Sujet
Carpenters constructing a stamping mill for breaking up ores
Légende
Carpenters constructing a stamping mill for breaking up ores and extraction of metals. Men on the left are measuring up a baulk of timber, K, to form a cam-shaft. A completed cam-shaft at H fitted with cams I. B is the stem of a single stamp, A. All the pieces of the mechanism are made of wood. From 'De re metallica', by Agricola, pseudonym of Georg Bauer (Basle, 1556). Woodcut.
Date
1556
Crédit
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Notre référence
ARP15A00_011
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
15,8Mo (1,4Mo) / 19,5cm x 20,3cm / 2305 x 2402 (300dpi)