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Cloth seals : an illustrated guide to the identification of lead seals attached to cloth.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Elton, Stuart F.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Cloth seals (Numismatics)--Great Britain.
Cloth seals (Numismatics).
Physical Description:
1 online resource (418 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Other Title:
Cloth Seals
Place of Publication:
Oxford : Archaeopress, 2017.
Summary:
This book is intended to be a repository of the salient information currently available on the identification of cloth seals, and a source of new material that extends our understanding of these important indicators of post medieval and early modern industry and trade.
Contents:
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgement
Introduction to Cloth Seals
Aim
Abbreviations
Terminology
Measurements
Sources
Introduction
Basic Identification of Cloth Seal Type
One-Part Cloth Seals
Two-Part Cloth Seals (one superimposed on the other)
Four-Part Cloth Seals (two superimposed on the other two)
Component Parts of a Cloth Seal (commonly found in isolation)
Lead Items Often Confused with Cloth Seals
The Use of Lead Cloth Seals
Alnage & Subsidy
Cloth Seal Matrices
Lead v Wax Seals
The Type of Seals Attached to a Cloth (and Woven Marks)
Dating of Cloth Seals
Ordering of Presentation
Images
List and Description of Seals
Seals of Known Locations
Berkshire Generated by AI.
Notes:
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Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
ISBN:
9781784915490
1784915491
OCLC:
1374428266

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