Pirotechnia of Vannoccio Biringuccio The Classic Sixteenth-century Treatise on Metals And Metallurgy

The first comprehensive work on metallurgy, "The Pirotechnia" was published in 1540. Lavishly illustrated, it describes the equipment and processes of sixteenth-century mining, smelting, and metalworking. For centuries, this famous work has been a standard reference; it is especially valuable as a source of information on the state of fifteenth- and sixteenth-century technology. 94 woodcuts.Biringuccio, Vannoccio is the author of 'Pirotechnia of Vannoccio Biringuccio The Classic Sixteenth-century Treatise on Metals And Metallurgy', published 2006 under ISBN 9780486446431 and ISBN 0486446433.