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Hist Metall 40 (1)
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Hist Metall 40 (1)
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The art of the early medieval goldsmith
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Historical Metallurgy
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40 (1)
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Journal
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Editor:
David W Crossley
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Justine Bayley
Sam Murphy
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Historical Metallurgy Society
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2006
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01 Dec 2006
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The art of the early medieval goldsmith
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Papers presented at the 2005 Leeds International Medieval Congress, including
Back to front: observations on the development and production of ...
Noël Adams
12 - 26
the paper examines fifth-century AD waffle, ring-and-dot and feather-patterned foils which may derive from the decorative repertoire of late Roman gold and silver working. Current theories regarding the manufacture of cloisonné backing foils are reconsidered in the light of the varied appearance of actual foils and the technological capability that might be expected of an early medieval workshop. Experiments in producing primary models suggest that textiles and thread could be used to impress clay with grids for waffle and ring-and-dot foils. These clay models could have been used on their own or for casting positive or negative dies in copper alloy
All that glitters: the case for goldworking at the early medieval mon...
Cecily Spall
42 - 48
excavation of the early medieval workshops at the Pictish monastic site at Portmahomack, Ross-shire, has revealed evidence for a range of crafts being practised, dated provisionally to the seventh to ninth century. The crafts of the smith (including glass-working), leather- and wood-workers are recognisable from discarded tools, and raw and waste (including failed) products, recovered mostly from features, floor layers and dumps within the main craft-working zone. The working of copper alloys and silver, signalled initially by crucibles, has been confirmed by a programme of XRF analysis, but to date evidence for gold-working at the site remains elusive. The possibility of early medieval goldsmithing at Portmahomack is examined and discussed in the context of the Tarbat workshops and evidence from contemporary sites in Britain
The Cross of Cong and some aspects of goldsmithing in pre-Norman Ireland
Griffin Murray
49 - 67
the paper examines the materials and techniques behind the manufacture of the Cross of Cong. It is argued that reviewing the historical and archaeological evidence for goldsmithing in Ireland during this period identifies gaps in current knowledge about this craft. Sources of raw materials, whether native or imported, are also discussed, with a particular emphasis on the source and availability of gold
On the noble and illustrious art of the goldsmith: an 11th-century text
Jochem Wolters
68 - 88
paper on an eleventh-century Greek manuscript which describes many goldsmithing methods and uses of materials for the first time; the commentary explains the substances and procedures, and outlines the status of the individual recipes within historical tradition through comparison with both earlier and later sources
