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020			_a9789004229334 _q(electronic book)
020			_z9789004227835 _q(print)
024	7		_a10.1163/9789004229334 _2DOI
035			_a(OCoLC)794328540
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050		4	_aU854 _b.S55 2012
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082	0	4	_a623.441
100	1		_aWilliams, Alan _q(Alan R.)
245	1	4	_aThe sword and the crucible : _ba history of the metallurgy of European swords up to the 16th century / _cby Alan Williams.
264		1	_aLeiden : _bBRILL, _c2012.
300			_a1 online resource (300 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aHistory of warfare
505	0	0	_aPreliminary 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.
506			_aAvailable to subscribing member institutions only.
520			_aThe 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.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		7	_aTECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science _2bisacsh
650		0	_aSwords _zEurope _xHistory _yTo 1500.
650		0	_aMetallurgy _zEurope _xHistory _yTo 1500.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aWilliams, Alan _tSword and the Crucible : A History of the Metallurgy of European Swords up to the 16th Century _dLeiden : BRILL, c2012 _z9789004227835
830		0	_aHistory of Warfare _v77.
830		0	_aEuropean History and Culture E-Books Online, Collection 2012, ISBN: 9789004223257.
856	4		_zDOI: _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004229334
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