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"Eighteenth-Century Woodworking Tools:
Papers Presented at a Tool Symposium, May 19–22, 1994"
Edited by James M. Gaynor
Fifteen essays explore a different aspect of the development, use, and cultural significance of tools and the colonial woodworking industry.
248 pp., 192 black-and-white illustrations, 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
1997; 3rd printing 2002
CW No. 448142
Softbound
ISBN 0-87935-161-6
$19.95
Available through www.williamsburgmarketplace.com.
"Physick: The Professional Practice of Medicine in Williamsburg, Virginia, 1740–1775"
The professional practice of medicine and the methods used to treat patients in colonial Williamsburg between 1740 and 1775 are thoroughly explained.
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"The Bookbinder in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg"
Description of the eighteenth-century bookbinding trade in Williamsburg and the lives and times of the artisans who practiced it.
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"The Leatherworker in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg"
Description of the eighteenth-century Williamsburg leatherworking trade and the lives and times of the artisans who practiced it.
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"The Miller in Eighteenth-Century Virginia"
Description of the miller's trade of eighteenth-century Williamsburg and the lives and times of the artisans who practiced it
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"The Printer in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg"
The printing trade in eighteenth-century Williamsburg and the lives and times of the artisans who practiced it.
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"The Silversmith in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg"
A look at the silversmithing trade and the lives and times of the artisans who practiced it.
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"The Wigmaker in Eighteenth-Century Williamsburg"
A look at the wigmaking trade and the lives and times of the artisans who practiced it.
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