2758
Accession Number
8497
Title Of Article Chaper
Gilding and tinning in Anglo-Saxon England
Title Of Journal Book
Aspects of early metallurgy
Pages
129-134
Reference Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references
Publisher
British Museum
Publisher City
London
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
This paper describes briefly the techniques of hot drip tinning and mercury gilding which were in use in the Early Medieval Period and discusses previous literature on the subject. A technique is postulated by which the Anglo-Saxons were able to both tin and gild adjacent areas of the same piece of metal. See also 15-822. -- AATA
pub_id
2758