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The sword and the crucible [[electronic resource] ] : a history of the metallurgy of European swords up to the 16th century / / by Alan Williams



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Autore: Williams Alan (Alan R.) Visualizza persona
Titolo: The sword and the crucible [[electronic resource] ] : a history of the metallurgy of European swords up to the 16th century / / by Alan Williams Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2012
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (300 p.)
Disciplina: 623.4/41
Soggetto topico: Metallurgy - Europe - History - To 1500
Swords - Europe - History - To 1500
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Preliminary Material -- 1. The Extraction of the First Metals -- 2. The Smelting of Iron and the Production of Steel -- 3. Different Ways of Making Steel—Eastern and Western Steelmaking -- 4. Celtic and Roman Swords -- 5. Pattern-Welding -- 6. The Revival of Science in Europe -- 7. The Survival of Technology From the Ancient World -- 8. Viking-Age Swords and Their Inscriptions -- 9. The Invention of the Blast Furnace and Finery -- 10. Bloomery Steel and the Development of All-Steel Swords after 1400 -- 11. The Mass-Production of Steel for Swords and Armour -- 12. The Decoration of Swords by Etching and Gilding -- 13. Medieval European swords after 1000 -- Further reading -- Index.
Sommario/riassunto: The sword was the most important of weapons, the symbol of the warrior, not to mention the badge of a officer and a gentleman. Much has been written about the artistic and historical significance of the sword, but outside specialised publications, relatively little about its metallurgy, and that often confined to a particular group. This book aims to tell the story of the making of iron and steel swords from the first Celtic examples through the Middle Ages to the Early Modern period. The results of the microscopic examination of over a hundred swords by the author and other archaeometallurgists are given and explained in terms of the materials available in Europe.
Titolo autorizzato: The sword and the crucible  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-280-49632-0
9786613591555
90-04-22933-7
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910462388403321
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Serie: History of warfare ; ; v. 77.