Metallurgy in Antiquity: A Notebook for Archaeologists and Technologists.
Forbes, R. J.
E. J. Brill, Leiden, 1950
€ 150,00
25 × 17 cm, cloth hardcover with dust jacket, viii, 490 pages, text in English, dust jacket with some missing pieces, ex-libris on front endpaper, otherwise very good condition, see pictures.
Classic reference work by Robert James Forbes (1900–1973), historian of science and technology at the University of Amsterdam. A comprehensive survey of early metallurgy, covering techniques, materials, and archaeological evidence. Illustrated with 98 figures, including maps and drawings. An important contribution to the history of ancient technology and materials science.
