Livro - Biringuccio - 09-1002-0

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
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1540 Edition this Edition
62. Distillation with a cucurbit and alembic in a water
bath. I 26v 344
63. Large water bath for heating several cucurbits simultaneously.
127 345
64. Multiple distilladon by the heat of putrefying manure,
aided by steam. 127v 346
65. Distillation of alcohol in a bell with a worm condenser
and with a recafylng column. 128v 348
66. Pelicans and other vessels for r&wc distillation. 12gv 349
67. Retort and furnace for the distillation of oils. 12gv 351
68. Earthenware pots for the extraction of oils from
wood, and the bell for collecting oil from burning
sulphur. 130 3 52
69. Apparatus for sublimation by ascent and descent. 13ov
70. Tower furnaces for distillation. Detail at back shows
354
the flue dampers. 131v 356
71. "Three types of reverberatory distilling furnaces." 132 357
72. Wire drawing with capstan, windlass, and drums. 140 379
73. Drawing heavy wire by means of water power. 14ov 380
74. Goldbeaters at work on a duplex plate of gold and
silver. 141 382
75. Amalgamation mills for treating sweepings, etc. I42 385
76. The pottery, showing two forms of potter's wheel and
the furnace for firing the ware. 146 394
77. Brick and lime kilns. 149 400
78. Loading and aiming a gun. In the background are
shown a sight and a gunner's level. 157~ 421
79. A subterranean mine, showing "the foundation of the
mine disclosed" and "the place of greatest effect." 1g8v 424
80. Large fire tubes reinforced with wire and bands, and a
lined wooden tube serving as a light gun. 160 427
81. A battery of guns discharging small fire tubes among
cavalry. 162 432
82. Lances and pikes with small fire tubes attached. 1620 43 3
83. Fire pots with slings, and incendmy arrows. 163 43 5
84. Girandoles. 166v 443
APPENDIX A: Figuresfiom other sources illustrative of Biringuccio's
descriptions.
I. Apparatus for the recovery of gold from amalgam (Ercker). 447
11. Chambers for the distillation and condensation of mercury
(Agricola) . 448
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