Hodgett Blog “Mining and the Metallurgical Industries in the Middle Ages” A summary of the Hodgett Article. As described in the title Hodgett described the process of mining and the use of metallurgy during the middle ages in Europe. During medieval times, the people of Europe were mining for metals such as silver, copper, lead,…
Medieval Mining and Metallurgy
Medieval Mining and Metallurgy
Mining and the Metallurgical Industries in the Middle Ages – Carno
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With the fall of the Roman Empire, the world fell into an age where metal production massively declined. It would take nearly 500 years after the fall of Rome for metal production, other than iron, to catch back up to what it was. The scene is Rammelsberg, Germany and the year is in the 10th century …
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Hodgett Medieval Mining
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In this article, Hodgett explains what medieval mining and metallurgical was like throughout the middle ages and how it impacted society as a whole. After the Roman period was over, many mines were abandoned and metal production was at its lowest point ever in history. The only metals that seem to not have been affected…
Medieval Mining and Metallurgy
Silver and Gold: Hodgett on Mining
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Although you may have opened the mine and hired the miners to work in the mine, the ore you dug up did not belong to you in the medieval period. The ore belonged to the lord of the land in some places and to the king in other places like France and England. Because of …
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Agricola
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In 1494, in the Saxon town of Glauchau, Geogius Agricola was born. The latin form of Georgius Agricola is Georg Bauer. Agricola would go on to be considered as the first modern scientist. Agricola was a Renaissance genius and was the earliest modern writer on mining and metallurgy. He wrote a book called De Re Metallica. …
Medieval Mining and Metallurgy
German Mining and Metallurgy in the Middle Ages
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Summary of “Social ideals in technical change: German miners and English Puritans, 1450-1650” by Arnold Pacey This article examines the aspects of German mining through the 15th to 17th centuries and the social effects mining on German speaking countries. German advances in mining and metallurgy during this period are not often viewed as …
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Summary of Hodgett, “Mining and the Metallurgical Industries in the Middle Ages”
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In Hodgett’s Mining and the Metallurgical Industries in the Middle Ages, he explains the rise of mining and metallurgy throughout the middle ages while also explaining the social impact mining had. After the fall of the Roman Empire, mining took a … Continue reading →
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The Life of Agricola
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Medieval mining is an important part of the expansion industry in the middle ages but for a long time, there wasn’t a lot of information about this profession. Of course all of the miners were using technology and learned techniques to extract ore from the ground but there wasn’t any substantial written literature on the …