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(Biringuccio) The Pirotechnia of Vannoccio Biringuccio, translated from the Italian with an introduction and notes by Cyril Stanley Smith & Martha Teach Gnudi. New York; Basic Books Collector's Series in Science: 1959. A new printing of the 1942 translation, with commentary, of this very important 1540 work, the first comprehensive study of the entire field of metallurgy. This includes gold, silver, iron, copper, tin, steel and brass; the preparation of ores for smelting, refining, alloying, etc; casting, cutting, making moulds, and much more. Besides Agricola, the most important early work on metals and their preparation. Hardcover. 7.5"x11", 477 pages, many woodcuts; slipcased. Light wear, but a nice copy. $75.00

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