Gold and silver were the mainstays of our financial system and were obvious materials for personal adornment, symbolising status and wealth. The methods which were used to turn the base metals into wire and thread for the ornamenting of clothes became the trade secrets of a medieval craft guild. The book highlights the connections with the trade, and of the trade itself. Among the historical details, there is an interesting account of the intrigues by which the 17th-century industry obtained from the Crown protection ...
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Gold and silver were the mainstays of our financial system and were obvious materials for personal adornment, symbolising status and wealth. The methods which were used to turn the base metals into wire and thread for the ornamenting of clothes became the trade secrets of a medieval craft guild. The book highlights the connections with the trade, and of the trade itself. Among the historical details, there is an interesting account of the intrigues by which the 17th-century industry obtained from the Crown protection against competition from cheap imitations.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Chichester: Phillimore & Co, 1979. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to-over 9¾-12" tall. Good study of the historic process of turning precious metals into wire and thread for ornamenting clothes. Light toning to stock, otherwise all in VG order throughout. No inscriptions. Smart green cloth with bright gilt titling to spine. VG clipped d/j a little toned and lightly worn. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 4to. xiii, 91pp.
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