On Friday, Aug 8, 2003, at 23:00 Europe/London, Dave Chamberlain wrote:
> I am particularly looking for
> pointers as to what forms of lighting were used underground, what tools
> would have been used & also what the miners would have worn &
> protective
> clothing (if any!). Also whether the tools used would have differed
> much
> from those illustrated in "De Re Metallica"?
For a positive cornucopia of dress styles, tools et al across a
spectrum of time ranges the magnificent tome, 'Der Bergbau in Der
Kunst', H. Winkelmann et al, 1971 would, in my opinion, be hard to
beat. Unfortunately it would also appear to be hard to find in the UK,
but well worth the search!
Probably out of the period of interest but also worth a look at would
be another excellent book, 'Art and the Industrial Revolution',
Klingender,
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