Goldbeaters preparing a thin duplex sheet of silver and gold to be cut into strips and used to cover thread to produce 'spun' gold. From 'De la pirotechnia' by Vannoccio Biringuccio (Venice, 1540).

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Goldbeaters preparing a thin duplex sheet of silver and gold to be cut into strips and used to cover thread to produce 'spun' gold. From 'De la pirotechnia' by Vannoccio Biringuccio (Venice, 1540).

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