Hallmark : a history of the London Assay Office / J.S. Forbes ; with a foreword by Philippa Glanvill...
Hallmark : a history of the London Assay Office / J.S. Forbes ; with a foreword by Philippa Glanvill...
Hallmark : a history of the London Assay Office / J.S. Forbes ; with a foreword by Philippa Glanville.
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Publisher
London : Goldsmiths' Co. : Unicorn Press, 1999.
Date
1999.
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N739.2/8
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Language
English
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Physical content
367 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Contents
Foreword / Phillipa Glanville -- Ch. 1. The Early Years -- Ch. 2. The First Permanent Assayer -- Ch. 3. Early Sixteenth Century -- Ch. 4. The Elizabethan Era -- Ch. 5. Assayers in Adversity - 1592 to 1642 -- Ch. 6. The Civil War to 1697 -- Ch. 7. The Britannia Standard - 1697 to 1720 -- Ch. 8. Sterl...
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Publisher
London : Goldsmiths' Co. : Unicorn Press, 1999.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1999.
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Summary
"Recent changes in the hallmarking system have posed a threat to the continuity of the oldest form of consumer protection. This book is a timely reminder of the historic past of the hallmark and its evolution from the king's mark of the fourteenth century to the system in operation today."--BOOK JACKET. "Concentrating exclusively on the London Assa...
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Hallmark : a history of the London Assay Office / J.S. Forbes ; with a foreword by Philippa Glanville.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-351) and index.
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N739.2/8
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74VvE8rRee6d
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ISBN
0906290260
9780906290262
DDC
669.92
MMS ID
991011737919702626
