Title
Extracting mercury
Caption
Mercury. Extracting mercury from ore by placing ore covered by sand and ashes in an eartheware pot on stand with a fire underneath. The mercury was retrieved from the bottom of the pot after cooling. From "De la pirotechnia" by Vannoccio Biringuccio (Venice, 1540). .
Date
1540
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP07111_009672P
License type
Rights managed
Available size
18,2Mb (1,3Mb) / 11,8in x 6,0in / 3543 x 1797 (300dpi)