Aschner, Joseph; Kurze Uibersicht der sämmtlichen Berg-, Poch-, Hütten-, und Münz Manipulationen in der königl. Freien Haupt Bergstadt Kremnitz. Ofen: Universitäts Schriften, 1828. Octavo, pp. 100 with rare folding lithographed plate present.
The work is complete with the rare plate present and is bound in a mid 19th century, half cloth over marbled boards with gilt spine titles. The binding its tight and clean with light rubbing to the boards. The text and plate are clean and bright. A rare complete work in very good condition.
Joseph Aschner was a magistrate and mint official with the town of Kremnitz (Kremnica) in Slovakia. The well preserved town; which is situated in the Slovakian highlands, is known for its connection to gold and silver mining in the region from the 8th Century to modern times and is considered one of the greatest and most historic mining towns in Europe. The town was founded in the 8th century and later colonized by Saxon miners.
Aschner continually supported increased exploitation of the gold and silver mines in Kremnitz and the surrounding villages as well as an increase in the production of coinage at the royal mint in Kremnitz which remains to this day as the oldest working mint in the world.
In this work he provides an overview of the mountains and their geology, the mining of ores, the mines, the milling and processing of the ore, and the minting of coins in the royal mint.
