from the Gemmarum et Lapidum, Anselmi Boetii de Boodt, Prague, 1609. De Boodt tell us that "Through a rope, the wooden wheel moves a tin wheel, on which water mixed with emery powder is sprinkled." (Boodt, 1609, pg. 38) We not only see a continued use of tin but we also get an idea of one of the abrasives they were using to cut and polish colored …
