The copper alloys of the Medieval Islamic world - inheritors of the classical tradition
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3918823 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul Craddock (0000-0002-0481-9238, British Museum, corresponding author), P T Craddock |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 68-79 |
| Publication date | 1979-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-8243 • E-ISSN: 1470-1375 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00438243.1979.9979750 |
| OpenAlex | W2027952424 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 38 |
| References cited | 13 |
The scientific and alchemic work of the Islamic period was firmly rooted in the traditions of the classical world. In this paper the alloys used by the Islamic metalsmiths are described with special reference to the preceding Roman metalwork. The principal change was from bronze to brass as the usual alloy, but some alloys (notably heavily leaded metal) continue to be produced. Some more unusual alloys have been encountered in this study and can be compared to alloys from Medieval Europe or China, and the writings of the alchemists and technologists
Alchemy · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Art history · Brass · Bronze · China · Copper · Copper alloy · Islam · Metallurgy · Period (music · Principal (computer security · Work (physics · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis · Engineering · Eurasian Exchange Networks · History · Materials Science · Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts
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Raman approach to the forensic study of bronze patinas
Copper-alloy use in a Tyrrhenian medieval town
Technology and complexities of the Inner Asian frontier reflected in crossbow bolts
Copper-based metalwork in Roman to early Islamic Jerash (Jordan)
Brass and high-tin bronze use at Siraf, a prosperous Persian Gulf port city of the late first millennium CE
Recycled metal fragments and small-scale bronze acquisition in northern hinterland communities of the Mongol Empire
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A cargo of lead ingots from a shipwreck off Ashkelon, Israel 11th–13th centuries AD
Characterization and comparison of the copper-base metallurgy of the Harappan sites at Farmana in Haryana and Kuntasi in Gujarat, India
Archaeometallurgical investigation of metal wares from the medieval Iranian world (10th-15th centuries)
Lead provenance study in medieval metallic materials from Madinat al-Zahra (Medina Azahara, Córdoba)
The Sourcing of Southern African Tin Artefacts
Ancient bronze technology and nomadic communities of the Middle Gobi Desert, Mongolia
Traditions and transitions in Korean bronze technology
Iron technology of the ancient megalithic communities in the Vidarbha region of India
East Meets West in Post-Classical Bet She'an
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Nigerian Sources of Copper, Lead and Tin for the Igbo‐ukwu Bronzes
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Bristol Brass
| Unique citing works | 38 |
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| Citations per year | 0,88 |
| Citation span | 1983 - 2026 (44) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 38 |