De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 with Biographical Introduction, Annotation and Appendices upon the Development of Mining Methods, Metallurgical Processes, Geology, Mineralogy & Mining Law from the Earliest Times to the 16th Century xxxi, 638 pp. 1950 reprint of the 1912 printing published by The Mining Magazine in London, which was translated from the 1556 Latin edition. This work was the first book on mining based on field research, and provided the first comprehensive historical account of mining. Reproductions of woodcut illustrations throughout.Keywords: SCIENCE GEOLOGY MINERALOGY MINING METALLURGY