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1 online resource (422 p.) |
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East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450 Ser |
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East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450 Ser
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| Contents |
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Figures -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 History of the Research -- 1 Discovery of the First Tombs with Tools -- 2 The History of Research regarding Burials with Tools (First Half of the 20th Century) -- 3 The Status of Early Medieval Craftsmen in European Historiography -- 4 Graves with Tools in Early Medieval Europe. The Case of the Avar Qaganate -- 5 Tools in Assemblages of the Forest-Steppe Belt of Eastern Europe -- 6 Early Medieval Metalworking in the Literature Published in Romania after World War II -- 6.1 Finds from Walachia |
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6.2 Finds from Transylvania and Banat -- 6.3 Finds from Moldavia -- Chapter 2 The Archaeology of Metalworking -- 1 Workshops -- 1.1 Transylvania -- 1.2 Walachia and Oltenia -- 1.3 Moldavia -- 2 Graves -- 3 Hoards -- 4 Isolated (Stray) Finds -- 5 Workshops or Funerary Contexts -- an Indicator of a Different Cultural Behavior -- Chapter 3 Sources of Raw Materials -- 1 Extraction and Reduction of Iron Ore -- 1.1 Exploitation of Iron Deposits -- 1.2 Smelting in Furnaces -- 1.3 Ore Reduction in Clay Vessels -- 1.4 Ore Reduction in Pits -- 2 Alloys -- 3 Precious Metals |
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3.1 Byzantine Gold and Silver North of the Danube -- 4 Trade as a Possible Source of Raw Material -- Chapter 4 Metallurgical Technologies -- 1 Metalworking Techniques -- 1.1 Forging -- 1.2 Slitting, Piercing, Riveting -- 2 Techniques of Non-Ferrous Metallurgy -- 2.1 Hammering, Chiseling and Polishing -- 2.2 Engraving, Punching, Stamping -- Chapter 5 Special Technological Methods for the Manufacture of Clothing and Harness Accessories Made of Non-Ferrous Metals -- 1 Pressing on Dies -- 2 Casting in Molds and Casting by the "Lost Wax" Method -- 3 Granulation and Filigree |
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4 Silver and Niello Inlaying -- 5 Gilding -- 6 Stones and Glass Inserts -- Chapter 6 The Tools -- 1 Pliers -- 2 Hammers -- 3 Anvils -- 4 Drills -- 5 Wire-Drawing Plate (or Nail-Making Tool) -- 6 Tools for Making Nails and Rivets -- 7 Files -- 8 Engraving Tools -- 9 Chisels -- 10 Punches -- 11 Mandrels -- 12 Tweezers -- 13 Bone Dies -- 14 Metal Patterns -- 14.1 Imprinting Models -- 14.2 Pressing Dies with Incised Decoration -- 14.3 Pressing Dies with Embossed Decoration -- 15 Ladles -- 15.1 Metal Ladles -- 15.2 Clay Ladles -- 16 Crucibles -- 16.1 Cup-Shaped Crucibles |
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16.2 Round-Rimmed Crucibles with Rounded Bottoms -- 16.3 Crucibles with Trefoil-Shaped Openings and Rounded Bottoms -- 16.4 Crucibles with Rounded Bottoms and Pouring Spouts -- 17 Clay Molds -- 17.1 Molds for Earrings, Beads and Mounts -- 17.2 Mold for Pendants -- 18 Stone Molds -- 18.1 Molds for Earring Accessories -- 18.2 Molds for Casting Cross-Shaped Pendants and Mounts -- 18.3 Molds for Pendants -- 18.4 Molds for Belt Buckles and Mounts -- 18.5 Patterns Preserved in Fragmentary Form -- Chapter 7 The Ornamentation of the Dies and of Contemporaneous Dress Accessories |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Subject |
Metal trade -- Romania -- History -- To 1500
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Metal trade
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Romania
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789004436930 |
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9004436936 |
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