[TheForge] Fw: [EKMetalsmiths] This might be of interest

[Phlip]

>From my Metalsmith's List...

Ene bichizh ogsen baina shuu...

> Greetings,
>
> While doing a book search on an unrelated subject, I noticed
> this OoP reference which could be of interest to some of you
> here,
>
> "Archaeology and Conservation in Ironbridge"
> By Richard Hayman, Wendy Horton And Shelley White, $43.70
>
> Publisher: Council for British Archaeology
>
> ISBN: 1902771052
>
> Description: Ironbridge symbolises the processes of the
> Industrial Revolution possibly more than anywhere else.
>
> This volume studies six of the key archaeological monuments.
>
> These comprise three ironworks (Coalbrookdale Company's
> Upper Works and the Madeley Wood Company's Bedlam and
> Blists Hill furnaces) which spearheaded technological
> advancements in iron smelting, the Coalbrookdale Company's
> Upper Forge (a rare survival from wrought iron manufacture),
> Blists Hill Brick and Tile Works and the Hay Inclined Way.
>
> The latter linked two sections of the canal and was one of
> the most ingenious and admired technological achievements
> of its day.
>
> The book is a fascinating and detailed guide to the
> archaeological record of this World Heritage Site and
> is essential for anyone with an interest in Industrial
> Archaeology.
>
> 221p, many b/w pls and figs
> (Council for British Archaeology Research Report 123, 1999).
> 1902771052. Paperback.
> Languages: English
> Alibris ID: 8238554382
>
>
http://www.alibris.com/search/search.cfm?qwork=397696&ptit=Archaeology%20and%20Conservation%20in%20Ironbridge&pauth=Hayman%2C%20Richard&pisbn=&pbest=43%2E70&pbestnew=1000000%2E00&pqty=1&pqtynew=0&matches=1&qsort=r
>
> Sorry for the especially long URL ... perhaps it could be
> reused as a lanyard.  <g>
>
> Vincenzo

Saint Phlip,
CoD

"When in doubt, heat it up and hit it with a hammer."
 Blacksmith's credo.

 If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it is probably not a
cat.

Never a horse that cain't be rode,
And never a rider who cain't be throwed....



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