Hoffmann´s Berg-Probe 1674
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HOFFMANN, CHRISTIAN. M. Christian Hoffmanns Berg-Probe: Oder Reichsteinischer Göldner Esel, Anfänglich, Aus eigener Besichtigung, im Jahr 1659. In Bergmännischer Redens-Art, sambt Beschreibung Deß Ursprunges der Metallen, Berg-Arten u.d.g. Wie auch alle Berg-Arbeit, entworffen: nunmehr aber verbessert an Tag gegeben ... Jehna (in Verlegung Johann Bielckens, Gedruckt bey Samuel Krebsen) 1674.
Small 8:o, (56) ll.
Simple near contemporary half leather binding, blank spine, lacks last endpaper. Minor foxing. Annotation in lower margin of title.
VD17 1:639472B.
From the library of Carl Sahlin.
Carl Sahlin (1861-1943), industrialist, writer on the science of mining and metallurgy.
He started his collecting as early as 1897 as a student of mining. Later he became head of the Ironworks part of the Stora Kopparbergs Bergslags AB (1893-1900), and then manager at Laxå Bruk. President of the Swedish Iron and Steel Works´ Association 1904-1928, delegate of the Sweidsk Ironmasters´ Association. He wrote extensively about mining and foundry history (also numismatics) and founded Bergslagets library and museum. He was also one of the founders of the Technical museum in Stockholm, to which museum he also donated his vast collections on mining and related history, including part of his library in 1933.
Auktionsnummer:
6245
Datum:
2016-06-21