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De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556Georg Agricola

De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556

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Original author: Georg Agricola

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"De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georg Agricola" is a technical treatise published posthumously in 1556. This comprehensive work catalogues Renaissance-era mining, refining, and smelting methods, remaining the authoritative mining text for 180 years. Featuring 292 detailed woodcut illustrations, it documented German mining technology—the most advanced of its time—making specialized knowledge accessible across Europe through Latin publication and practical diagrams that allowed readers to replicate cutting-edge techniques.

De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556, by Georg Agricola. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #38015.

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46 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter1,719 words
  2. 2.Introduction: Biography.111,542 words
  3. 3.Book I (1)8,733 words
  4. 4.Book I (2)5,446 words
  5. 5.Book II11,801 words
  6. 6.Book III10,583 words
  7. 7.Conclusion: If we strip his theory of the necessary influence of the1,930 words
  8. 8.Book IV (1)8,548 words
  9. 9.Book IV (2)5,910 words
  10. 10.Book V (1)8,668 words
  11. 11.Book V (2)8,861 words
  12. 12.Book V (3)3,679 words
  13. 13.Book VI1,683 words
  14. 14.Book VI (1)8,889 words
  15. 15.Book VI (2)8,838 words
  16. 16.Book VI (3)3,296 words
  17. 17.Book VII (1)8,922 words
  18. 18.Book VII (2)8,690 words
  19. 19.Book VII (3)6,407 words
  20. 20.Book VIII (1)8,779 words
  21. 21.Book VIII (2)8,757 words
  22. 22.Book VIII (3)8,917 words
  23. 23.Book VIII (4)771 words
  1. 24.Book IX: 1 (1)8,880 words
  2. 25.Book IX: 1 (2)8,965 words
  3. 26.Book IX: 1 (3)8,662 words
  4. 27.Book IX: 1 (4)8,856 words
  5. 28.Book IX: 1 (5)6,359 words
  6. 29.Book X4,711 words
  7. 30.Book VII (1)8,511 words
  8. 31.Book VII (2)4,146 words
  9. 32.Book VII: , where (p. 220) a table is given showing the Latin and Old11,210 words
  10. 33.Book IX: , Agricola appears to use the term in this sense himself. After231 words
  11. 34.Book XI (1)8,740 words
  12. 35.Book XI (2)8,388 words
  13. 36.Book XI (3)8,607 words
  14. 37.Book XI (4)1,179 words
  15. 38.Book XII (1)8,713 words
  16. 39.Book XII (2)8,736 words
  17. 40.Book XII (3)2,977 words
  18. 41.Appendix: A696 words
  19. 42.Book V: , lodestone, bloodstone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, mica, calamine,6,719 words
  20. 43.Appendix: B5,999 words
  21. 44.Appendix: C (1)6,754 words
  22. 45.Appendix: C (2)2,532 words
  23. 46.Book I: does not have footnote 24; Book VI does not have footnote 9; Book1,874 words