Title
Stove and pots used for mercury extraction
Caption
Mercury. Stove and pots in which mercury-bearing ore was heated and the mercury retrieved after cooling.
From "De la pirotechnia" by Vannoccio Biringuccio (Venice, 1540).
Date
1540
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP07111_009674P
License type
Rights managed
Available size
18,0Mb (1,2Mb) / 11,8in x 5,9in / 3543 x 1772 (300dpi)