Naturam ars imitata: European brassmaking between craft and science

Archaeology, History and Science: Integrating Approaches to Ancient Materials

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 167-188

  Rehren, Thilo ^a   Martinón Torres, Marcos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781315433578-15     Document Type: Chapter

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