HAUDICQUER DE BLANCOURT (Jean). De l'Art de la Verrerie. Où l'on apprend à faire le Verre, le Cristal & l'Émail. La manière de faire les Perles, les Pierres précieuses, la Porcelaine & les Miroirs. The method of painting on Glass & Enamel. How to obtain colors from Metals, Minerals, Herbs & Flowers. Ouvrage rempli de plusieurs Secrets & Curiosités, inconnues jusqu'à présent. Paris, Jean Jombert, 1697; in-12, vellum with flaps. Later binding. First edition of this famous comprehensive treatise on the history and art of glassmaking. It is illustrated with eight copper-engraved plates, two of which are folded, showing furnaces and tools. The text contains numerous references to alchemy and the philosopher's stone. PHOTOS TO COME WITHIN 3 DAYS