KNIGHTS IN SHINING ARMOR: RENAISSANCE MINING AND METALLURGY

KNIGHTS IN SHINING ARMOR
Renaissance Mining and Metallurgy
SC 205

This lecture will explore changing views of technology in medieval and Renaissance Europe, focusing on mining and metallurgy. We will consider what surviving textural and material artifacts reveal about medieval mining and metalworking, and period attitudes towards technology. We will also look at societal transformations in the Renaissance that increased the prestige of artisanal work at the same time as new technologies and discoveries led to increases in the production and circulation of precious metals.

Presenter: Renee Raphael, UCI Associate Professor of History

NOTE: See AH 104, SS 305, and SE 21, for additional Knights in Shining Armor classes and events.

Developer: Michal Peri

Tuesday, October 9
10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon

Facilitators:
Sharon Kirk 714-376-3197
sl.kirk@sbcglobal.net

Marj Besemer 949-246-4435
mlbesemer@cox.net