The second volume examines the rise to world dominance of silver and gold production, during the first great output long-cycle (1125-1225), in new locations in
In the years covered by this volume, 1250-1450, the production patterns, in both the European precious and base metal industries, first established in the twelf
The first of four volumes, which examine non-ferrous precious and base metal mining, metallurgy and minting in the Middle Ages, encompasses the history of these