Indian zinc technology in a global perspective / (Record no. 395)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 978-81-8274-491-2 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | CUS |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 954 |
| Item number | KHA/I |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Kharakwal J.S. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Indian zinc technology in a global perspective / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | J.S. Kharakwal |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New Delhi: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Pentagon Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2011. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 340p. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | CONTENTS<br/>Foreword to the Series by M. G. K. Menon xi<br/>Note on Infinity Foundation xvii<br/>Series Editor's Note xxiii<br/>Preface xxv<br/>Acknowledgements xxvii<br/>List ofAbbreviations used in the text xxix<br/>ListofFigures xxxi<br/>List ofTables xxxi^<br/>1. INTRODUCTION 1<br/>2. ANTIQUITY OF ZINC AND BRASS 3<br/>BRASS PRODUCTION 8<br/>CONFUSION ABOUT ZINCAND BRASS IN EARLY EXAMPLES 9<br/>Europe 10<br/>Middle East 12<br/>China and Asia Minor 13<br/>South Asia 14<br/>THE CEMENTATION PROCESS 15<br/>viii ❖ INDIAN ZINC TECHNOLOGY IN A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE<br/>3. ZINC AND BRASS IN AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL<br/>PERSPECTIVE IN EUROPE, WEST ASIA<br/>AND AFRICA jL?<br/>EUROPE jg<br/>Roman Brass 22<br/>Medieval Brass Making 27<br/>Zinc Production at Bristol<br/>AFRICA<br/>WEST ASIA<br/>4. EAST ASIA (CHINA)<br/>EARLY ZINC AND BRASS IN CHINA<br/>ZINC AND BRASS IN MEDIEVAL CHINA<br/>The T'ien-Kimg K'ai-wu<br/>5. ZINC AND BRASS IN SOUTH ASIA<br/>Zmc INTHE BRONZE AGE<br/>30<br/>37<br/>39<br/>48<br/>48<br/>52<br/>56<br/>64<br/>zmc IN THE EARLY IRON AGE AND HISTORIC CONTEXT*; M<br/>literary EVIDENCE CONTEXTS 69<br/>METALLIC ZINC<br/>early BRASS COINS<br/>ICONS 87<br/>Brass Icons in Eastern India<br/>Nalanda 101<br/>Gujarat 104<br/>MEDIEVAL ZINC AND BRASS<br/>Mughal Brass 115<br/>BidriWare 115<br/>traditional brass casting ^<br/>ZAWAR 120<br/>CONCLUSION 122<br/>123<br/>CONTENTS ❖ ix<br/>6. EAEXY MINING OF LEAD-ZINC ORES<br/>IN RAJASTHAN 125<br/>EARLY MINING OF COPPER AND IRON 128<br/>Ancient Mines of Lead, Silver and Zinc 132<br/>Agucha 132<br/>Dariha 137<br/>Zawav 144<br/>Zawarmala mines 146<br/>Balaria mine 154<br/>Mochia mines 157<br/>Hiran Magm mine 160<br/>Baroi-Paduna-Bara belt 161<br/>Ore Dressing 162<br/>Importance ofMines in Ancient India 164<br/>Identification of Ores 165<br/>Silver Ores 165<br/>Lead Ores ^66<br/>Mining Technique 166<br/>Attempts to Restart Mining at Zawar 173<br/>7. ZAWAR: AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL<br/>PERSPECTIVE<br/>ZAWAR<br/>8. EARLY ZINC SMELTING AT ZAWAR<br/>SMELTING<br/>Ancient Zinc Smelting at Zawar<br/>176<br/>176<br/>186<br/>Pottery<br/>CONCLUSION<br/>191<br/>192<br/>193<br/>196<br/>Furnaces 208<br/>PRODUCTION OF ZINC<br/>❖ INDIAN ZINC TECHNOLOGY IN A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE<br/>THE TREASURY AT ZAWAR 210<br/>LITERARY EVIDENCE 212<br/>Rasaratnasamuchchaya 216<br/>Kosthika, Tanti'a 217<br/>GaraKosthi 218<br/>Angara Kbsthi 2]g<br/>THE DECLINE OF ZAWAR 221<br/>American Society of Metals 225<br/>9. TRANSMISSION OF ZINC AND BRASS<br/>TECHNOLOGY<br/>TUTTHA, TUTIYA AND TUTENAG<br/>TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY TO THE WEST<br/>10. EARLY EVIDENCE OF DISTILLATION<br/>SOMA AND OTHER INTOXICATING DRINKS<br/>The Taxila Distillation Units<br/>242<br/>11. CONCLUSION<br/>Bibliography<br/>Appendices<br/>Appendix 1: Geographical Distribution of Zinc Ores<br/> |
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| Reference Collection | Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | Reference | 12/04/2016 | 954 KHA/I | P21716 | 23/09/2022 | Reference Books |