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Jewelry technology in the ancient & medieval world / Jack Ogden.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ogden, Jack, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jewelry making--History.
- Jewelry making.
- Goldsmiths.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 416 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
- Other Title:
- Jewelry technology in the ancient and medieval world
- Place of Publication:
- [Harpswell, ME] : Brynmorgen Press, [2023].
- Summary:
- This book is a comprehensive overview of four and a half thousand years of jewelry technology--from the dawn of the Bronze Age to the end of the medieval period, including chapters on design, gold refining and testing, the goldsmiths themselves and the perennial problem of fakes. It will appeal to curators, conservators, collectors, archaeologists, practicing goldsmiths and all those interested in history and crafts. The author concentrates on what can be observed without recourse to specialized laboratory equipment. -- Publisher's website
- Contents:
- Design
- Gold
- The color & testing of gold
- The workshop
- Working gold
- Forming gold sheet
- Fillers & supports
- Cutting, piercing & engraving
- Wire
- Decorative wire
- Filigree
- Chains
- Soldering & granulation
- Casting
- Gem settings
- Enamel, niello & cinnabar
- Surface changes & finishing
- The goldsmith's business
- Fakes & provenance
- Appendix. Other metals in gold.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-405) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9781630850142
- 1630850144
- OCLC:
- 1433995518
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