Georgii Agricolae De re metallica : libri XII. Quibus officia, instrumenta, machinae, ac omnia deni[que] ad metallicam spectantia, non modo luculentissimè describuntur, sed & per effigies, suis locis infertas, adiunctis latinis, germanicis [que] appellationibus ita ob oculos ponuntur, ut clarius tradi non possint. ; Eiusdem De animantibus subterraneis liber, (1556)
Agricola, Georg, 1494-1555, Agricola, Georg, 1494-1555. De animantibus subterraneis · Basileae : Apud Hieron. Frobenium et Nicolaum Episcopium · leaf 231
Alter modus uenas tundedi malleishic eft: magnse u ena* durse fragmerita. contunduntur anteaquam urantur.Operariorum certe, qui Gofelariasi»fto modo magnis malleis tundunt pyritas,pedes funt corticibus quafi oereis armati,manus chirothetis praflongisjneglarex defragmentis defiken*te« eos fkucient.… … At in magnae Germania? regione, quje Veftofalia dicitur, & in Germa*nise inferioris regione quse Eiralia nominatur, operarrj contra uenarum prius uftarum fragmentain rotundam aream, lapidibus duriflimis anfle ftra*tam,ConiecT:a teruiit ferrafnentis, quse figura fere malleis fimilia funt, ulu…
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