
4 0 c m
33cm
actual image size: 25cm x 32cm
Description
Woodcut of men heating gold in a furnace. Illustration from 'Beschreibung aller furnemisten mineralischen Ertzt vnnd Bergtwercks arten' ('Description of the Principle Mineral Ores and Methods of Mining') by Lazarus Ercker (d 1594) published in Frankfurt-am-Main in 1580. In 1554 Ercker was appointed asayer at Dresden and later became a control tester of coins. This book is a mine of information concerning sixteenth century metallurgy and asaying. It can be regarded as the first manual of analytical and metallurgical chemistry.
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