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Vannoccio

Vannoccio: Woodcut An engraving depicting the distillation of alcohol

Woodcut An engraving depicting the distillation of alcohol

Vannoccio: Using bellows to increase the draught in a furnace

Using bellows to increase the draught in a furnace

Vannoccio: Making a wooden pattern from which moulds for

Making a wooden pattern from which moulds for

Vannoccio: Man operating bellows to increase the draught

Man operating bellows to increase the draught

Vannoccio: Reverberatory furnace for smelting metals. (Venice, 1540)

Reverberatory furnace for smelting metals. (Venice, 1540)

Vannoccio: Brass furnace, showing tongs for lifting crucibles

Brass furnace, showing tongs for lifting crucibles

Vannoccio: Condensing mercury vapour that has been distilled

Condensing mercury vapour that has been distilled

Vannoccio: Mercury. Stove and pots in which mercury-bearing

Mercury. Stove and pots in which mercury-bearing

Vannoccio: Heating mercury-bearing ore and recovering mercury

Heating mercury-bearing ore and recovering mercury

Vannoccio: Mercury. Extracting mercury from ore by placing

Mercury. Extracting mercury from ore by placing

Vannoccio: Smelting iron ore in a blast furnace. (Venice, 1540)

Smelting iron ore in a blast furnace. (Venice, 1540)

Vannoccio: Distillation of alcohol (aqua vitae). (Venice, 1540)

Distillation of alcohol (aqua vitae). (Venice, 1540)

Vannoccio: Goldbeaters preparing a thin duplex sheet of silver

Goldbeaters preparing a thin duplex sheet of silver

Vannoccio: Assay laboratory, showing muffle furnace and balance

Assay laboratory, showing muffle furnace and balance

Vannoccio: Moulds for making fire tubes. These were fired

Moulds for making fire tubes. These were fired

Vannoccio: Fire tubes being fired at enemy cavalry from cannon

Fire tubes being fired at enemy cavalry from cannon

Vannoccio: Wheeled war engine designed to break up enemy

Wheeled war engine designed to break up enemy

Vannoccio: Shafts of a cannon boring machine with drilling

Shafts of a cannon boring machine with drilling

Vannoccio: Boring cannon. In the left foreground is a two-man

Boring cannon. In the left foreground is a two-man

Vannoccio: Pikes and lances fitted with small fire tubes

Pikes and lances fitted with small fire tubes

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