Tricks of the Medieval Trades (Paperback)
Mark Clarke
ISBN 10: 1909492655 ISBN 13: 9781909492653
Published by Archetype Publications Ltd, London, 2018
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Paperback. The anonymous Trinity Encyclopedia (translated here from Middle English for the first time) is a collection of unusually detailed 14th century English craft recipes, collected from several individuals and from a number of written sources, for manufacturing pigments, dyeing, preparing skins and furs, imitating expensive imported leathers, counterfeiting semi-precious materials, multiplying (adulterating) verdigris, and for making soaps and confectionery. In many cases, the recipes attempt to codify and make explicit the practical knowledge of the craftsmen, conveying it by means of tips, clues, indicators of progress, tests for quality of materials, tests for progress, and tests for completion. The anonymous Trinity Encyclopedia is a collection of detailed 14th-century English craft recipes for manufacturing pigments, dyeing, preparing skins and furs, imitating expensive imported leathers, counterfeiting semi-precious materials, multiplying (adulterating) verdigris, and for making soaps and confectionery. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781909492653
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The anonymous Trinity Encyclopedia (translated here from Middle English for the first time) is a collection of unusually detailed 14th century English craft recipes, collected from several individuals and from a number of written sources, for manufacturing pigments, dyeing, preparing skins and furs, imitating expensive imported leathers, counterfeiting semi-precious materials, 'multiplying' (adulterating) verdigris, and for making soaps and confectionery. In many cases, the recipes attempt to codify and make explicit the practical knowledge of the craftsmen, conveying it by means of tips, clues, indicators of progress, tests for quality of materials, tests for progress, and tests for completion.
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Title: Tricks of the Medieval Trades (Paperback)
Publisher: Archetype Publications Ltd, London
Publication Date: 2018
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new