taurus Aemilianus Palladius (page images at HathiTrust)
- Palladius on Husbondrie: From the Unique MS. of About 1420 A.D. in Colchester Castle (EETS #52 and #72, 2 parts in 1 volume; London: Pub. for the Early English Text Society by N. Trübner, 1873-1879), by Rutilius Taurus Aemilianus Palladius, ed. by Barton Lodge, contrib. by Sidney J. H. Herrtage
- Cato's Farm Management; Eclogues from the De Re Rustica of M. Porcius Cato, Done Into English, With Notes of Other Excursions In the Pleasant Paths of Agronomic Literature (Privately printed, 1910), by Marcus Porcius Cato, ed. by Fairfax Harrison (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Roman Farm Management: The Treatises of Cato and Varro Done into English, With Notes of Modern Instances (New York: Macmillan, 1913), by Marcus Porcius Cato and Marcus Terentius Varro, ed. by Fairfax Harrison
- Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air (3 volumes; London: J. Johnson, 1775-1777), by Joseph Priestley
- Experiments and Observations Relating to Various Branches of Natural Philosophy, With A Continuation of the Observations of Air (London: J. Johnson, 1779), by Joseph Priestley (multiple formats at archive.org)
- The Works of Thomas Vaughan: Eugenius Philalethes (1919), by Thomas Vaughan, ed. by Arthur Edward Waite (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Aphorismi Urbigerani, or, Certain Rules Clearly Demonstrating the Three Infallible Ways of Preparing the Grand Elixir, or Circulatum Majus of the Philosophers: Discovering the Secret of Secrets, and Detecting the Errors of Vulgar Chymists in Their Operations, Contain'd In One Hundred and One Aphorisms; To Which Are Added, The Three Ways of Preparing The Vegetable Elixir, or Circulatum Minus (London: Printed for H. Faithorne, 1690), by Baro Urbigerus, illust. by William Faithorne (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Atalanta Fugiens, hoc est Emblemata Nova de Secretis Naturae Chymica (in Latin; Oppenheim, Germany: Ex Typ. H. Galleri, sumptibus J. Theodori de Bry, 1618), by Michael Maier
- Aurifontina Chymica: or, A Collection of Fourteen Small Treatises Concerning The First Matter of Philosophers, For The Discovery of Their (Hitherto So Much Concealed) Mercury, Which Many Have Studiously Endeavoured To Hide, But These To Make Manifest, For The Benefit of Mankind In General (London: W. Cooper, 1680), ed. by William Cooper, contrib. by John Frederick Houpreght, Bernard of Trevisan, Nicolas Flamel, George Ripley, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf Friedrich III, and Ramon Llull
- Basil Valentine His Triumphant Chariot of Antimony; With Annotations of Theodore Kirkringius, M.D.; With The True Book of the Learned Synesius, A Greek Abbot, Taken Out of the Emperour's Library, Concerning the Philosopher's Stone (London: Printed for D. Newman, 1678), by Basilius Valentinus and Synesius of Cyrene, contrib. by Theodor Kerckring (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Collectanea Chymica: A Collection of Ten Several Treatises in Chymistry, Concerning The Liquor Alkahest, The Mercury of Philosophers, and Other Curiosities Worthy The Perusal (London: W. Cooper, 1684), by Eirenaeus Philalethes, ed. by William Cooper, contrib. by Jean Baptiste van Helmont, Francis Anthony, Bernard of Trevisan, George Ripley, Roger Bacon, George Starkey, Hugh Plat, and H. V. D. (multiple formats at archive.org)
- De Alchimia Opuscula Complura Veterum Philosophorum (in Latin, with colored pages; ca. 1550)
- Lettre D'un Philosophe Sur Le Secret du Grand Oeuvre, Écrite au Sujet de Ce Qu'Aristée a Laissé Par Écrit à Son Fils, Touchant le Magistère Philosophique (in French; Paris: Laurent d'Houry, 1688), by Alexandre-Toussaint Limojon de Saint-Didier, ed. by Laurent d' Houry
- The Mirror of Alchimy (with additional treatises credited to Bacon or others (one of which is sometimes attributed to Simon of Cologne); London: Printed by for R. Oliue, 1597), by Roger Bacon, contrib. by Khālid ibn Yazīd al-Umawī and Simon of Cologne (at name.umdl.umich.edu)
- Nicholas Flammel, His Exposition of the Hieroglyphicall Figures Which he Caused to Bee Painted Upon an Arch in St. Innocents Church-yard, in Paris; Together with the Secret Booke of Artephius, and the Epistle of Iohn Pontanus, Concerning Both the Theoricke and the Practicke of the Philosophers Stone (London: Printed by T. Snodham for T. Walkley, 1624), by Nicolas Flamel, Artephius, and Joannes Pontanus, trans. by Eirenaeus Orandus
- Opera Omnia Chemica: Quotquot Hactenus Visa Sunt, Quorum Aliqua Jam Primum in Lucem Prodeunt, Aliqua MS. Exemplarium Collatione à Mendis et Lacunis Repurgata, Atque Integritati Restituta Sunt (in Latin; Casselis: Typ. J. Gentschii; Imp. S. Kohlers, 1649), by George Ripley, ed. by Ludwig Combach (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Practise of Chymicall, and Hermeticall Physicke, For the Preservation of Health (London: Printed by Thomas Creede, 1605), by Joseph Du Chesne, trans. by Thomas Tymme (HTML at EEBO TCP)
- Reconditorium ac Reclusorium Opulentiae Sapientiaeque Numinis Mundi Magni, Cui Deditur in Titulum Chymica Vannus (bound with "Commentatio de Pharmaco Catholico" by Monte-Snyder; Amsterdam: J. Janssonium à Waesberge and E. Weyerstraet, 1666), contrib. by Joh. de Monte-Snyder
- Rosarium Philosophorum: Secunda Pars Alchimiae de Lapide Philosophico Vero Modo (in Latin; 1550)
- Weg-Weiser zum Verlohrnen Liecht und Recht: oder, Entdecktes Geheimnüss Beydes der Gottseligkeit und der Bossheit (in German; 1704), by Christianus Democritus (page images at HathiTrust)
- Anima Magica Abscondita: or, A Discourse of the Universall Spirit of Nature, With His Strange, Abstruse, Miraculous Ascent And Descent (published under "Eugenius Philalethes" pseudonym; London: Printed by T.W. for H.B., 1650), by Thomas Vaughan
- The Art Of Distillation: or, A Treatise of the Choicest Spagyrical Preparations, Experiments, and Curiosities, Performed By Way of Distillationl Together With The Description of The Choicest Furnaces and Vessels Used By Ancient and Modern Chymists, and The Anatomy of Gold and Silver; With The Chiefest Preparations and Curiosities Therof; Together With Their Vertues (London: Printed by E. Cotes for T. Williams, 1667), by John French (page images at loc.gov)
- Della Tramutatione Metallica Sogni Tre (in Italian; Brescia: P. M. Marchetti, 1599), by Giovanni Battista Nazari (page images at HathiTrust)
- Harmoniae Chymico-Philosophicae, Sive Philosophorum Antiquorum Consentientium Hactenus Quidem Plurimum Desideratorum, sed Nondum in Lucem Publicam Emissorum, Decas II (in Latin; Frankfurt: C. Eifrid, 1625), by Johann Rhenanus (page images at HathiTrust)
- One Hundred Fifty Three Chymical Aphorisms, Briefly Containing Whatsoever Belongs to the Chymical Science; To Which are Added, Some Other Phylosophick Canons or Rules Pertaining to The Hermetick Science. Made English (attributed sometimes to Jean and sometimes to Franciscus Helmont; London: Printed for the author and sold by W. Cooper and D. Newman, 1688), trans. by Christopher Packe, contrib. by Jean Baptiste van Helmont and Franciscus Mercurius van Helmont (page images at Google)
- Ripley Reviv'd (London: Printed for W. Cooper, 1678), by Eirenaeus Philalethes (HTML at EEBO TCP)
- Syntagma Harmoniae Chymico-Philosophicae, Sive Philosophorum Antiquorum Consentientium, Hactenus Quidem Plurimum Desideratorum, sed Nondum in Lucem Publicam Editorum (in Latin; Frankfurt: C. Eifrid, 1625), by Johann Rhenanus (page images at HathiTrust)
- The Works of The Highly Experienced and Famous Chymist, John Rudolph Glauber (London: Printed by T. Milbourn, for the author, 1689), by Johann Rudolf Glauber, ed. by Christopher Packe (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Atalanta Fugiens (English translation from MS Sloane 3645 in the British library), by Michael Maier
- Basilius Valentinus, a Benedictine Monk, Of Natural and Supernatural Things ("Basilius Valentinus" believed to be Tholde in this book; with Bacon's Of the Medicine or Tincture of Antimony and Holland's Work of Saturn; from a 1671 edition), by Basilius Valentinus, trans. by Daniel Cable, contrib. by Johannes Thölde, Roger Bacon, and Johan Isaäc Hollandus (Gutenberg text and page images)
- Five Treatises of The Philosophers Stone: Two of Alphonso, King of Portugall, as It Was Written With His Own Hand, and Taken Out of His Closset, Translated Out of The Portuguez Into English: One of John Sawtre, A Monke, Translated Into English: Another Written by Florianus Raudorff, A German Philosopher, and Translated Out of The Same Language Into English: Also, a Treatise of The Names of The Philosophers Stone, by William Gratacolle, Translated Into English: To Which is Added, The Smaragdine Table (London: Printed by T. Harper, 1651 (date on title page is 1652)), by Henry Pinnell, John Sawtre, Florian Raudorf, Guglielmo Gratarolo, and King of Portugal Afonso V
- A Golden and Blessed Casket of Nature's Marvels, by Benedictus Figulus (HTML at alchemywebsite.com)
- The Hieroglyphic Monad, by John Dee (illustrated HTML at esotericarchives.com)
- Splendor Solis: Alchemical Treatises of Solomon Trismosin, Adept and Teacher of Paracelsus (London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co., ca. 1920), by Salomon Trismosin, ed. by J. K. (multiple formats at archive.org)
- The Art of Distillation (London: Printed by R. Cotes, sold by T. Williams, 1651), by John French
- The Hermetic and Alchemical Writings of Aureolus Philippus Theophrastus Bombast, of Hohenheim, called Paracelsus the Great: Now for the First Time Faithfully Translated into English (2 volumes; London: J. Elliott and Co., 1894), by Paracelsus, ed. by Arthur Edward Waite (page images at HathiTrust)
- Medicina Practica, or, Practical Physick Shewing the Method of Curing the Most Usual Diseases Happening to Humane Bodies (London: Printed for T. Howkins et al., 1692), ed. by William Salmon, contrib. by Hermes Trismegistus, Khālid ibn Yazīd al-Umawī, Jābir ibn Ḥayyān, Artephius, Nicolas Flamel, Roger Bacon, and George Ripley (HTML at EEBO TCP)
- Ripley Revived, by Eirenaeus Philalethes (HTML at rexresearch.com)
- The Works of Thomas Vaughan: Eugenius Philalethes (1919), by Thomas Vaughan, ed. by Arthur Edward Waite (multiple formats at archive.org)
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