01606cam a2200301 i 4500 283103490 TxAuBib 20020301120000.0 020301s1974||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 73-89680 TxAuBib rda Knauth, Percy, 1914- The Metalsmiths / by Percy Knauth and the editors of Time-Life Books. New York, NY : Time-Life Books, [1974] 160 p : hardcover ; 27 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Emergence of Man, The Bibliography: p. 157. Contents - Chapter title (Picture essay title): The rise of metals (The living traditions of an ancient industry) -- Copper's bright future (Mining and smelting in early times) -- The impact of bronze (Classic techniques of metalworking) -- Iron, the democratic metal (Metal's contribution to the art of war) -- The Asian genius for bronze (Flights of fancy in bronze) -- The empires of gold (Masterpieces of Indian gold). The history of metals in the hands of man encompasses fire and pain, frustration and triumph. It is a history of curious, creative men sweating and struggling through thousands of years over materials so mysterious that their craft was held in superstitious awe. 20020301. Metal-work History. Mines and mineral resources History. Time-Life Books. The Emergence of Man.