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Mineral Ore ...?

types of works, how the same ...?
nature and properties according to ...?
small fire shall be assayed, m...?
smelting works in a large fire, also f...?
tals, together with a report on copper s...?
boiling, also all salty mineral ...?
ted into five books, likewise ...?
men. To all lovers of the ...?
and miners for use, n...?
and sketches of the instruments,
diligently brought to light ...?

Lazarus Ercker.

A detailed woodcut illustration of a 16th-century metallurgical or assaying laboratory (Probierstube). In the background, an operator tends to a large furnace with a muffle. In the foreground, several workers are engaged in various tasks: one man grinds materials with a pestle in a large mortar, another operates a distillation setup with an alembic on a furnace, and a third tends to a cylindrical athanor-style furnace. The room is filled with scientific tools including crucibles, flasks, tongs, and specialized assaying equipment.

With Roman Imperial Majesty’s Grace v...?

Printed in Prague
as it stands at the end.
1574.

LIBRARY
OF THE I. R. GENERAL
MINING AND SALT DEPT.