. De re metallica. Metallurgy; Mineral industries. AâBlock of wood. BâUpright posts. CâTransverse beams. DâHead of the STAMP. EâIts tooth. FâThe hole in the stamp-stem. GâIron bar. HâMasses OF lead. IâThe bronze saddle. KâAxle. LâIts arms. MâLittle iron axle. NâBronze pipe. wide and thick ; it is cut out in the middle for a length of two feet and two palms, a width of two feet, and a depth of three palms and two digits, and is open in front; the higher part of it is at the back, and the wide part lies flat in the block. In the middle of it is placed a bronze saddle. Its base is a palm and two
. De re metallica. Metallurgy; Mineral industries. AâBlock of wood. BâUpright posts. CâTransverse beams. DâHead of the STAMP. EâIts tooth. FâThe hole in the stamp-stem. GâIron bar. HâMasses OF lead. IâThe bronze saddle. KâAxle. LâIts arms. MâLittle iron axle. NâBronze pipe. wide and thick ; it is cut out in the middle for a length of two feet and two palms, a width of two feet, and a depth of three palms and two digits, and is open in front; the higher part of it is at the back, and the wide part lies flat in the block. In the middle of it is placed a bronze saddle. Its base is a palm and two digits wide, and is planted between two masses of lead, and extends under them to a depth of a palm on both sides. The whole saddle is three pahns and two digits wide, a foot long, and â *This is, no doubt, a reference to Pliny's statement (xxxiil, 35) regarding litharge at Puteoli. This passage from Pliny is given in the footnote on p,^466, Pjjteoli was situated on the Bay of Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Agricola, Georg, 1494-1555; Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964. New York, Dover Publications
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