Pirotechnia
by Vannoccio Biringuccio
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- Paperback
- Condition
- New
- ISBN 10
- 0262520176
- ISBN 13
- 9780262520171
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About This Item
Paperback / softback. New. Originally printed in 1540, this classic work on the field of metallurgy marked the beginning of a true technological literature.
Synopsis
De la Pirotechnia is considered to be the first printed book on metallurgy to have been published in Europe. It was written in Italian and published in Venice in 1540. The author was Vannoccio Biringuccio, a citizen of Siena, Italy. (The second book on metallurgy, De re metallica, was written in Latin by Georgius Agricola, and published in 1556. ) Both books were translated into English in the 20th century.
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- Bookseller
- The Saint Bookstore (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- B9780262520171
- Title
- Pirotechnia
- Author
- Vannoccio Biringuccio
- Format/Binding
- Paperback / softback
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 10
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0262520176
- ISBN 13
- 9780262520171
- Publisher
- The MIT Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.s.a.
- This edition first published
- March 15, 1966
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