Crafting in Copper: 3 Classic Books for Artisans and Smelters
Classic Guides to Copperworking, Smelting, Embossing, and Hammered Metal DesignBy Augustus F. Rose, Fred. W. Burgess, Donald M. Levy
Length17h 48m
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Crafting in Copper gathers three classic manuals at the intersection of metalworking practice, decorative design, and technical knowledge. Across its pages, copper emerges as both an industrial material and an expressive medium, shaped through heating, hammering, joining, finishing, and ornament. The collection ranges from practical instruction to design-minded reflection, preserving a tradition in which artisanal skill depended upon close attention to tools, process, and material character. Its standout value lies in the dialogue between workshop guidance and the aesthetic possibilities of a metal long central to domestic, architectural, and sculptural arts. The contributions associated with Augustus F. Rose, Fred W. Burgess, and Donald M. Levy represent complementary strands of craft literature: the transmission of usable techniques, the cultivation of visual judgment, and the documentation of specialized knowledge. Read together, these texts belong to the broader revival of handcraft pedagogy and the enduring Arts-and-Crafts-era concern for integrity of material and labor. Their varied approaches illuminate copperwork as a cultural practice linking industry, design education, and the dignity of skilled making. This volume is recommended for artisans, students of material culture, historians of design, and readers drawn to traditional technologies. It offers an unusually rich opportunity to compare methods, vocabularies, and ideals within one compact anthology, while encouraging informed experimentation and critical appreciation of copper's expressive possibilities.
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Publish dateMar 4, 2025
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Table of contents
1Copper Work: A Text Book for Teachers and Students in the Manual Arts
2Copper Work: A Text Book for Teachers and Students in the Manual Arts
3PREFACE.
4Chapter II.
5Chapter VI.
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6Chapter X.
7Modern Copper Smelting
8PREFACE.
9LECTURE I.
10LECTURE II.
11LECTURE III.
12LECTURE IV.
13LECTURE V. Reverberatory Smelting Practice.
14LECTURE VI. Blast-Furnace Practice.
15LECTURE VII. Modern Blast-Furnace Practice (Continued).
16LECTURE VIII. The Bessemerising of Copper Mattes.
17LECTURE IX. The Purification and Refining of Crude Copper.
18Chats on Old Copper and Brass
19Chats on Old Copper and Brass
20PREFACE
21CHAPTER I THE METAL AND ITS ALLOYS
22CHAPTER II THE HUNTING GROUND
23CHAPTER III PREHISTORIC BRONZES
24CHAPTER IV GREEK AND ROMAN CURIOS
25CHAPTER V MEDIÆVAL ANTIQUITIES
26CHAPTER VI LATER METAL-WORK
27CHAPTER VII CHURCH BRASSWORK
28CHAPTER VIII DOMESTIC UTENSILS
29CHAPTER IX CANDLESTICKS AND LAMPS
30CHAPTER X BELLS AND BELL-METAL CASTINGS
31CHAPTER XI CIVIC EMBLEMS AND WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
32CHAPTER XII BRONZES AND THEIR REPLICAS
33CHAPTER XIII ORIENTAL BRONZES AND BRASSES
34CHAPTER XIV IDOLS AND TEMPLE RELICS
35CHAPTER XV NATIVE METAL-WORK
36CHAPTER XVI CONTINENTAL COPPER AND BRASS
37CHAPTER XVII SUNDIALS, CLOCKS, AND BRASS INSTRUMENTS
38CHAPTER XVIII ENAMELS ON COPPER
39CHAPTER XIX MISCELLANEOUS METAL CURIOS
40CHAPTER XX WRINKLES FOR COLLECTORS
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