Subject: Looking for medieval blacksmithing references

From: James Hoge <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 1996 22:53:43 -0600

I am a member of the Society for creative Anachronisim and an amateur
blacksmith
I would be interested in any period sources anyone might know about
600-1600AD 
We try to recreate the best parts of the middle ages and I think Smithing is definitly one of the best.

				Lord Gavin

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From: Michael Spencer <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 96 20:12:54 EST

James Hoge wrote:
> 600-1600AD...

The Armourer and his Craft from the XIth to the XVIth Century
Charles ffoulkes, Dover, 1988
Originally published by Methuen, 1912
About US$12.

Numerous photos, drawing and excerpts from period documents.

There's a list of other relevant Dover publications inside the front
cover.

- Mike

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From: Steve Smith <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 96 10:55:01 MST

Greetings, Lord Gavin!

Medieval Blacksmithing Bibliography
Roughly in the order in which I find them useful in an SCA context.

Decorative Antique Ironwork by Henry D'Allemagne, Dover, 1968.
4500 objects pictured with captions. Most of the objects pictured are
medieval, with some 17th and  18th century stuff. No text. In print
last time I noticed. If you are interested in medieval and later
ironwork, you must buy this book. 

I've been told that the museum which published the book has published
other titles since; I haven't followed up on this information yet.

Medieval Ironwork in Sweden, V. I and II by Lennart Karlsson. Almqvist
& Wiksell International, Stockholm, Sweden, 1988. 
Provides a lot of pictures of medieval door hardware (and some chest
hardware). Tremendous detail. Over 1000 pages, and worth getting if
you can find it. I bought it from Norm Larson a couple of years ago
for $120; he isnt carrying it anymore.

Eisenwerke by I.H. Von Hefner-Alteneck. Originally published in 1840,
this is a reprint. Published by Verlag Ernst Wasmuth Tubingen.
85 plates of ink drawings of medieval and later ironwork. Excellent
rendition of detail in plates.  Available from Norm Larson.

Das Eisenwerk by Otto Hover. Published by Verlag Ernst Wasmuth Tubingen.
German text, 300 pages of excellent photographs with German, English
and French titles. Most of the objects pictured are medieval, with
some 17th and 18th century stuff. Available from Norm Larson Books.

Old French Ironwork by Edgar Frank. Harvard University Press, 1950,
out of print.  
Last summer Norm Larson had several used copies at $60 or so.

Metalwork by Hanns-Ulrich Haedeke. Universe Books, 381 Park Avenue
South, New York City 10016, published 1970. 
Covers non-ferrous and ferrous metals from Carolingian through
Romanesque, Gothic, and Renaissance.

Norm Larson Books
5426 East Hwy. 246
Lompoc, CA 93436
(805)735-2095 (evenings)

There are also a bunch of interesting web pages out there:
The ArtMetal Project
http://wuarchive.wustl.edu/edu/arts/metal/ArtMetal.html
ABANA Main Page
http://wuarchive.wustl.edu/edu/arts/blacksmithing/ABANA/
The Armory
gopher://unix5.nysed.gov/11/K-12%20Resources/Social%20Studies/Global%20Studies/The%20Armory
METAL WEB NEWS
http://tbr.state.tn.us/~wgray/index.html
Other fine places to visit
http://www.mvbs.com/others.html

Tamlene ap Guidgen
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Steve Smith
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