Author: DUBBE, B.,
Title: Tin en Tinmeesters in Nederland. Tweede geheel herziene en uitgebreide druk [Second completely expanded and revised edition].
Description: Lochem, de Tijdstroom, 1978. Large stout 8°. Original cloth, title printed on spine. 470pp. Captioned monochrome frontispiece, numerous captioned monochrome illustrations featuring dutch Pewter masterpieces through the ages, basic line illustrations in text drawin by J.J. van Nijendaal, bumerous master hallmarks in text with explanatory captions, list of literature cited and consulted, provenance to photographs, notes to chapters, register of hallmarks, subject and personal names registersdetailed english summaries to each chapter, table of contents. Dutch language detailed scholarly historic investigation into the manufacture and production of Pewter by dutch masters through the ages, e.g.: manufacturer's locations, form and function, manufacturing processes, guilds, hallmarks, production figures, vocational conditions from apprentice to master, falsifications, etc. Very good copy. NO DUSTJACKET.

Keywords: profession pewter tinnegieters guilds manufacture industry history culture heritage investigation history tin hallmarks apprencies production exports economy mastercraft