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Pirotechnia, li diece libri della pirotechnia

De la Pirotechnia

Pirotechnia, li diece libri della pirotechnia

Vannoccio Biringuccio

Italian

1550

358 pages

Natural Philosophy Alchemy Theatres Of Machines Mining Metals And Fire Laboratory Chemistry Mechanical Engineering

Laboratory Chemistry Mechanical Engineering Alchemy Natural Philosophy & Science Theatres of Machines Mining, Metals, and Fire

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natural-philosophychemistrymilitaryart

Step into the smoky workshops and deep mountain adits of the Renaissance with Vannoccio Biringuccio’s 'De la Pirotechnia,' the first systematic manual on the mastery of fire. From the alchemical secrets of Murano glass to the thundering engineering of bronze cannons, this text reveals how human industry transforms the raw 'spirit' of the earth into power, art, and wealth.

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848 terms

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Major Themes

metallurgy115pargento72pVannoccio Biringuccio60prame58poro55pminera53pmetalli45pbronzo45palchemy44ppiombo44pfusione37pmetallo33pdistillation31psolfo30pmantici30pfornello30pbronze casting29pbellows29pferro28partigliaria28pstagno27pcarbone27psalnitro27psmelting26psaltpeter26ppoluere26pgitto25pBiringuccio24partigliarie23palchimisti23psulfur23pRenaissance technology22pmercurio22pminere20passaying20preverberatory furnace20pcupellation19pRenaissance engineering18pgunpowder18pnitric acid17pfurnace construction17psilver16pcopper16pcharcoal16pfuoco16pceneraccio16p

16th-century chemistryp. 326, p. 343

16th-century engineeringp. 13, p. 175, p. 190

16th-century metallurgyp. 58, p. 227

16th-century technologyp. 66, p. 70, p. 103, p. 194, p. 239, p. 330

acciarop. 52, p. 53, p. 54, p. 55, p. 56

acciarrop. 5, p. 18, p. 48, p. 290, p. 295, p. 296

acetop. 291, p. 292, p. 324

aciarrop. 291, p. 292

acousticsp. 205, p. 207, p. 211, p. 212, p. 213, p. 214

acquap. 94, p. 144, p. 240, p. 274, p. 311

acqua acutap. 6, p. 145, p. 151

acqua fortep. 145, p. 147, p. 148, p. 150, p. 152, p. 153, p. 154, p. 155+5 more

acqua uitep. 343, p. 345

acqua vitep. 273, p. 346

acque fortip. 146, p. 149, p. 156

Addap. 21, p. 22

affinarep. 6, p. 126, p. 128, p. 130, p. 132, p. 133, p. 160

albazanop. 11, p. 14, p. 36, p. 312, p. 313

Alberto magnop. 24, p. 28, p. 72, p. 91

Albertus Magnusp. 24, p. 28, p. 91

alchalip. 86, p. 89, p. 105

alchemistsp. 46, p. 47, p. 56, p. 60

alchemy vs. miningp. 16, p. 32

Alchimiap. 27, p. 31, p. 33, p. 59, p. 263, p. 264, p. 266, p. 275+1 more

alchimicap. 8, p. 30, p. 262

alchimicip. 28, p. 43, p. 47, p. 52, p. 61, p. 62, p. 65, p. 69+2 more

alchimistap. 75, p. 144, p. 346

Alchimiſtip. 34, p. 79, p. 273

Alemagnap. 37, p. 59, p. 73, p. 74, p. 88, p. 94, p. 114, p. 132+4 more

alembicp. 113, p. 146, p. 147, p. 148, p. 155, p. 269, p. 270, p. 272+2 more

alkali saltp. 89, p. 105

alloyingp. 163, p. 164, p. 232, p. 234, p. 235

alloysp. 6, p. 7, p. 48, p. 166

alump. 5, p. 75, p. 80, p. 81, p. 156

alumep. 75, p. 80, p. 156

alume catinap. 83, p. 89, p. 105

alume di roccap. 5, p. 78, p. 79, p. 81, p. 83, p. 146, p. 149, p. 287+1 more

alume di rocchap. 62, p. 319

amorep. 351, p. 352

ancudinep. 150, p. 283, p. 299

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[De anima. De intellectu]via Albertus Magnus Canon medicinae Lib. 1-7via Avicenna Secret History of a Rosicrucianvia Albrecht Dürer The Atlantic Codexvia Leonardo da Vinci Sammlung Alchymistischer Schriften (German MS 3)via Alchemists On the Nature of Metalsvia Georgius Agricola

Related works (2)

Natural MagicGiambattista della PortaQuintessence, Quintessence, Distillation, Distillation, Rome Pyrotechnics, or the Art of FireVannoccio BiringuccioDistillation, Rome, Usury, Calcination, Aqua Fortis

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