[164] E nulla spequevo, etc. I take this to mean that he moved the heat of the flame about and about from point to point.
[165] Penultima mana.
[166] Ottone. Cellini would have used the pure copper, not any alloy, for this purpose.
[167] Argento di undici leghe e mezzo. Twelve being quite pure, this would give about as little alloying metal as will work well.
[168] See references to this in the ‘Vita,’ p. 145, and elsewhere.
[169] Bianchire.
[170] Caldare.
[171] Caldare.
[172] Bianchimento.
[173] Smisurato: Cellini refers to the fumes.