Keywords: Beschreibung allerfürnemisten mineralischen Ertzt unnd Bergkwercks Arten Title Page AQ24 (3).TIF Lazarus Ercker d 1594 Imprint Frankfurt am Mayn Joannem Schmidt in Verlegung Sigmundt Feyerabends 1580 The alchemical laboratory ”because it had the power to separate precious metals from the baser ones they are typically found with ”became an essential feature of the metallurgical enterprise as indicated by the laboratory ™s centrality on the title page of this important early book on mining 1580 engraving Institution Chemical Heritage Foundation object history exhibition history credit line http //www chemheritage org/ Chemical Heritage Foundation accession number http //othmerlib chemheritage org/record b1033260~S6 TN664 E735 1580 Roy G Neville Historical Chemical Library http //www chemheritage org/ Chemical Heritage Foundation Image downloaded with permission from the Chemical Heritage Foundation as part of the Wikipedian in Residence initiative CHF-cooperation PD-old-100 Images from the Chemical Heritage Foundation Alchemy books History of metallurgy technologies Mining Engravings Alchemists |