Page CCCL from Vom Bergwerck XII Bücher by Agricola, plate 43 from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century c. 1557 - 1937

This woodcut, “Page CCCL from Vom Bergwerck XII Bücher”, created by Hans Rudolf Manuel Deutsch, is one of 43 plates illustrating the 1556 book *De Re Metallica* by Georgius Agricola. This illustration focuses on the process of smelting iron, showing workers and their tools in an artisanal setting. This particular plate is from a 1937 printing of the book. As a key example of early modern German woodcuts, this illustration is a rare glimpse into the 16th century German mining world.