Political Ecologies in the Renaissance

Item appears in the following exhibition page

Political Ecologies in the Renaissance: Mining: De re metallica

Item Information

De Re Metallica

Dublin Core

Title

De Re Metallica

Description

A cross-sectional illustration of a mine. A turbine powers three subterranean piston pumps in succession to drain a flooded mine shaft.

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 20, 2024, https://exhibitions.library.columbia.edu/exhibits/show/political_ecologies/item/4735.

Columbia University Libraries / Rare Book & Manuscript Library / Butler Library, 6th Fl. / 535 West 114th St. / New York, NY 10027 / (212) 854-5590 / rbml@libraries.cul.columia.edu