![](http://www.alamy.com/thumbs/6/80484845-700F-4761-80D7-4BDCC39F8632/2AN2T57.jpg)
Georgii Agricolae De re metallica : libri XIIQuibus officia, instrumenta, machinae, ac omnia deni[que] ad metallicam spectantia, non modo luculentissimè describuntur, sed & per effigies, suis locis infertas, adiunctis latinis, germanicis [que] appellationibus ita ob oculos ponuntur, ut clarius tradi non possint; Eiusdem De animantibus subterraneis liber, . t: ueru cmisex antiquis truncus, ubi affurrexit ad altitudine fex pcducauatur,&inie<fto igni arbor tota coburitur,ac in cincrem fithy eme cu niues diutina: fedent,Uel azftate, cii rion pluitma imbres alrjs a
Georgii Agricolae De re metallica : libri XIIQuibus officia, instrumenta, machinae, ac omnia deni[que] ad metallicam spectantia, non modo luculentissimè describuntur, sed & per effigies, suis locis infertas, adiunctis latinis, germanicis [que] appellationibus ita ob oculos ponuntur, ut clarius tradi non possint; Eiusdem De animantibus subterraneis liber, . t: ueru cmisex antiquis truncus, ubi affurrexit ad altitudine fex pcducauatur,&inie<fto igni arbor tota coburitur,ac in cincrem fithy eme cu niues diutina: fedent,Uel azftate, cii rion pluitma imbres alrjs cineres cu terra mifceat, impuros reddunquaobre tuc ex plures partes fe<?Hs,&fub tecto cobuftis,cinis cofiat. Sed uitrarrjs alrjs tres funt fornaces,alrjs dua?,altjs una; quib, tres,hi in prima coquutmateria,in fecuda ea recoquut,in tertia refrigerant uitrea uafa & cauera opera cadentia:eoru prima fornax cocamerata & furno fimilis fit: in cuius fuperioricamera,longapedesfex,lataquatuor,altaduoslignisaridis accefisresmifta; coquatur acri igni donec liquefcant,& in maffam uertatur uitrea: etfinondum fatis a recremento purgatam:ea refrigerata extrahatur & in partesdiuidatur; in eadem fornace olla:,quas continebunt uitrum,calefiant,Vrimaforntcisinferiorcmen A. Superior B. Vitretmifftt c;TT\B VTT. Secunda 47i DE RE « Secunda fornax rotunda Bi lata pedes decem,alta oclo,extrinfecus,ut fitfirmior,cinoatur quinq? arcubus fefquipedem crailis: ea item conftet ex duabus camensrquarum inferioris teftudo flt crafla fefquipedem: ipfa camerahabeat a fronte os anguftum, ut ligna in focum,qui eft in eius folo, imponipoffincin fumma uerd 8c media eiufdem teftudine magnu foramen rotunsdum:quod ab ea pateat ad fuperiorem cameram,ut flamm» in ipfam pene*trarepoffint. Atinfuperioris camerxmurointerarcus fint oifto feneftra:tantjc,ut per eas ollse uentrofae in folo camerae circum magnu foramen col*locari poffint:quarum ollarum craffitudo fit ad digitos du
Size: 1595px × 1567px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bo, bookauthoragricolageorg14941555, bookdecade1550, bookyear1556