Projet d'eĢtablissement de nitrieres artificielles, after 1782
Contributor:
Kraus, Hans Peter, 1907-1988 (former owner); Stanitz, John D. (former owner); Schoenberg, Lawrence J. (former owner)
Name:
Duperron, Baron
Timespan:
Early works to 1800; Louis XVI, 1774-1793
Date:
1782
Description:
Proposal concerning the manufacture of saltpeter, including the construction of pits for decomposition; the dates 1777 and 1782 are mentioned in the proposal. Sewn gathering of 2 bifolia.
Language:
French
Provenance:
Formerly owned by Hans Peter Kraus, as part of his ms. 836.; Formerly owned by John D. Stanitz (Cleveland, Ohio), as part of his Ms. 11.; Acquired by Lawrence J. Schoenberg with other Stanitz manuscripts, Sept. 1997.; Deposit by Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle, 2012.; Gift of Barbara Brizdle Schoenberg, 2016.
Relation:
The Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative Fund Home Page: http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/366278; Digital facsimile for download (OPenn): https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0001/html/ljs180_item17.html
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