Title: A Concise History of Ancient Institutions, Inventions, and Discoveries in Science and Mechanic Art: Volume 1
Publisher: HardPress Ltd
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0461977982
ISBN 13: 9780461977981
Binding: Paperback / softback
Condition: New
Weight: 526 grams

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A Concise History Of Ancient Institutions, Inventions, And Discoveries In Science And Mechanic Art by Johann Beckmann offers an abridged, English translation of his celebrated five-volume work. Based on the original Wertrage yur Geschichte der CErfinvungen, the volume is arranged to present a lucid view of the rise and progress of ancient customs, institutions, and mechanical arts, with wide-ranging articles that cover topics from almanacks and apothecaries to banking, bills of exchange, and double-entry bookkeeping, as well as public amusements, press censorship, and urban infrastructure. The first book surveys material culture and social practices, while Book II treats natural productions: orchilla (argol); canary-birds; saffron; cochineal; indigo; tulips; vines; peat; coal; and other dyes, plants, and commodities, detailing their origins, cultivation, uses, trade, and historical significance. The work displays a broad, cross-cultural scope and a scholarly, neutral tone, intended to illuminate the ingenuity of ancient and early modern societies and to present their legacies in a coherent, accessible form.

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