- De la pirotechnia
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The pirotechnia of Vannoccio Biringuccio Author(s) Vannoccio Biringuccio Original title De la pirotechnia Translator Cyril Stanley Smith, Martha Teach Gnudi Country Italy Language Italian Subject(s) Metallurgy Publisher The American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers Publication date 1540 Published in
English1942 Media type paperback Pages 477 ISBN 0-486-26134-4 OCLC Number 20671722 Dewey Decimal 669 20 LC Classification TN144 .B4513 1990 Followed by 1959 edition 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. The translation of Pirotechnia was by Cyril Stanley Smith, a senior chemist on the Manhattan Project, and Martha Teach Gnudi. Both books were illustrated with extensive, beautiful woodcuts. The translation of De la Pirotechnia has more extensive notes and footnotes.
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