CONTENTS. 
PART I. 
PAGE 
General Description or the Tannins . 7 
Section I.—The Discovery of the Tannins. 9-16 
Section II.—General Characters.17-30 
Section III.— The Detection and Estimation of the 
Tannins .31-51 
PART II. 
Gallotannic Acid. 53 
Section I.—Sources.55-64 
Section II.—History.65-77 
Section III.—The Preparation and Purification of 
Tannic Acid .78-87 
Section IV.—The Properties of Tannic Acid . . . 88-93 
Section V.—The Composition and Constitution of 
Tannic Acid.94-99 
An Index to the Literature of the Tannins . . 101 
Index of Authors .103-108 
Index of Titles with Authors and Sources 109-162 
List of Books containing Notable Chapters 
on the Tannins .163-165 
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