I am seaching for a book about the original techniques which the romans used to make their things. I dont know if this exists or not. Until now I haven`t found it. I hope that the book can give me answers about how the romans made a tinned piece for example, how they engraved things, how the made iron out ore, and things like that. I want to use this book as a kind of manual to replicate things using the original methods. I can only understand English partially, but I speak fluent Dutch. Does anyone know a good book about this topic?
Check out Roman Crafts and Industries by Alan McWhirr. Can usually be found on the web for under 10 GBP.
Salve,
There is always 'Iron for the Eagles' by David Sim, and overview of the metal-working practices of the Roman empire.
Vale,
Celer.
over a hundred years old, but still frequently quoted is:
Blümner, Hugo: Technologie und Terminologie der Gewerbe und Künste bei Griechen und Römern
to be found in good libraries, practically covers it all ...
Quote:over a hundred years old, but still frequently quoted is:
Blümner, Hugo: Technologie und Terminologie der Gewerbe und Künste bei Griechen und Römern
to be found in good libraries, practically covers it all ...
Looks like Amazon.co.uk has a 4 banded re-print from 2001?
There's also an excellent book titled Making Classical Art (2000 Tempus Press) by Roger Ling which discusses techniques used to produce art of the ancient Greeks & Romans. Topics include sculpture, pottery & its decoration, frescoes, and mosaics, and includes several case studies and black & white and colour photos.
Thanks for the reactions 8)
Does I understand correctly that 'Iron for the Eagles' and Roman Crafts and Industries give explanation about how the romans made their iron things so that I can use it as a manual for making things using the original method? I mean with "things" mainly roman pieces made of metal like copper, iron, bronze, silver, not pieces of glass or clay and something like that. Every book seems to be very usefoll, but I can buy one.
I saw this in the midst of doing research on a completely unrelated topic:
The Oxford Handbook on Engineering & Technology in the Classical World
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