The most important mining book of the 18th century

SCHLÜTER, Christoph Andreas.

Gründlicher Unterricht von Hütte-Werken. . . nebst einem vollständigem Probier-Buch. Two parts in one volume.

Braunschweig: F.W.Meyer, 1738.

1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Item #002601

Folio (348 x 213 mm). [20], 612, [68], 198, [26] pp. Engraved frontispiece, engraved headpiece with 2 portraits, 58 (57 folding) engraved plates. Contemporary three-quarter calf, spine with gilt-lettered label (label chipped with loss, spine ends and hinges expertly repaired), red-coloured edges. Text very little age-toned and virtually unspotted, title-page with little finger-soiling at lower corner, plates with little browning and spotting, occasional light dampstaining to corners of plates, last plate repaired at gutter. A fine, wide-margined copy. ----

Duveen 534; Darmstaedter 105; Hoover 725; Honeyman 2793; Ferchl 480; Roller-G. II, 408. - FIRST EDITION of the most important mining book of the 18th century. "Schlüter was an official in British pay at Braunschweig and he dedicates his book to George II. He describes not only German mines, but also those of England, Scotland, Scandinavia and South-Eastern Europe". (Duveen). "The Hoovers rated this great folio with its many descriptions and folding plates of metal separation processes as one of the most important in the Agricola, Ercker, Löhneyss tradition. The accounts of separating silver from copper and from gold were considered especially admirable" (Hoover).
"Eines der schönsten Werke über Hüttenkunde und Probirkunst" (Darmstaedter). Schlüter beschreibt nicht nur deutsche Bergwerke, sondern auch solche in England, Schottland, Skandinavien und Südost-Europa. Das Frontispiz mit einer Ansicht von Goslar mit allegorischen Figuren, die gefalteten Kupfer zeigen zahlreiche Öfen, Gebäude, Maschinenanlagen, Geräte, technische und mathematische Instrumente u.v.m.

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