Charcoal burning: Building pyramid of wood (right) to be covered with bracken and earth, then slowly burned (left) to produce charcoal. Superior to charcoal produced in pits. From Biringuccio 'De la Pirotechnia' Venice 1540. Woodcut.

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Charcoal burning: Building pyramid of wood (right) to be covered with bracken and earth, then slowly burned (left) to produce charcoal. Superior to charcoal produced in pits. From Biringuccio 'De la Pirotechnia' Venice 1540. Woodcut.

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