DIE MANUFACTURE IN THE MIDDLE AGES
Perhaps one of our subscribers can assist this gentlemen, who
sent the following email. His address is:
JODYMEDCALFhome@aol.com
"I belong to a group doing living history of the middle ages
(600>1600AD) and I need some help with research I am
doing. I am trying to document the specifics on the materials,
tools, and techniques used to produce the dies used in making
hammered coinage.
I already have several books on the subject but the best I can
find on die production is "the iron stock was stamped and
engraved to made the dies". This leaves quite a few gaps and
unanswered technical details. I have in the past done wax
carvings and had bronze dies cast. While these satisfy the
curiosity of elementary students I do not feel they are proper to
present in our demonstrations to the public at large. If you could
suggest any references with extensive details about die production
or someone knowledgeable in this area I would be grateful!
Thank-you, Ira Medcalf, Ft.Worth, Texas, USA"
Wayne Homren, Editor
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