Renaissance technology

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Renaissance technology is the set of European artifacts and customs, spanning roughly the 14th through the 16th century. The era is marked by such profound technical advancements like the printing press, linear perspectivity, patent law, double shell domes or Bastion fortresses. Draw-books of the Renaissance artist-engineers such as Taccola and Leonardo da Vinci give a deep insight into the mechanical technology then known and applied.

Important developments in metallurgy included:

For iron:

• The blast furnace, enabling iron to be produced on a larger scale than previously.
• The finery forge
• The Slitting mill, mechanising the production of iron rods for nailmaking.

For lead:

• The smeltmill, which was more effiecient than the bole hill.

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