Political Ecologies in the Renaissance

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Political Ecologies in the Renaissance: Mining: De re metallica

Item Information

De Re Metallica

Dublin Core

Title

De Re Metallica

Description

An illustration of two mine shafts. The man on the hill uses plumb lines and triangulation to determine subterranean distances.

Creator

Agricola, Georgius, 1494-1555

Publisher

Ludovici Regis

MODS

Key Date

1621

Type of Date

exact

Publication Place

Basle

Form/Genre

books

Repository Name

Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University

Language of Cataloging

English

Digital Origin

Reformatted Digital

Citation

Agricola, Georgius, 1494-1555, “De Re Metallica,” Columbia University Libraries Online Exhibitions, accessed April 25, 2024, https://exhibitions.library.columbia.edu/exhibits/show/political_ecologies/item/4737.

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