Iron for the Eagles by David Sim

Iron for the Eagles by David Sim

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Zusammenfassung

The Romans brought with them a level of expertise that raised iron production in Britain from small localised sites to an enormous industry. In their pioneering work, David Sim and Isabel Ridge combine current ideas of iron making in Roman times with experimental archaeology.

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Iron for the Eagles by David Sim

Charleston's greatest contribution to American painting was timely patronage of men of ability. Contents: Historical intro.; Art and artists from the 16th to the mid-18th cent.; Jeremiah Theus, Alexander Gordon, and the mid-18th cent.; Prosperous Pre-Revolutionary years; The Revolutionary years; Federal years; The academic tradition and native talent in the first quarter of the 19th cent.; Fraser, Allston, White, and Cogdell; The South Carolina Acad. of Fine Arts; Sculpture; Theatrical and decorative painters; The silhouettists; Backgrounds; Native talent and visiting strangers; Female artists and talented families; The daguerreotype and photography; Pre-war decades; and The war years -- 1861-1865. Illus. This is a print on demand publication.
Dr David Sim is an archaeologist who has combined studies of the technology of the Roman empire with his skills as a blacksmith. Dr Isabel Ridge is a mechanical engineer with a special interest in ancient technology.
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ISBN 13 9780752419008
ISBN 10 0752419005
Titel Iron for the Eagles
Autor David Sim
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Bindungsart Paperback
Verlag The History Press Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr 2002-07-01
Seitenanzahl 160
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