PirotechniaCourier Corporation, 1990. jan. 1. - 477 oldal First clear work on metallurgy, published in 1540, describing in detail the equipment and processes of 16th-century mining, smelting and metalworking. This is the definitive English translation, with a historical introduction to the author — a Siennese metallurgist and armament maker. Illustrated with reproductions of 94 original woodcuts. |
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Preface | 13 |
The ore of gold | 26 |
THE SEMIMINERALS | 74 |
Rock alum and its | 98 |
Arsenic orpiment and realgar | 105 |
Calamine zaffre and manganese | 112 |
Rockcrystal gems and other glasses | 119 |
Preface | 135 |
Preface | 213 |
Preface | 279 |
Preface | 323 |
Preface | 335 |
MATERIALS AND THE PROCEDURES FOLLOWED | 403 |
The methods of preparing fire pots | 433 |
Methods of constructing girandoles | 440 |
Appendix A Figures from other sources | 447 |
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