uispeccoll:This sweet little book is a French treatise on chimneys! Printed in 1756 and written by P
uispeccoll:This sweet little book is a French treatise on chimneys! Printed in 1756 and written by Pierre Hébrard , Caminologie, ou traité des cheminées : contenant des observations sur les différentes causes qui font fumer les cheminées, avec des moyens pour corriger ce défaut is a fascinating little book that considers how different chimney structures effect the smoke and flame. There are several diagrams that fold out of the book allowing you to easily compare the illustration as you continue reading the text. Really, I pulled this book off the shelf because I love the binding details.The leather for the cover has been treated to produce a nice mottled look. The vibrant marbled paper and red edges are really quite beautiful. And when I started to look at the endbands, I noticed there was a ribbon. I thought it would be green or gold, but it’s PINK! Ah! So lovely! Who knew chimneys could be so beautiful? -JillianHistory of Hydraulics Collection TH2284 .H62 -- source link
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