Livro - Biringuccio - 09-1002-0

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10 The method of removing gold from silver and any other
gdded object. 383
11 The method of extracting every particle of gold and silver
from slags of ores. 384
12 The procedure in making mirrors cast in bell metal. 385
13 The method of making shells or crucibles for melting. 391
14 Discourse on the potter's art. 392
I 5 Concerning lime and bricks. 395
BOOK TEN
[ON CERTAIN ARTIFICIAL COMBUSTIBLE
MATERIALS, AND THE PROCEDURES FOLLOWED IN
MAKING F3REWORKS TO BE USED IN WARFARE
AND FOR FESTIVALS]
[Pr4ael
Chapter I Saltpeter and the procedure of making it.
2 The powder that is used in firing guns.
3 The methods that are used in loading guns and shooting
them accurately.
4 Subterranean mines.
5 The method of making fire tubes.
6 The manner of making metal balls [that burst].
7 The methods of making tongues of fire.
8 The methods of preparing fire pots.
9 The method of making various compositions of artificial
fires.
10 Methods of constructing girandoles.
[The Last
Chapter
Concerning the fire that consumes without leaving ashes,
that is more powerful than any other fire, and whose
smith is the great son of Venus.]
[Appendix A Figures from other sources.]
[Appendix B Weights and measures.]
[Appendix C List of editions of the Pirotechnia.]
[Appendix D Bibliography.]