This publication brings together the results of metallurgical analysis on Chinese coins undertaken at the British Museum during the last 15 years. The largest project looked at the metal content of Chinese cash coins over a period of more than 2,000 years. Although the results of the survey were published in 1989, the full details of the survey and photographs of the coins tested are presented here for the first time, along with an introduction by Joe Cribb and comments by Michael Cowell. Since then, smaller metallurgical projects have been undertaken at the British Museum, looking at specific questions, such as the iron content of Song dynasty coins, the brass content of Qing dynasty coins, and the question of metal supply for Qing dynasty coins. The results of these projects are brought together here for ease of reference, and are presented in chronological order of the material examined. In the last decade, numismatists and scientists in China have also been looking at similar questions, using coins from archaeological sites. Zhou Weirong's new book, Chinese Coins: Alloy Composition and Metallurgical Research , is now available, and an English version of the introduction, postscript and contents pages are published here.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
British Museum Press
ISBN-13
9780861591527
eBay Product ID (ePID)
105276618
Product Key Features
Book Title
Metallurgical Analysis of Chinese Coins at the British Museum
Author
Joe Cribb, Sheridan Bowman, Helen Wang, Michael Cowell
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2005
Number of Pages
104 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
297mm
Item Width
210mm
Volume
No. 152
Additional Product Features
Issn
0142-4815
Series Title
British Museum Research Publication
Editor
Helen Wang, Joe Cribb, Sheridan Bowman, Michael Cowell
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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