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This page lists all content on our site that has been tagged with "Metallurgy". You may find a variety of content here, from books, to exhibitions, to events.

Book

Cover of De la pirotechnia

De la pirotechnia

Cover of Georgii Agricolae De re metallica libri XII

Georgii Agricolae De re metallica libri XII

Cover of Metals and metal-working in old Japan

Metals and metal-working in old Japan

Cover of Scientific research on ancient Asian metallurgy - proceedings of the fifth Forbes Symposium at the Freer Gallery of Art

Scientific research on ancient Asian metallurgy

Cover of Synopsis rei liquefactoriae generalis et particularis et principia metallurgiae, principaliores metallurgicorum process[?] complectens manipulationes

Synopsis rei liquefactoriae generalis et particularis et principia metallurgiae, principaliores metallurgicorum process[?] complectens manipulationes

Image Gallery

Diagram of mine workings in book VI, "Machines for Drawing Heavy Vapours off from Tunnels" in Georgii Agricolae De re metallica libri xii

Figure 5. Buddha Maitreya, gilt leaded bronze with traces of pigment, dates 486CE, Shanxi province, h. 140.3 cm.

Figure 5. Buddha Maitreya, gilt leaded bronze with traces of pigment, dates 486CE, Shanxi province, h. 140.3 cm.

p. 152 of Georgii Agricolae De re metallica libri xii

p. 276 of Georgii Agricolae De re metallica libri xii

p. 384 of Georgii Agricolae De re metallica libri xii

p. 90 of Georgii Agricolae De re metallica libri xii

The pages on display here illustrate how furnaces are used to refine metals for the making of coins.

Georgii Agricolae De re metallica libri xii

Title page from Georgii Agricolae De re metallica libri xii

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