EditorialWashing the ores_3, Especially tin ores were mixed in wide troughs with water and washed, woodcut, p. 240, (Liber ocavus), Manuel, Hans Rudolf (graveur sur bois), 1556, Georgius Agricola: De re metallica libri XII: quibus officia, instrumenta, machinae...
EditorialWaschtr?ge_6, Multi-level system of wash troughs, gutters and lattices, woodcut, p. 278, (Liber octavus), Manuel, Hans Rudolf (graveur sur bois), 1556, Georgius Agricola: De re metallica libri XII: quibus officia, instrumenta, machinae, ac omnia deniqu...
EditorialWashing of tin hearts in a Giessbach, Troughs are embedded in a Giessbach and the tingrains are washed in them, woodcut, p. 297 279, (Liber octavus), Manuel, Hans Rudolf (graveur sur bois), 1556, Georgius Agricola: De re metallica libri XII: quibus off...
EditorialSand mixture is washed in suspended troughs, The sand mixture obtained from the tree trunks is washed in suspended troughs, the trough is moved back and forth, the gold pieces are collected, woodcut, p. 269, (Liber octavus), Manuel, Hans Rudolf (graveu...
EditorialWashing the ores_5, The tarpaulins are rinsed out in a trough, the cross troughs throttle the water flow, woodcut, p. 251, (Liber octavus), Manuel, Hans Rudolf (graveur sur bois), 1556, Georgius Agricola: De re metallica libri XII: quibus officia, inst...
EditorialWashing in troughs, Wash troughs created in the slope are used to wash the tin, inserted sheets hold coarse material back, Handwritten comment on the edge of the page, woodcut, p. 285, (The Eight Book), Manuel, Hand Rudolf (graveur sur bois), 1557, Gre...
EditorialWaschtr?ge_5, Wash troughs created on a slope slope are used to wash the tin, inserted sheets retain coarse material, woodcut, p. 276, (Liber octavus), Manuel, Hans Rudolf (graveur sur bois), 1556, Georgius Agricola: De re metallica libri XII: quibus o...
EditorialStrip of spool lace with ovals below and above a wavy line, Strip of mottled spool lace, Cluny lace. The colors used are black, beige and white. The pattern consists of a regularly wavy line, with one oval in the wave troughs and under the wave tops. A...
EditorialModel of the 84-gun ship of the line Neptune Model of an 84-gun ship of the line, Truss model of the hull, cut in length. The model is fully fired and extremely detailed. Seventy-six cannons and carronades have been preserved, the model has ninety-six ...
EditorialModel of an 84-Gun Ship of the Line (port side), Truss model of the hull (port side), cut lengthwise. The model is fully fired and extremely detailed. Seventy-six cannons and carronades have been preserved, the model has ninety-six gun ports spread ove...
EditorialTurtle seller, Five women, under flower trees, with young man with landing net sitting by two water troughs and bamboo rack with turtles and fish bowls with goldfish, in the background the Shinobazu pond. Left and middle sheet of a triptych., Torii Kiy...
EditorialStrip of bobbin lace with arches along the lower edge, Strip of natural-colored bobbin lace, Valenciennes lace. Along the lower edge of the strip runs a continuous band in linen that forms the faint regular scallops. Above that the strip consists of a ...
EditorialSpacer bobbin lace with openwork ovals in trapezoidal waves, Spacer of natural-colored bobbin lace, Valenciennes lace. A wavy band with flattened wave tops and troughs runs across the center line of the strip, creating trapezoidal spaces, each with one...
EditorialIllustration of objects, troughs and vessels for book on Ancient Rome. Roman civilization. Archaeological sites and objects. . Le Antichita? romane, opera di Giambatista Piranesi, etc. Rome. Le Antichita? romane, opera di Giambatista Piranesi, etc. P...
EditorialIllustration of objects, troughs and vessels for book on Ancient Rome. Roman civilization. Archaeological sites and objects. . Le Antichita? romane, opera di Giambatista Piranesi, etc. Rome. Le Antichita? romane, opera di Giambatista Piranesi, etc. P...
EditorialShrine boss, Irish, first half of the 8th century. This once sumptuously decorated boss was cast in bronze and then thickly gilded. The decoration consists of complex animal interlace, and trumpet and spiral decoration with panels containing twenty-fou...
EditorialIllustration of objects, troughs and vessels for book on Ancient Rome. Roman civilization. Archaeological sites and objects. . Le Antichita? romane, opera di Giambatista Piranesi, etc. Rome. Le Antichita? romane, opera di Giambatista Piranesi, etc. P...
EditorialAfrican slaves washing silt from diamonds in troughs at the Mandanga diamond-works on the Jequitinhonha river, Brazil. Colonial overseers sit on platforms near the riverbank. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrrario's Costumes...
EditorialMachinery for making cutlery: troughs of a grinding mill, tongs for pressing knife handles, pressing vice and spring drill. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Art...
EditorialShrine boss, Irish, first half of the 8th century. This once sumptuously decorated boss was cast in bronze and then thickly gilded. The decoration consists of complex animal interlace, and trumpet and spiral decoration with panels containing twenty-fou...