Pirotechnia of Vannoccio Biringuccio

Name: Pirotechnia of Vannoccio Biringuccio
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ISBN: 9780486261348

ISBN-10: 0486261344

ISBN-13: 9780486261348

Edition: 1990

Authors: Vannoccio Biringuccio

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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.

Book details

List price: $17.95
Copyright year: 1990
Publisher: Dover Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/17/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 512
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English



Foreword to the First Issue


Foreword to the Reissue


Introduction


Acknowledgments



Every Kind of Mineral, In General



The Semiminerals



Assaying




The Separation of Gold from Silver



The Alloys That Are Formed between Metals



The Art of Casting in General and Particular



Methods of Melting Metals



The Small Art of Casting



The Procedure of Various Works of Fire



On Certain Artificial Combustible Materials, and the Procedures Followed in Making Fireworks to be Used in Warfare and for Festivals



Figures from other sources



Weights and measures



List of editions of the Pirotechnia



Bibliography