249 - Household Manuals - Glorez, Andreas. A Completely Reorganized Complete Household and Rural Library ... Divided into two sections. The first of which contains: Books on the natural sciences and the arts necessary for household management ... The second part ... contains books on medicine, ethics, and law. Arranged in its current order by Georgio Philippo Platz. 2 parts in 2 volumes. With 2 copperplate title pages and 151 (4 double-page) copperplate plates. Nuremberg, Lochner, 1719. 6 leaves, 1,240 pages, 26 (1 blank) leaves; 3 leaves, 1,223 pages, 19 leaves. 34.5 x 21 cm. Contemporary leather bindings with 2 spine labels and gilt lettering on the spine (slightly rubbed, joints restored).

Household Manuals - Glorez, Andreas. A Completely Reorganized Complete Household and Rural Library ... Divided into two sections. The first of which contains: Books on the natural sciences and the arts necessary for household management ... The second part ... contains books on medicine, ethics, and law. Arranged in its current order by Georgio Philippo Platz. 2 parts in 2 volumes. With 2 copperplate title pages and 151 (4 double-page) copperplate plates. Nuremberg, Lochner, 1719. 6 leaves, 1,240 pages, 26 (1 blank) leaves; 3 leaves, 1,223 pages, 19 leaves. 34.5 x 21 cm. Contemporary leather bindings with 2 spine labels and gilt lettering on the spine (slightly rubbed, joints restored). Wimmer/Lauterbach 168 - Weiss 1254 - Lindner 727.03, 729.02 - The final and most comprehensive edition of the “compendium of household management literature” (Lindner). - The work is a comprehensive guide for landowners. Part 1 contains chapters on arable farming, horticulture, meadows, viticulture, forestry, pond management, agricultural buildings, harvesting and storage, medicinal plants, animal husbandry, hunting, falconry, bird trapping, beekeeping, exotic agricultural products, beer brewing, distilling, cooking, baking, household goods, etc.; Part 2 includes an extensive medical section, as well as sections on lifting equipment, pumps, field surveys, accounting, the rights of citizens and farmers, water law, hunting law, marriage and family law, wills, etc. Each volume concludes with a detailed table of contents and an index. - Text pages 139–144 reproduced in facsimile on color-matched paper. - Old ownership inscription on the half-title page of Volume 1; copperplate engraving on p. 144 restored; 3 x 12 cm image loss in the lower right corner. Slightly browned or stained in places. A good copy. *