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Letter by King August of Poland, Elector of Saxony, to Johann Friedrich Boettger, who discovered the secret of Chinese porcelain. The King grants Boettger freedom of movement, after Boettger had been almost confined to Meissen manufacture while working for the King.
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Letter by King August of Poland, Elector of Saxony, to Johann Friedrich Boettge...

Letter by Johann Friedrich B”ttger to King August of Poland (August der Starke), in which B”ttger, who piereced the secret of Chinese porcelain manufacture, promises to hand over to the King the "arcanum" or secret, of gold making, for which he had been hired.
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Letter by Johann Friedrich B”ttger to King August of Poland (August der Stark...