Prodromus of the Metallurgical Library

Juan de Arphe de Villafanne, Assayer of Gold, Silver, and Stones. 4to in Madrid, 1678.
4to Valladolid 1572.

Ars fusoria fundamentalis & experimentalis, Fundamental and experimental casting art, i.e., thorough and experience-derived smelting art, or instruction on raw-smelting, roasting, and liquating, by And. Orschalck. 12mo Kassel 1689.

This rare little book teaches the smelting-principles and techniques quite honestly.

*The Art of converting forged iron into steel and the art of softening cast iron, or of making works of cast iron as finished as those of forged iron by Mr. de Reaumur. 4to Par. 1722.

Jac. Aubert's brief and clear explanation of the origin and causes of metals against the chemists. 8vo Lyon 1573.

• • • • 1575.

Jacobi Augustini gemmæ & sculpturæ antiquæ depictæ Ancient depicted gems and sculptures, with the addition of their narration, translated into Latin by Jacob Gronovius. 4to Franequeræ 1694.

Aurea Catena Homeri Homer's Golden Chain, or origin of all natural things. 8vo Frankfurt 1723.

Joa. Aurelius Angurellus' Chrysopoeia Gold-making Books III. 8vo Antwerp 1582.

And. Aurifaber's History of amber. 8vo Regiomont. 1551, 1557.

Gold of the aura attracted by the power of universal magnetism. 8vo Cologne on the Spree 1674.

Detailed description of the gold-sand found not far from Zwickau. 8vo Leipzig 1696.

Detailed Gold and Silver Accounting. 12mo Nuremberg 1696.

Distribution of the Electoral old, widely famous mining town Freyberg in Meissen, what has fallen as surplus and yield from the accounting of Matthew in the year 1529 up to the accounting of Reminiscere in the 94th year, thus for 64 years. fol. 1594.

Notice of the rich mines of gold, silver, and all species of metals of the Pyrenees mountains. fol.

de Avisoni oblatio salis Offering of salt. 8vo Paris 1641.

Joh. Conrad. Axt's Epistle on Antimony, exists with the tract on coniferous trees and the manufacturing of pitch. 8vo Jena 1678.