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The Pirotechnia of Vannoccio Biringuccio

The Pirotechnia of Vannoccio Biringuccio The Classic Sixteenth-Century Treatise on Metals and Metallurgy - Dover Earth Science

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Publisher's Synopsis

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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Book information

ISBN: 9780486261348
Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
Imprint: Dover Publications
Pub date:
DEWEY: 669
DEWEY edition: 20
Number of pages: 477
Weight: 652g
Height: 235mm
Width: 156mm
Spine width: 25mm