| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780865346017 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0865346011 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
682 Sim |
| Item number |
45 |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) |
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| Classification number |
682 Sim |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Simmons, Marc |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Southwestern colonial ironwork |
| Remainder of title |
the Spanish blacksmithing tradition |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Marc Simmons |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Museum of N.M. Press |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
1980 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
199 p |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
Colonial blacksmiths were more common in the Southwest and their work more sophisticated than has generally been recognized. They forged all manner of domestic utensils and hardware and served as gunsmiths, armorers and farriers. This book is the first historical and practical survey of the full range of ornamental and utilitarian ironwork used and made by Spanish people in California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas from the 1500s to about 1850, and is one of the most complete pictures of any Southwestern colonial craft. It presents, also for the first time, a detailed summary of the distinctive methods employed by the old Hispanic smiths. The book contains two parts. The first looks at the early iron manufacturing and blacksmithing industries of Spain and Mexico. The second deals with the colonial smith, his equipment, his methods, and the products of his forge. Information on these subjects has been derived from documents such as wills of blacksmiths, supply lists of expeditions, and |
| 590 ## - LOCAL NOTE (RLIN) |
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| Local note |
51988 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Southwest |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Blacksmithing |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Ironwork |
| Form subdivision |
History |
| Geographic subdivision |
Southwestern States |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Relator code |
Author |
| Personal name |
Turley, Frank |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
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| Koha item type |
sw 600 - 699 |