Bergbuchlein, The Little Book on Ores: The First Mining Book Ever Printed

by Mary Ross, Anneliese Grunhaldt Sisco, and Cyril Stanley Smith

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"BERGBUCHLEIN, The Little Book On Ores" is an English translation of the first mining text printed, published between 1505 and 1518 in Germany. This historic text with its original woodcut illustrations and references to alchemy and astrology is a charming account of the early views on mining, metallurgy, and ore origination.
  • ISBN10 0956832237
  • ISBN13 9780956832238
  • Publish Date 25 October 2013
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Oxshott Press
  • Format Paperback (US Trade)
  • Pages 70
  • Language English