2000 years of zinc and brass

Éditeur :
British Museum Press
ISBN :
9780861591244
Date de publication :
31 août 1998
Dimensions :
29,7 x 21,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This volume presents a comprehensive technical history of the production of zinc and brass. It describes the inception and technical development of the process by which zinc and brass were made at various centres around the world, together with typical compositions of the resulting brasses.