Research Catalog

Title

Incunabula of tannin chemistry : a collection of some early papers on the chemistry of the tannins reproduced in facsimile and published with annotations / by M. Nierenstein.

Publication

London : E. Arnold, 1932.

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Details

Additional Authors

Nierenstein, M.

Description

167 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : folded map; 26 cm

Subject

• Tannins
• Chemistry > Early works to 1800
• Chemistry
• Tannine
• Incunabelen

Genre/Form

Early works.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

Frontispiece. From "Conamen mappae generalis medicamentorum simplicium," by G.C. Würtz. Argentorati (1778) -- 1. Galla, Galopffel from Hortus Sanitatis (1485) -- 2. J.B. Porta, how you may write in an egg (1589) -- 3. O. Tachenius, action of vitriol on salts of vegetables (1666) -- Sur le principe astringent végétal (1777) -- 5. G. Peipenbring, Ueber die Säure der Galläpfel (1786) -- 6. C.W. Scheele, Ueber das wesentliche Galläpfessalz (1787) -- 7. D. Richter, Ueber den zusammenziechenden Grundstoff der Galläpfel (1787) -- 8. C.L. Kunsemüller, Chemische Untersuchung über die Galläpfel (1787) -- 9. Sir Humphry Davy, observations on different methods of obtaining gallic acid (1803) -- 10. E.T.P. Bouillon-Lagrange, Recherches sur le Tannin et sur l'acide gallique (1805) -- 11. i. C.H. Pfaff, Ueber die nach Scheele's, Richter's und durch Sublimation bereitete Gallapfelsäure (1808) -- 12. ii. C.H. Pfaff, Ueber eine Eigenthümlichkeit des Geschmacks der adstringirenden Substanzen (1808) -- 12. G. Biggin, experiments to determine the quantity of tanning principle and gallic acid, contained in the barks of various trees (1799) -- 13. Sir Humphry Davy, some experiments and observations on the constituent parts of some astringent vegetables (1803) -- 14. Annotations.

LCCN

34005702

OCLC

• ocm06410638
• 6410638
• SCSB-489129

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library