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1 online resource (223 pages) : illustrations |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
""Table of contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Aknowledgements""; ""First part : The Blacksmith�s steel spanning four millennia""; ""1 Primitive iron""; ""2 Blacksmith steel before the Christian era""; ""3 The swords of the first millennium AD""; ""4 Did you say Damascus steel, Damascene or damask?""; ""5 From swords to knives""; ""6 The swords of the second millennium""; ""7 Art and Technology in the third millennium""; ""Second part : Formation of the damask pattern""; ""8 Understanding steels""; ""9 Pattern-welding""; ""10 Moire pattern in wootz type, high carbon steels"" |
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""11 Alignments in medium carbon steels""""12 References""; ""13 Index"" |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Black peoplemithing.
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Forge welding.
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Forge welding. |
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Knives.
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Knives. |
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Swords.
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Swords. |
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Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Durand-Charre, Madeleine. Damascus and pattern-welded steels : forging blades since the iron age. [Les Ulis, France] : EDP Sciences, ©2014 iv, 214 pages 9782759811731 |
ISBN |
9782759816354 (electronic book) |
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2759816354 (electronic book) |
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9782759811731 |
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