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- catalog title "The School of Wisdom; or repository of the most valuable curiosities of art & nature. Containing I. A survey of man, with sublime reflections on his most noble part, the soul. II. A particular description of that curious structure, the human body : with the most wonderful properties of the eyes, fully described. III. Astronomy. Oratory, morality, and politeness. IV. A review of the creation, viz, birds, beasts, fishes, and insects : their industry, sagicity, &c. V. Of the terraqueous globe; gravity, air, light, sound; water, clouds, rain, hail, snow, &c. their properties and use. VI. Nations compared with each other. VII. Drawing; painting in water and oil colours; gilding, etching, engraving, painting upon glass, and bronzing. VIII. The arts of painting or staining glass and marble, of staining wood, ivory, bones, horn, paper, parchment, &c. IX. Dying linen, woolen, silk, leather, &c. X. Of casts and impressions from figures, busts, medals, leaves, &c. XI. The whole art of pyrotechny or fire-works. XII. The art of making porcelain after the Chinese manner. With a great variety of other curious particulars, equally instructive and amusing. Compiled from various authors.".