A black and white line drawing shows a portrait of Song Yingxing, framed by a simple rectangle. He wears a scholar's cap with a flat top and a traditional robe with a crossed collar. His facial hair includes a thin mustache and a long, prominent goatee. The artist used clean, bold lines to create the image.

Song Yingxing (1587 to approximately 1666)

Volume I


CHAPTER 1	Cultivation of Grains	3
CHAPTER 2	Rice and Wheat	57
CHAPTER 3	Salt Making	87
CHAPTER 4	Sugar Making	107
CHAPTER 5	Oil and Fat Making	127
CHAPTER 6	Clothing Materials	145
CHAPTER 7	Dyes	211

Volume II


CHAPTER 8	Metallurgy	225
CHAPTER 9	Casting	273
CHAPTER 10	Forging	301
CHAPTER 11	Ceramics	321
CHAPTER 12	Calcination of Stones The process of heating stones or ores to high temperatures to trigger chemical dissociation or remove impurities, such as in lime or charcoal production.	363

Volume III


CHAPTER 13	Paper Making	389
CHAPTER 14	Cinnabar and Ink Cinnabar is the bright red mineral form of mercury sulfide, used historically as a pigment and in alchemy.	407
CHAPTER 15	Boats and Carts	427
CHAPTER 16	Weapons	465
CHAPTER 17	Yeasts	503
CHAPTER 18	Pearls and Gems	517


Appendix		546

An illustration in the lower right corner of the page shows a series of traditional Chinese roof ridge decorations, known as imperial roof charms. Several small animal figurines are perched in a line along the tiled ridge. The ridge ends in a large, ornate mythical beast head, likely a chiwen A dragon-like fish spirit believed to protect buildings against fire..

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