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721 - "DE RE METALLICA" - The original of which belongs to the National Heritage and is housed in the Royal Library of the Monastery of El Escorial. Scientific Circle and National Heritage, 2004. Small folio, full leather binding over boards with blind embossing. Housed in a slipcase alongside the volume of studies. Numbered notarial certificate of limited edition. Facsimile edition of the first edition published in Basel in 1561. The work, divided into twelve books and written in Latin, addresses in detail the art of mining, the refining and smelting of metals, as well as their chemical aspects, making it a significant work in the history of chemistry. It was a highly influential work and was reprinted several times; the numerous engravings and detailed descriptions of machinery made it a practical reference for the period.
"DE RE METALLICA" - The original of which belongs to the National Heritage and is housed in the Royal Library of the Monastery of El Escorial. Scientific Circle and National Heritage, 2004. Small folio, full leather binding over boards with blind embossing. Housed in a slipcase alongside the volume of studies. Numbered notarial certificate of limited edition. Facsimile edition of the first edition published in Basel in 1561. The work, divided into twelve books and written in Latin, addresses in detail the art of mining, the refining and smelting of metals, as well as their chemical aspects, making it a significant work in the history of chemistry. It was a highly influential work and was reprinted several times; the numerous engravings and detailed descriptions of machinery made it a practical reference for the period.