Humane industry: or, A history of most manual arts, deducing the original, progress, and improvement of them. Furnished with variety of instances and examples, shewing forth the excellency of humane wit.. (1661)
Powell, Thomas, 1608-1660, Herringman, Henry, -1704 · London, Printed for Henry Herringman... · leaf 7
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Inventions · Manual work
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